KWBN

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KWBN
Channels
Programming
Affiliations44.1: 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 ID 27425
ERP 4.58 kW
HAAT 577 m (1,893 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 21°23′33.6″N158°5′48.1″W / 21.392667°N 158.096694°W / 21.392667; -158.096694
Links
Public license information
Website 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.

Contents

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 digital signal is multiplexed:

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

Analog-to-digital conversion

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]

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