KDNN

For the airport near Dalton, Georgia, assigned ICAO code KDNN, see Dalton Municipal Airport.

KDNN
Logos for KDNN's primary and secondary channels
Broadcast area	Honolulu
Branding	Island 98.5
Slogan	"Hawaiian Style & Reggae"
Frequency	98.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) 98.5 HD-2 for Traditional Hawaiian Music as "Hawai’i No Ka’Oi"
First air date	1988
Format	Hawaiian Contemporary hits
ERP	51,000 watts
HAAT	18 meters
Class	C1
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.
Webcast	Listen Live (via iHeartRadio) KDNN HD2 Live Feed (via iHeartRadio)
Website	http://www.island985.com/

KDNN (98.5 FM, "Island 98.5") is a Hawaiian Contemporary hits formatted radio station based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September 2014) outlet broadcasts with an ERP of 51 kW. It also transmits on Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital channel 851 for the entire state of Hawaii.^[1]

History

98.5 signed on the air in 1988 as KHHH, "The Wave," boasting a new age (or "smooth jazz") format. Soon after, the station picked up the satellite format "Z-Rock," and for a time boasted that adrenaline-pumping, testosterone fueled format. When that didn't work, KHHH began simulcasting its all-news AM sibling KHVH. Soon after, the station flipped again, as KKLV with a Classic Hits format (which was launched in 1994), but by 1999 they would flip to its current format, which targets young adults with a mix of Contemporary Hawaiian hits, Reggae and local fare.

KDNN is one of Honolulu's four FM stations whose format is geared toward native Hawaiians, KQMQ, KCCN-FM, and KINE-FM are the other three.

KDNN-HD2

KDNN previously offered Country Music on its HD-2 side channel. As of 2012, it offers Traditional Hawaiian Music branded as "Hawai’i No Ka’Oi" (translated as "Indeed the Best"). Previously, "Hawai’i No Ka’Oi" simulcasted on a translator with callsign K256AS on 99.1.

References

↑ Digital Cable Program Guide / Lineups - Oceanic Time Warner Cable (accessed March 20, 2011)

External links

KDNN official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KDNN

Radio-Locator information on KDNN

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KDNN

Radio Stations in the Honolulu, Hawaii Market

By AM frequency	590 650 690 760 830 880 940 990 1040 1080 1130 1180♥ 1210 1270 1370 1420 1460 1500 1540

By FM frequency	88.1 89.3 90.3 (89.9/91.3)♠◊ 91.5♦ 92.3 93.1 93.9 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.7‡ 97.5 98.5 99.1 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.5♣ 101.9 102.3 102.7 103.5 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7♦ 107.5♣ 107.9

NOAA WX Radio frequency	162.550

By Digital Cable Audio Channels^*	849 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 880 881 882 883 884 885 888

Digital radio	88.1-1 89.3-1 90.1-1 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.9-1 93.9-2 94.7-1 95.5-1 96.3-1 97.5-1 98.5-1 98.5-2 99.5-1 100.3-1 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.1-3 101.1-4 101.9-1 101.9-2 102.7-1 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 105.1-1 105.9-1 107.9-1

By callsign	K210DX◊ K217AA◊ K244EO‡ K256AS K268BE♣ K298BA KAIM-FM KBA99 KCCN-FM KDDB KDNN KGU KGU-FM KHAI KHCM KHCM-FM KHJZ KHKA KHNR KHPR KHRA KHVH KIKI KINE-FM KIPO KKEA KKNE KKOL-FM KLHT KMKK-FM KNAN♦ KNDI KORL♥ KORL-FM KPHI KPHW KPOI-FM KPRP KQMQ-FM KREA KRTR-FM KSSK KSSK-FM KTUH KUCD KUMU-FM KUPA KWAI KXRG-LP KZOO

Defunct radio stations	KEWA/1320

♣ KORL-FM translator, simulcasting its HD radio subchannel ‡ KPHI translator ♦ both KLHT-FM and KNAN are new stations that has yet to sign on ♥ Currently silent, but will return to air ♠ Moving to 90.1, pending FCC approval ◊ Both 89.9 and 91.3 are KTUH translators ^* Channels operated by Oceanic Time Warner Cable Hawaii radio markets Honolulu Other Hawaii radio regions Hilo Kauai Maui See also List of radio stations in Hawaii

Coordinates: 21°18′36″N 157°51′32″W / 21.310°N 157.859°W / 21.310; -157.859