| KINE-FM | |
| City: | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Area: | Honolulu metropolitan area |
| Branding: | Hawaiian 105 KINE |
| Format: | Hawaiian adult contemporary |
| Subchannels: | HD2: Traditional Hawaiian music "Onipa'a 105.1 HD2" |
| Haat: | 599 meters (1,965 ft) |
| Class: | C |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Facility Id: | 34553 |
| Callsign Meaning: | "Da Kine", Hawaiian Pidgin for "the kind" |
| Owner: | SummitMedia |
| Licensee: | SM-KINE, LLC |
| Sister Stations: | KCCN-FM, KKNE, KRTR-FM, KPHW, KPRP |
| Webcast: | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website: | hawaiian105.com |
KINE-FM (105.1 MHz "Hawaiian 105 KINE") is a commercial radio station licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii. It is owned by SummitMedia and it broadcasts a Hawaiian adult contemporary radio format. The station's studios and offices are on Fort Street near Nimitz Highway in Downtown Honolulu.
KINE-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts horizontal polarization and 81,000 watts vertical. The transmitter is off Palehua Road on Palikea Ridge in Akupu.[1] KINE-FM is also heard on Oceanic Spectrum digital channel 855 for the entire state of Hawaii.[2]
KINE-FM signed on the air in .[3] It was owned by RLS Radio with studios on Bishop Street. It started with a classic hits format, which changed to classic rock by the early 1990s.
It switched to a Traditional Hawaiian Adult Contemporary format in February 1992, to compete against Hawaiian Top 40 100.3 KCCN-FM. KINE-FM was later purchased by then KCCN-FM owner B.J. Glascock and the two became sister stations in 1993. KCCN-FM aims at younger Hawaiian listeners while KINE-FM aims a bit older.
KINE target 25-54 listeners of Hawaiian descent, done in an adult-appeal presentation. It plays Hawaiian songs from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. This direction distinguishes KINE-FM from co-owned KCCN-FM, which plays more youthful Top 40/CHR-style Hawaiian music. For many years, KINE-FM was co-owned with KKNE 940 AM, which aimed at 35-64 listeners and played older Traditional Hawaiian hits. KKNE went silent in December 2022.
In 2000, KINE-FM was acquired by Cox Media, Inc.[4] Cox is based in Atlanta and owns radio and television stations, cable systems and newspapers.
On July 20, 2012, Cox Radio announced the sale of KINE-FM and 22 other stations. They were being sold to Summit Media LLC for $66.25 million. The sale was consummated on May 3, 2013.[5] [6]