KNUT | |
City: | Tamuning, Guam |
Branding: | Star 101 FM |
Airdate: | 1999 (as KBLB) |
Frequency: | 101.1 MHz |
Format: | Rhythmic contemporary |
Erp: | 8,000 watts |
Haat: | 193m (633feet) |
Class: | C2 |
Facility Id: | 77695 |
Coordinates: | 15.1833°N 145.735°W |
Owner: | Choice Broadcasting Company |
Sister Stations: | KIJI, KUSG (AM) |
Website: | https://star101.gu/ |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KNUT (101.1 FM), branded as "Star 101 FM", is a radio station broadcasting as a Rhythmic top 40 format, and it is now located in Tamuning, Guam area. The station is currently owned by Choice Broadcasting Company.
The station was launched in 1999 as KBLB in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands and operated under that name through most of the year. The FM station was assigned the callsign KCNM-FM by the Federal Communications Commission on October 7, 1999, and changed them to the current KNUT on July 14, 2010, for the Island music.[1]
As of February 15, 2012, KNUT was transfer from Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands to Tamuning, Guam and became as "Fun 101 FM" for the Original Pilipino Music, Top 40, and K-pop for the Filipino station.
On October 3, 2016, at around 3 AM, KNUT flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Star 101," giving Guam its fourth Top 40.[2]
In September 2019, the station switch to its current Rhythmic CHR format