KINE-FM
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KINE-FM/Hawaiian 105 KINE" is a Traditional Hawaiian music station based in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...

. The Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....

 outlet broadcasts at 105.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. It is also transmitting on Oceanic Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...

 digital channel 855 for the entire state of Hawaii
Hawaii
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.

History

The station signed on the air with a Classic Hits format as "The Fox" in 1990, switching to a Traditional Hawaiian format in 1992 to compete against KCCN-FM
KCCN-FM
KCCN-FM, "FM100", is a Hawaiian Contemporary hits station. The Cox Radio Hawai'i outlet broadcasts at 100.3 MHz with ERP of 100 kW. It is headquartered in Suite 700 at 900 Fort Street Mall in the Honolulu CDP in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States...

. The station was later purchased by then KCCN-FM owner B.J. Glascock and would become their sister station in 1993.

KINE target 25-54s of Hawaiian descent, done in a Adult Contemporary presentation, which includes Hawaiian songs from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. This direction distinguishes KINE from KCCN-FM
KCCN-FM
KCCN-FM, "FM100", is a Hawaiian Contemporary hits station. The Cox Radio Hawai'i outlet broadcasts at 100.3 MHz with ERP of 100 kW. It is headquartered in Suite 700 at 900 Fort Street Mall in the Honolulu CDP in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States...

, who targets younger Hawaiian with a Top 40/CHR-style presentation and AM sister KKNE
KKNE
KKNE is a radio station located in the Honolulu, Hawaii, radio market. The station's format is hybrid of Traditional Hawaiian music and Talk/Information geared towards a 35-64 audience of Native Hawaiian descent, broadcasting with a power of 10,000 watts and is licensed to Waipahu, Hawaii. The...

, whose audience are 35-64 and plays older Traditional Hawaiian hits.

Original On-Air staff members Sam Kapu (Morning Show 6am-10am), Dukie D (Program Director and afternoon drive 3pm-7pm), Charly Espina, PJ the DJ (12am-6am), Bruddah Wade(producer for Sam Kapu and weekend jock), Lisa D (7pm-12am, older sister to PJ the DJ) and others.

Programming

Notable personalities on KINE include Billy V (Morning Personality since 2006), Sam Kapu, Jr. (semi-retired, does fill-in work), Randy Hudnall, Bruddah Wade, Brickwood Galuteria, Frank B. Shaner,Ola Souza and Sistah Sherry.

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