KUCD

KUCD (101.9 FM) is an Asian CHR-formatted radio station serving Honolulu, Hawaii. The iHeartMedia, Inc. outlet broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100 kW and is licensed to Pearl City, Hawaii. It also transmits on Charter Spectrum digital cable channel 853 for the entire state of Hawaii. Its studios are located in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu, while its transmitter is located near Akupu.

History
KUCD started broadcasting in 1991 as a smooth jazz station as "CD 101.9". On August 29, 1997, at 3 p.m., it switched to modern AC as "Star 101.9." It further evolved towards modern rock in 2001. This lasted until 2009, when it shifted back to modern AC; with this format change, KUCD changed its positioner from "Hawaii's New Music Alternative" to "90's, 2K, and Today". In early 2011, KUCD reverted to the modern rock format, albeit with a slight modern AC lean, using their previous "Hawaii's New Music Alternative" slogan once again. A few months after this, KUCD dropped the modern AC lean, and became a modern rock station once again.

In 2013, the station changed its positioner to "Hawaii's Alternative". With the May 2020 format flip of KPOI from alternative to soft AC, KUCD became the only radio station in Honolulu playing alternative rock music. KUCD's HD2 sub-channel aired Asian Pop formatted PoP! 99.1 at 101.9-2 and on the iHeartRadio app.

On May 16, 2023, iHeartMedia announced that KUCD and K256AS/KUCD-HD2 would swap formats at 10 AM the following Thursday, the 18th, with 101.9 set to inherit the Asian pop music format of K256AS as "Pop! 101.9" at that time, becoming the largest K-pop radio station on FM in the entire United States.