KQNG (AM)

For the Eleele, Hawaii radio station that held the call sign KQNG at 570 AM from 1987 to 2015, see KUAI.

KQNG

Kekaha, Hawaii
Broadcast area	Kauai
Frequency	720 kHz
Programming
Format	Defunct (formerly Classic Country)
Affiliations	Westwood One, CNN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Ohana Broadcast Company LLC
History
First air date	June 20, 1965 (as KUAI)
Last air date	March 22, 2016
Former call signs	KUAI (1965–2015)
Technical information
Facility ID	1752
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	21°53′37″N 159°33′27″W

KQNG (720 kHz) was an AM radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to Kekaha, Hawaii, United States, the station served the Kauai area. The station was owned by Ohana Broadcast Company LLC and featured programming from CNN Radio. The station went on the air as KUAI on June 20, 1965. At the time, its tower was the westernmost in the United States, on land owned by the McBryde Sugar Company. It was owned by the American Islands Broadcasting Corporation, which was a business of Richard Hobby and Ron Gay. Charles T. Erickson bought the station in late 1966; he sold it to John Short and William Dale in 1975.

KQNG's license was surrendered on March 22, 2016, and cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on the same day.

External links

• FCC Station Search Details: DKQNG (Facility ID: 1752)
• FCC History Cards for KQNG (covering 1962-1980 as KUAI)