KWBN
{{Short description|Television station in Honolulu}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KWBN
| city =
| logo =
| branding =
| analog =
| digital = 26 (UHF)
| virtual = 44
| affiliations = {{ubl|44.1: Daystar|44.2: Daystar Español}}
| translators =
| network =
| founded =
| airdate = {{start date and age|1999|p=y}}
| location = Honolulu, Hawaii
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 44 (UHF, 1999–2009)|Digital: 43 (UHF, until 2018)}}
| owner = Word of God Fellowship
| licensee = Ho'ona'auao Community Television, Inc.
| sister_stations =
| former_affiliations =
| erp = 4.58 kW
| haat = {{convert|577|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class =
| facility_id = 27425
| coordinates = {{coord|21|23|33.6|N|158|5|48.1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website = {{ubl|http://www.daystar.com/}}
}}
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:
| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KWBN{{cite web |url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KWBN |title=Digital TV Market Listing for KWBN|website=RabbitEars.info|accessdate=January 8, 2025}} ! scope = "col" | Channel ! scope = "col" | Res. ! scope = "col" | Aspect ! scope = "col" | Short name ! scope = "col" | Programming |
| scope = "row" | 44.1 |
|---|
| scope = "row" | 44.2
| 480i || 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.{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archivedate=August 29, 2013 }}
On April 13, 2017, the FCC announced that KWBN would relocate to RF channel 26{{cite web|title=Repack Plan|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/repackchannels.php?country=US&city=&state=&mktid=91&owner=&sort=|website=RabbitEars.info|publisher=RabbitEars.info|accessdate=April 16, 2017}} by April 12, 2019{{cite web|title=Transition Schedule|url=https://www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/fcc-initiatives/incentive-auctions/transition-schedule|website=FCC.gov|date=April 13, 2017 |publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=April 16, 2017}} as a result of the broadcast incentive auction.{{cite web|last1=Meisch|first1=Charlie|title=FCC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCAST INCENTIVE AUCTION|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0413/DOC-344397A1.pdf|website=FCC.gov|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=April 16, 2017}} The move was completed in December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff36774411a01677b27f09804c6&id=25076ff36774411a01677b27f09804c6&goBack=N|title=License To Cover for DTV Application|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=December 10, 2018|accessdate=December 10, 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.daystar.com/ Official website]
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Category:1999 establishments in Hawaii
Category:Daystar Television Network stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1999