KWBN explained

Callsign:KWBN
Digital:26 (UHF)
Virtual:44
Location:Honolulu, Hawaii
Country:United States
Owner:Word of God Fellowship
Licensee:Ho'ona'auao Community Television, Inc.
Erp:4.58 kW
Haat:5770NaN0
Facility Id:27425
Coordinates:21.3927°N -158.0967°W
Licensing Authority:FCC

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, 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

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Channel! scope = "col"
Res.AspectShort nameProgramming
44.1 KWBN-DT Daystar
44.2 KWBN-ES Daystar Español

Analog-to-digital conversion

In 2009, KWBN left channel 44 and moved to channel 43 when the analog-to-digital conversion was completed.[1]

On April 13, 2017, the FCC announced that KWBN would relocate to RF channel 26[2] by April 12, 2019[3] as a result of the broadcast incentive auction.[4] The move was completed in December 2018.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . March 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf . August 29, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Repack Plan. RabbitEars.info. RabbitEars.info. April 16, 2017.
  3. Web site: Transition Schedule. FCC.gov. April 13, 2017 . Federal Communications Commission. April 16, 2017.
  4. Web site: Meisch. Charlie. FCC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCAST INCENTIVE AUCTION. FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. April 16, 2017.
  5. Web site: License To Cover for DTV Application. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 10, 2018. December 10, 2018.