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{{short description|Radio station in Wailuku, Hawaii}}
{{for|the Kahului, Hawaii radio station that held the call sign KNUI at 900 AM until 2013|KMVI}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KNUI
| logo             =
| city             = [[Wailuku, Hawaii]]
| area             = [[Maui]]
| branding         = ''K-Country''
| airdate          = {{Start date and age|1947|3|17}}
| frequency        = 550 [[kHz]]
| format           = [[Country music|Country]]
| power            = 5,000 [[watt]]s
| class            = B
| facility_id      = 49956
| coordinates      = {{coord|20|53|26|N|156|29|20|W|region:US-HI_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KMVI (1947–2013)
| affiliations     =
| owner            = Pacific Radio Group, Inc.
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  = [[KJKS]], [[KJMD]], [[KLHI-FM]], [[KMVI]], [[KPOA]]
| webcast          =
| website          = [http://kcountrymaui.com kcountrymaui.com]
| translators      = {{Radio Relay|106.1|K291CZ|Wailuku}}
| repeater         =
| operator         =
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KNUI''' (550 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] that broadcasts a [[country music]] [[radio format|format]]. Licensed to [[Wailuku, Hawaii]], United States, the station is owned by Pacific Radio Group, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KNUI |title=KNUI Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://knuimaui.com/shows/|title = Shows &#124; Bloomberg Maui}}</ref>  The [[radio studio|studio]]s and offices are on Ano Street in [[Kahului, Hawaii]].
KNUI is powered at 5,000 [[watt]]s, using a [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional antenna]].  Programming is also heard on [[FM translator]] '''K291CZ''' at 106.1 [[Hertz|MHz]] in Wailuku.
==History==
The station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on {{Start date and age|1947|3|17}}.  The original [[call sign]] was '''KMVI'''.  It was an [[network affiliate|affiliate]] of the [[CBS Radio News|CBS Radio Network]], carrying its dramas, comedies, [[variety show]]s, news and sports during the "[[Golden Age of Radio]]."  In the 1950s, as network programming moved from radio to television, KMVI had a [[full service radio|full service]], [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road]] format of popular adult music, news and sports.
By the 1980s, as most music listening switched from AM to FM radio, KMVI became a [[talk radio]] station, known as "The Talk of Maui."  It switched its call sign to '''KNUI''' in 2013.
After three months of being [[dark (broadcasting)|silent]], KNUI re-branded as "K-Country" and returned to the air on July 2, 2020. The new station has a [[playlist]] of mainstream [[Country music|country]] artists from different years along with Hawaiian country singers. Additionally, FM translator 106.1 K291CZ was added to compete with rival country station [[KRYL]] [[106.5 FM]].
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=43277&.pdf FCC History Cards for KNUI]
{{AM station data|49956|KNUI}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|202651|K291CZ}}
*{{FMXL|K291CZ}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Hawaii|NUI]]
[[Category:Country radio stations in the United States]]
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