KUCD

Pearl City, Hawaii
Broadcast area	Honolulu, Hawaii
Frequency	101.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Star 101.9
Programming
Format	Alternative rock
Subchannels	HD2: PoP! 99.1 (Asian CHR) HD3: ALT Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KDNN KHVH KIKI KSSK KSSK-FM KUBT K256AS
History
First air date	1991; 32 years ago (1991)
Call sign meaning	Station's former branding as smooth jazz station "CD 101.9"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48778
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	599 meters (1,965 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	21°23′39.6″N 158°05′51.1″W / 21.394333°N 158.097528°W / 21.394333; -158.097528Coordinates: 21°23′39.6″N 158°05′51.1″W / 21.394333°N 158.097528°W / 21.394333; -158.097528
Translator(s)	HD2: 99.1 K256AS (Honolulu)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio) HD2: Listen Live HD3: Listen Live
Website	star1019.iheart.com

KUCD (101.9 FM) is a modern rock-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.^[1] 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."^[2] 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 is once again a modern rock station.

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 is now the only radio station in Honolulu playing alternative rock music. KUCD's HD2 sub-channel airs Asian Pop formatted PoP! 99.1 at 101.9-2 and on the iHeartRadio app.