Island 98.5 live

Island 98.5 is Honolulu's Hawaiian hit station. It broadcasts as KDNN on 98.5 FM with the slogan "Hawaiian Reggae from Honolulu" and is owned by iHeartMedia. On this page you can listen to Island 98.5 live online, free.

Island music

KDNN plays a Hawaiian contemporary hit radio format — island reggae and the local favorites heard across Oahu.

Statewide reach

KDNN broadcasts with 51 kilowatts and is also carried statewide on Oceanic Spectrum digital channel 851.

HD Radio

Island 98.5's HD2 channel plays traditional Hawaiian music as "Hawai'i No Ka 'Oi".

Studios and transmitter

The studios are in Honolulu's Kalihi neighborhood, and the transmitter is downtown.

History

The station signed on July 4, 1988, as KHHH and was KKLV from 1994 to 1999 before becoming KDNN.

Sister stations

iHeartMedia's Honolulu stations also include KHVH, KIKI, KSSK, KSSK-FM, KUBT and KUCD.

Aloha, anywhere

Press play and Island 98.5 starts in seconds — on the H-1, at the beach or far from the islands. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 98.5 FM.

For Hawaii

For locals and for anyone who misses the islands, Island 98.5 is the sound of home.

How to listen

You can hear Island 98.5 on the radio on 98.5 FM across Oahu, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a day at the beach or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find Island 98.5's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer