List of television stations in Hawaii
This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Each of the three municipal counties — Honolulu County, Maui County and Hawaii County — has its own set of stations. Kauai County has repeaters which broadcast Honolulu's stations through its islands.
Full-power stations
VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.
Area served | City of license | VC | RF | Callsign | Network | Notes |
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Hilo | Hilo | 13 | 22 | KFVE | NBC | satellite of KHNL ch. 13 Honolulu, Independent "K5" on 13.2, CBS on 13.3 |
Hilo | Hilo | 9 | 9 | KGMD-TV | MNT | satellite of KHII-TV ch. 9 Honolulu |
Hilo | Hilo | 11 | 11 | KHAW-TV | Fox | satellite of KHON-TV ch. 2 Honolulu; CW on 11.2 |
Hilo | Hilo | 4 | 13 | KHVO | ABC | satellite of KITV ch. 4 Honolulu |
Hilo | Hilo | 14 | 31 | KWHD | LeSEA | satellite of KWHE ch. 14 Honolulu |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 2 | 8 | KHON-TV | Fox | CW on 2.2, GetTV on 2.3, Laff on 2.4 (first air date, as KONA: December 15, 1952) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 4 | 20 | KITV | ABC | MeTV on 4.2, Hawaii TV on 4.3, Start TV on 4.4, Heroes & Icons on 4.5 (first air date, as KULA: April 16, 1954) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 5 | 23 | KGMB | CBS | Circle on 5.2, Court TV Mystery on 5.3, Bounce TV on 5.4, Movies! (soon) on 5.5 (first air date, as KGMB, Hawaii's initial TV station: December 1, 1952) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 9 | 22 | KHII-TV | MNT | (first air date: February 7, 1988 as KFVE on channel 5; intellectual property and calls remain with Gray, Nextstar took ownership in 2019) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 11 | 11 | KHET | PBS | PBS Kids/NHK World on 11.2, PBS Kids on 11.3 (first air date: April 15, 1966) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 13 | 35 | KHNL | NBC | Independent "K5" on 13.2, Antenna TV on 13.3, Grit on 13.4 (first air date, as KTRG: July 4, 1962) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 14 | 31 | KWHE | LeSEA | Light TV on 14.2 (first air date: August 23, 1986) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 20 | 19 | KIKU | Ind. | Charge! on 20.2, Laff on 20.3 (first air date, as KHAI: December 30, 1983) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 26 | 27 | KAAH-TV | TBN | Hillsong Channel on 26.2, JUCE TV/Smile on 26.3, Enlace on 26.4, TBN Salsa on 26.5 (first air date, as KSHO, Hawaii's initial UHF station: December 23, 1982) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 32 | 33 | KBFD-DT | Ind. | KBS World on 32.2, Arirang on 32.3 (first air date: March 24, 1986) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 38 | 38 | KALO | ETV | (first air date, as KAIE: July 9, 1999) |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 44 | 26 | KWBN | Daystar | (started broadcasting in 1999) |
Honolulu | Kailua | 50 | 50 | KKAI | HAWAII TRAVEL TV | TMD on 50.2 (started broadcasting in 2004) |
Honolulu | Waimānalo | 56 | 15 | KUPU | Catholic TV | (first air date, as KMGT: October 1, 2003) |
Honolulu | Kāne'ohe | 66 | 41 | KPXO-TV | ION | Qubo on 66.2, Ion Plus on 66.3, Ion Television#Ion Shop on 66.4, QVC on 66.5, HSN on 66.6 (first air date: August 31, 1998) |
Kailua-Kona | Kailua-Kona | 6 | 25 | KSIX-TV | TMD | (first air date: August 1, 1988) |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 3 | 24 | KGMV | MNT | satellite of KHII-TV ch. 9 Honolulu |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 7 | 7 | KAII-TV | Fox | satellite of KHON-TV ch. 2 Honolulu; CW on 7.2 |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 10 | 10 | KMEB | PBS | satellite of KHET ch. 11 Honolulu |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 12 | 12 | KMAU | ABC | satellite of KITV ch. 4 Honolulu |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 15 | 16 | KOGG | NBC | satellite of KHNL ch. 13 Honolulu |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 21 | 21 | KLEI | TMD | satellite of KSIX-TV ch. 6 Kailua-Kona |
Defunct full-power stations
- Channel 13: KHVH-TV (original) - Honolulu (5/5/1957-7/16/1958)
Low-power broadcasting stations
Translators
- Channel 48: KHHI-LP - Honolulu
Island of Hawaii
from Hilo
From Hakalau
- Channel 10 (RF channel 36): K36OZ-D - (PBS) (KMEB retransmission)
From Kilauea Military Camp
- Channel 10 (RF channel 17): K17NC-D - (PBS) (KMEB retransmission) Silent as of March 24, 2020
Island of Maui
From Wailuku
Island of Kauai
From Anahola
- Channel 36: K36IJ-D - PBS - Repeats KHET
From Kilauea
- Channel 62: K62AQ - PBS - Repeats KHET
From Lihue
- Channel 30: K30JE-D - PBS - Repeats KHET
- Channel 51: K51BB - ABC - Repeats KITV
- Channel 55: K55DZ - FOX - Repeats KHON
- Channel 65: K65BV - NBC - Repeats KHNL
- Channel 69: K69BZ - CBS - Repeats KGMB
From Princeville/Hanalei
- Channel 29: K29HL-D - PBS - Repeats KHET
From Waimea
- Channel 57: K57BI - CBS - Repeats KGMB
From Waipake
- Channel 21: K21IA-D - PBS - Repeats KHET
Other islands
Many inhabited areas of Molokai and Lanai are within range of TV stations and repeaters located on facing areas of Oahu and Maui. Likewise, viewers on Niihau are served by transmitters on the west of Kauai.
Early conversion to digital
On January 15, 2009, Hawaii became the first state in the United States to permanently have its television stations switch from analog to digital early. Hawaii's full-power TV stations, including network affiliates and independent stations, ceased analog broadcasting at noon on that date. With the exception of residents on Kauai, households that receive TV signals over the air will need to connect a converter box to sets in order to continue watching TV, since Kauai is the only part of Hawaii that receives over-the-air television signals via low-power translators that are not affected by the DTV transition.
Existing analog facilities at Maui's Haleakalā volcano are to be removed due to ongoing interference with astronomy equipment operated under the United States Department of Defense and the University of Hawaiʻi.[2] The digital stations are being deployed using new facilities at Ulupalakua and the old towers will be removed before the Hawaiian petrels' nesting season begins in March. By making the switch early, the broadcast towers atop Haleakalā near the birds' nesting grounds can be dismantled without interfering with their habits.[3]
References
- "TV Query K28JV-D". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- DTV.gov Frequently Asked Questions - Hawaii
- "Hawaii first state to make DTV switch" from Honolulu Star-Bulletin (October 15, 2008)