KWAI broadcast with power of 5,000 watts with its transmitter off Kalani Street in Honolulu.[1] KWAI billed itself on air as "The Mighty 1080." It aired national news from the USA Radio Network at the beginning of most hours.
The station first signed on the air on January 21, 1972.[2] as KHAI. Radio Hawaii surrendered KWAI's license to the Federal Communications Commission on June 20, 2023; the FCC cancelled the license the next day.[3]
