KUCD

Pearl City, Hawaii
Broadcast area	Honolulu, Hawaii
Frequency	101.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Pop! 101.9
Programming
Format	Asian CHR
Subchannels	HD2: Star 99.1 (Alternative rock) HD3: ALT Radio
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; -158.097528
Translator(s)	HD2: 99.1 K256AS (Honolulu)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live HD2: Listen Live HD3: Listen Live
Website	pop1019.iheart.com star991hawaii.iheart.com (HD2)

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.^[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.

On May 16, 2023 iHeartMedia announced that KUCD and K256AS/KUCD-HD2 would swap formats at 10AM the following Thursday, the 18, with 101.9 set to inherit the Asian pop music format of K256AS as "Pop! 101.9" at that time.^[3]