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KWAI (1080 kHz) was a commercial AM radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii, owned by Radio Hawaii, Incorporated. The station offered a talk radio format, featuring local shows, including paid brokered programming.

KWAI broadcast with power of 5,000 watts with its transmitter off Kalani Street in Honolulu. KWAI billed itself on air as "The Mighty 1080." It aired national news from the USA Radio Network at the beginning of most hours.

The station first signed on the air on January 21, 1972. as KHAI. Radio Hawaii surrendered KWAI's license to the Federal Communications Commission on June 20, 2023; the FCC cancelled the license the next day.

References

1. "KWAI-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
2. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-57
3. "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. June 21, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 54613 (KWAI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• FCC History Cards for KWAI (covering 1959-1981 as KHAI / KIOE)

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