Media in Honolulu

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This article concerns media in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Newspapers

Honolulu is served by one daily newspaper, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. The newspaper began publication on June 7, 2010, following the merger of the city's two daily newspapers, the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Prior to the merger, Honolulu had been one of the few cities of its size in the U.S. to have more than one daily newspaper.

There is also "MidWeek", a weekly newspaper which is published every Wednesday by O'ahu Publications Inc., and distributed free on O'ahu.

Magazines

Honolulu has the longest established magazine west of the Mississippi, Honolulu Magazine, the only city magazine in the state of Hawai‘i.

Television

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Full-power TV stations

PSIP Virtual channel ATSC Physical Channel Call letter Affiliations DT2 DT3 DT4 DT5 Owner
2 8 KHON-TV (Cable 3) Fox The CW GetTV Laff Nexstar Media Group
4 20 KITV (Cable 6) ABC MeTV Hawaii Hawaii TV Start TV Heroes & Icons Allen Media Broadcasting
5 23 KGMB (Cable 7) CBS This TV Escape Bounce TV Gray Television
9 22 KHII-TV (Cable 5) MNTV Nexstar Media Group
11 11 KHET (Cable 10) PBS NHK World-Japan/PBS Kids PBS Hawaii Kids Hawaii Public Television
13 35 KHNL (Cable 8) NBC Independent Antenna TV Grit Gray Television
14 31 KWHE Family Dabl TheGrio Family Broadcasting Corporation
20 19 KIKU Ind. (Asian) The Works Charge! NRJ Media
26 27 KAAH-TV TBN Hillsong JUCE TV/Smille Enlace USA TBN Salsa Trinity Broadcasting Network
32 33 KBFD Ind. (Asian) KBS World Arirang Allen Broadcasting
38 18 KALO Independent One Love Outreach Inc.
44 26 KWBN DayStar DayStar
50 29 KKAI Independent Telemundo (simulcast of KFVE Kailua-Kona) Kailua Television
56 15 KUPU Cozi TV Oceania Christian Church
66 32 KPXO-TV ION Court TV Grit Court TV Mystery HSN Inyo Broadcast Holdings

Early conversion to DT

On January 15, 2009, Hawaii became the first state in the United States to have its television stations switch from analog to digital early. As a result of this move, all of Honolulu's full-power TV stations, including network affiliates and independent stations, ceased analog broadcasting at noon on that date. By making the switch early, the broadcast towers atop Haleakala near the birds' nesting grounds can be dismantled without interfering with the petrels' nesting season.[2] Also, as a result of the conversion, the former NTSC channels listed in this table are now the same channels that can be seen on a PSIP Virtual channel.

Low-power TV channels

Radio stations

AM radio stations

Frequency Call letter HD1 format HD2 format FM translator Owner
590 KSSK Adult Contemporary iHeart Media
690 KHNR Conservative Talk 94.3 Salem Communications
760 KGU Sports Salem Communications
830 KHVH News/Talk iHeart Media
870 KHCM Chinese Salem Communications
990 KIKI Sports iHeart Media
1030 KLHT Religious Calvary
1130 KPHI Tagalog 96.7 Hochman-McCain Hawaii
1210 KZOO Japanese Pop Polynesian Broadcasting
1270 KNDI Multicultural 103.9 Broadcast House of the Pacific
1370 KHXM Chinese Broadcasting Corp. of America
1420 KKEA Sports 92.7 Blow Up
1500 KHKA Sports Blow Up
1540 KREA Korean JMK Communications

FM radio stations

Frequency Call letter HD1 format HD2 format HD3 format HD4 format Translator Owner
88.1 KHPR Classical, News (National Public Radio) Hawaii Public Radio
89.3 KIPO News, Information, Jazz (National Public Radio) Hawaii Public Radio
90.1 KTUH Modern Rock, Progressive music University of Hawaii
91.5 KLHT-FM Religious Calvary Chapel
92.3 KSSK-FM Adult Contemporary Country iHeart Media
93.1 KQMQ-FM Hawaiian Contemporary/Reggae Ohana Broadcast Company
93.9 KUBT Rhythmic contemporary Rhythmic adult contemporary iHeart Media
94.7 KUMU-FM Rhythmic adult contemporary Ohana Broadcast Company
95.5 KAIM-FM Christian Contemporary Salem Communications
96.3 KRTR-FM Hot Adult Contemporary SummitMedia LLC
97.5 KHCM-FM Country Salem Communications
98.5 KDNN Hawaiian Contemporary Hawaiian AC iHeart Media
99.5 KGU-FM Religious Salem Communications
100.3 KCCN-FM Hawaiian Contemporary SummitMedia LLC
101.1 KORL-FM Oldies Classic rock ‘80s hits Smooth jazz 97.1/101.5/107.5 Hochman-McCain Hawaii
101.9 KUCD International Top 40 Alternative rock 99.1 iHeart Media
102.7 KDDB Top 40/CHR Ohana Broadcast Company
103.5 KLUU Christian Contemporary Educational Media Foundation
104.3 KPHW Rhythmic Top 40/CHR SummitMedia LLC
105.1 KINE-FM Traditional Hawaiian SummitMedia LLC
105.9 KPOI-FM Soft AC Ohana Broadcast Company
106.7 KNAN Rhythmic AC Big D Consulting
107.9 KKOL-FM Classic hits Salem Communications

Low powered FM

  • 91.1 K216FI (Christian Contemporary)
  • 95.9 KXRG-LP (Dance)
  • 104.7 K284AL (Community programming)

Cable and satellite television

Oceanic Spectrum (a division of Charter Spectrum) is the primary cable television carrier in the Honolulu metropolitan area. However, in June 2011, Hawaiian Telcom, the state's main telephone carrier, was given a license to start providing cable services in Hawaii, which is expected to begin in early 2012 in Honolulu County before going statewide. Satellite television (DIRECTV, Dish Network, some C-Band) is also available as an alternative.

Satellite radio

Prior to 2011, due to its geographical location, service from Sirius XM Radio (the parent company of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio) was not reachable, although Sirius XM programming could've been reached through other outlets via internet or through subscription from various phone providers. XM programming was featured on DIRECTV channels in Honolulu, but DIRECTV dropped the lineup in February 2010 in favor of Sonic Tap.

That all changed in 2011, when Sirius XM received approval from the FCC to begin transmission to Hawaii and Alaska as it prepares to place a 1.8Kw transmitter in downtown Honolulu in anticipation for a future launch.[3] Sirius XM had been trying to expand service into Hawaii since 2007[4] but had opposition from the Hawaii Association of Broadcasters fearing loss of local competition. The FCC rejected the HAB's petition.

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