KWBN (channel 44) is a religious television station in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, airing programming from the Daystar Television Network. The station is owned and operated by Ho'ona'auao Community Television, a subsidiary of Daystar parent company Word of God Fellowship. KWBN's transmitter is located in Akupu, Hawaii.

KWBN
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
  • 44.1: Daystar
  • 44.2: Daystar Español
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1999 (25 years ago) (1999)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 44 (UHF, 1999–2009)
  • Digital: 43 (UHF, until 2018)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID27425
ERP4.58 kW
HAAT577 m (1,893 ft)
Transmitter coordinates21°23′33.6″N 158°5′48.1″W / 21.392667°N 158.096694°W / 21.392667; -158.096694
Links
Public license information
Website

KWBN, which signed on the air in 1999, is one of six religious stations serving the Honolulu television market, with KWHE, KAAH-TV, KALO, KKAI and KUPU being the other five.

KWBN's allocation channel, like KALO and PBS member station KHET, is reserved for non-commercial use, and as such, must rely on paid religious programs, educational fare, and viewer donations for support.

Technical information

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Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KWBN[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
44.1 1080i 16:9 KWBN-DT Daystar
44.2 480i KWBN-ES Daystar Español

Analog-to-digital conversion

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In 2009, KWBN left channel 44 and moved to channel 43 when the analog-to-digital conversion was completed.[3]

On April 13, 2017, the FCC announced that KWBN would relocate to RF channel 26[4] by April 12, 2019[5] as a result of the broadcast incentive auction.[6] The move was completed in December 2018.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWBN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for KWBN". RabbitEars.info.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Repack Plan". RabbitEars.info. RabbitEars.info. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Transition Schedule". FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  6. ^ Meisch, Charlie. "FCC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCAST INCENTIVE AUCTION" (PDF). FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "License To Cover for DTV Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
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