This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed 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. Kauaʻi County has repeaters which broadcast Honolulu's stations through its islands.
Full-power Stations are arranged by media market served and channel position. + Full-power television stations in Hawaii Media market Station Channel Primary affiliation(s) Notes Refs Hilo KHVO 4 ABC KGMD-TV 9 MyNetworkTV KHAW-TV 11 Fox, The CW on 11.2 KSIX-TV 13 NBC, Independent on 13.2, CBS on 13.3 KEKE 14 Independent Honolulu KHON-TV 2 Fox, The CW on 2.2 KITV 4 ABC KGMB 5 CBS KHII-TV 9 MyNetworkTV KHET 11 PBS KHNL 13 NBC, Independent on 13.2, Telemundo on 13.6 KWHE 14 Religious independent KIKU 20 Independent KAAH-TV 26 TBN KBFD-DT 32 Independent KALO 38 Independent KWBN 44 Daystar KKAI 50 Various subchannels KUPU 56 Various subchannels KPXO-TV 66 Ion Television Wailuku KMAU 4 ABC KFVE 6 Telemundo, Independent on 6.2 KAII-TV 7 Fox, The CW on 7.2 KGMV 9 MyNetworkTV KMEB 10 PBS KOGG 13 NBC, Independent on 13.2, CBS on 13.3 KLEI 21 Independent, Telemundo on 21.2
Low-power + Low-power television stations in Hawaii Media market Station Channel Network Notes Refs Honolulu KHHI-LD 48 [Blank]
Translators + Television station translators in Hawaii Media market Station Channel Translating Notes Refs Hilo K36OZ-D 10 KMEB K35II-D 10 KMEB K31IZ-D 10 KMEB K28JV-D 10 KMEB K19JW-D 10 KMEB K20NX-D 45 KGMB Lihue K30JE-D 11 KHET K34IS-D 11 KHET K29HL-D 11 KHET K21IA-D 11 KHET K36IJ-D 11 KHET K32IX-D 13 KHNL Wailuku K28JM-D 10 KMEB K28NN-D 28 KGMB Defunct KHVH-TV Honolulu (1957–1958)
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 Niʻihau 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.DTV.gov Frequently Asked Questions - Hawaii 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."Hawaii first state to make DTV switch" from Honolulu Star-Bulletin (October 15, 2008)
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