KGMB
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KGMB is the CBS
-affiliated television station
for the state of Hawaii
that is licensed to Honolulu
. It broadcasts a high definition
digital signal on UHF channel 23 from a transmitter in Palehua.
The station is owned and operated by Raycom Media
, who gained ownership of KGMB through a complex (and controversial) shared services agreement
with KGMB's former owner, MCG Capital Corporation, an arrangement that saw KGMB leave its longtime on-air home from PSIP channel 9 to channel 5 in October 2009.
The station shares studio space with KHNL
and KFVE
(now owned by MCG Capital) on Waiakamilo Road in Honolulu. Syndicated
programming on KGMB includes The Insider
, Jeopardy!
, The Rachael Ray Show, and Frasier
.
. They carried programming from all three major networks but was a primary CBS affiliate owing to KGMB-AM's long affiliation with CBS Radio
. The station lost NBC
when KONA-TV (now KHON-TV
) signed-on two weeks later, and lost ABC
when KULA-TV (now KITV
) launched in 1954. Lee Enterprises
bought KGMB-AM-TV in 1977. The company sold off KGMB-AM in 1980 and is now KSSK-AM
. In 1982, they dropped the -TV suffix from the call sign. The real-life KGMB news crew was often featured in one of the longest running police dramas on CBS in the 1970s, Hawaii Five-O
.
In 2000, Lee exited television and sold most of its television holdings (including KGMB) to Emmis Communications
. Emmis already owned KHON-TV
, so it had to get a waiver of the FCC
's duopoly
rules which normally forbid common ownership of two of the four largest stations in a single market
for the purchase of KGMB. This waiver was renewed several times while Emmis owned both stations. At that time, KHON moved its studios to KGMB's facility.
From 2002 to 2004, KGMB carried select programming from now-defunct UPN
, via a secondary affiliation shared with KHON. UPN programming had previously been seen on KFVE from 1995 until 2002, when the station switched its primary affiliation to The WB
. KIKU
picked up secondary UPN affiliation in Fall
2004.
As Emmis itself prepared to exit the television industry, it sold KHON to the Montecito Broadcast Group in 2006. Emmis then announced on February 20, 2007 that KGMB and its satellites had been sold to MCG Capital Corporation for $40 million. The FCC granted approval for this sale in late-May and was completed on June 4.
For many years, KGMB billed itself as "One of the Good Things About Hawaii" with its rich history of local television programming exclusively in Hawaii. This slogan was made famous by an acapella jingle which is still heard on KGMB today. It can now be heard at the end of KGMB's morning newscast, "Sunrise," leading into The Early Show
. Later, with an emphasis on weather, the station branded itself "Hawaii's Severe Weather Station".
Shortly after MCG Capital Corporation took over, KGMB adopted a logo similar to one it used in the early-1980s and also rolled out a new news package and website.
On August 18, 2009, MCG Capital Corporation and Raycom Media (owner of KHNL and, at the time, KFVE) announced a shared services agreement
which would see Raycom merge the three stations' operations into the KHNL/KFVE studios on Waiakamilo Road in Honolulu (KGMB would vacate its studios on Kapiolani Boulevard). Though non-news programming would remain in place, the 3 stations' news operations would be combined under one banner. The arrangement would also see a channel swap, with KGMB moving from PSIP channel 9 to channel 5 and KFVE move from 5 to 9.
The resulting ownership arrangement of the stations has generated some controversy, as Raycom would gain ownership of KGMB when it moved to channel 5 and KFVE would be owned by MCG Capital on channel 9. Organizations such as media watchdog group Media Council Hawaii viewed the plan as a way to circumvent FCC rules preventing one company owning two of the top four stations in any market. (The FCC
only recognizes ownership of facility identifications
, which remain attached to their channel numbers, and not ownership of a station's call sign
or intellectual properties. In this case, Raycom keeps ownership of Facility ID 34445, KGMB's new home, while MCG Capital still owns Facility ID 36917, KFVE's new home.) Raycom president Paul McTear has staunchly defended the SSA, saying it would "preserve three stations that provide important and valuable local, national and international programming to viewers in Hawaii." Further controversy over the SSA grew with the revelation in a Honolulu Star-Bulletin
report on November 7, 2009 that Raycom will pay MCG Capital an amount of $22 million (according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission)--which, in effect, would constitute a sale of KGMB from MCG Capital to Raycom. Both companies did not mention any exchange of money during its August SSA announcement, only "assets." The FCC, in response to Media Council Hawaii's filing of an objection over the SSA, has asked Raycom for detailed, unredacted agreements in relation to the SSA.
The SSA and on-air swap took effect on October 26, 2009, with KGMB moving from PSIP channel 9 to channel 5 and changing branding from "KGMB 9" to just "KGMB." An estimated 68 positions from a total of 198 from the three stations would be eliminated as part of the agreement.
On May 8, 2010, the remaining items and memorabilia that was left at KGMB's former studios were auctioned off, with proceeds going to charity.
to its lineup. Although they carry the network's lineup, they also air some local content because of the time difference between the mainland US and Hawaii.
to rebroadcast programs outside of metropolitan Honolulu. The translators include K57BI channel 57 in Waimea
and K69BZ channel 69 in Lihue. K57BI has a transmitter in Kalaheo
while K69BZ has a transmitter northwest of Omao
. As of May 2011, however, K57BI's license was canceled by the FCC.
Notes:
, air times included The Bold and the Beautiful
(at 11:30 A.M.), Guiding Light (at Noon), The Young and the Restless
(at 1 P.M.), and As the World Turns
(at 2). In most other markets, Y&R is aired first followed by B&B, ATWT, and GL. Starting in October, Let's Make a Deal
took the Noon slot. On weekdays outside of network hours, KGMB airs syndicated first-run shows during the daytime and sitcom reruns during the late night hours. On weekends during the Hawaii Warriors football
season, KGMB airs The Coach Mack Show, which recaps the last game played and previews the next one.
. Live-action events such as the NFL and college basketball games are thus available in high definition to Honolulu
residents. Recently, they also upgraded its servers to time-shift high definition programming including CSI Miami
, The Unit
, and The Late Show with David Letterman. The shows, which are received from the mainland in the afternoon, were previously recorded in standard definition before being rebroadcast in the evening. On January 14, 2008, KGMB's HD feed became available on Oceanic Time Warner Cable
digital channel 1007. Prior to that date, it was the only major broadcast station not available in HD on Oceanic. A temporary agreement was reached between KGMB and Oceanic Time Warner to carry Super Bowl XLI
in high definition. KGMB does produce some local programming in high definition.
In January 2009, KGMD remained on channel 9, while KGMB and KGMV moved to channels 22 and 24 respectively when the analog to digital conversion was completed.
Monday through Fridays from 5 to 7. Although The Daily Buzz is a three-hour show, the station only aired the first two. During this period it was the only big three
affiliate in the United States
carrying the show. They dropped the show after its August 17, 2007 edition to make room for a new morning newscast titled Sunrise on KGMB 9 which launched on September 17. The Daily Buzz moved to KHON's second digital subchannel that has CW affiliation on August 20. Ironically, that show competes with KHON's own Hawaii's Morning News. In June 2007, KGMB built new studios and launched an updated website.
As a result of the SSA, KGMB now broadcasts local news in HD. On December 13, 2008, the station had said that their plans to transfer their news operation to HD was put on hold for the coming months due to the possibility of moving their headquarters. They planned to produce their newscasts in a wide-screen picture as early as July 2009. They stream newscasts live on their website.
The shared services agreement resulted in the termination of all but four KHNL on-air staff and all of KHNL's morning show technicians when its newsroom merged with KGMB on October 26, 2009 when they began their simulcast. The two stations began to jointly produce and simulcast a weeknight 5 and 10 o'clock newscasts while KHNL moved their 6 P.M. show to 5:30. KGMB continues to have its own weeknight 6 o'clock newscast. The only times when they don't simulcast is during the 7AM hour when KHNL starts airing NBC's Today Show, 5:30PM when KGMB airs The CBS Evening News, and at 6PM when KHNL airs The NBC Nightly News. Weekday morning and weekend shows are simulcasted on the two but can be preempted on one station due to network obligations. The local news schedule on KFVE-TV remains unchanged. There is no weekday midday news on either station.
Hawaii's Severe Weather Team (Hawaii Weather Now)
Hawaii Traffic Now
Hawaii Sports Now
Hawaii News Now Reporters
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
-affiliated television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for the state of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
that is licensed to Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
. It broadcasts a high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
digital signal on UHF channel 23 from a transmitter in Palehua.
The station is owned and operated by Raycom Media
Raycom Media
- History :Although Raycom Media dates its birth to 1996, the core of the company was formed in 1992 when Atlanta native Bert Ellis formed Ellis Communications. He eventually controlled 13 television stations and two radio stations....
, who gained ownership of KGMB through a complex (and controversial) shared services agreement
Shared services
Shared services refers to the provision of a service by one part of an organization or group where that service had previously been found in more than one part of the organization or group. Thus the funding and resourcing of the service is shared and the providing department effectively becomes an...
with KGMB's former owner, MCG Capital Corporation, an arrangement that saw KGMB leave its longtime on-air home from PSIP channel 9 to channel 5 in October 2009.
The station shares studio space with KHNL
KHNL
KHNL is the NBC-affiliated television station for the state of Hawaii that is licensed to Honolulu. The station broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 35 from a transmitter in Palehua...
and KFVE
KFVE
KFVE is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the state of Hawaii that is licensed to Honolulu. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 22 from a transmitter in Palehua...
(now owned by MCG Capital) on Waiakamilo Road in Honolulu. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on KGMB includes The Insider
The Insider (TV series)
The Insider is an American tabloid television news program covering events and celebrities. It debuted on September 13, 2004 as a spinoff of Entertainment Tonight and started as a popular segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information...
, Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
, The Rachael Ray Show, and Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
.
History
KGMB-TV was the first television station in Hawaii airing its first programs on December 1, 1952. It was owned by a partnership of future congressman Cec Heftel, owner of KGMB-AM 590, and the Honolulu Star-BulletinHonolulu Star-Bulletin
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin was a daily newspaper based in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the second largest daily newspaper in the state of Hawaii...
. They carried programming from all three major networks but was a primary CBS affiliate owing to KGMB-AM's long affiliation with CBS Radio
CBS Radio Network
The CBS Radio Network provides news, sports and other programming to more than 1,000 radio stations throughout the United States. The network is owned by CBS Corporation, and operated by CBS Radio ....
. The station lost NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
when KONA-TV (now KHON-TV
KHON-TV
KHON-TV is a Fox-affiliated television station in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station broadcasts on virtual channel 2.In addition to its Honolulu broadcast facilities, KHON has relays on all the major Hawaiian Islands to rebroadcast programs outside of metropolitan Honolulu: KHAW-TV in Hilo; KAII-TV in...
) signed-on two weeks later, and lost ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
when KULA-TV (now KITV
KITV
KITV is the American Broadcasting Company television station affiliate licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii. Based in Honolulu and broadcasting on digital channel 40, displayed as channel 4 the station is owned by Hearst Television and operates several satellites and translators on all the major Hawaiian...
) launched in 1954. Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 54 daily newspapers in 23 states, and more than 300 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by A.W. Lee and is based in Davenport, Iowa....
bought KGMB-AM-TV in 1977. The company sold off KGMB-AM in 1980 and is now KSSK-AM
KSSK-FM
KSSK-FM is an adult contemporary radio station licensed to Waipahu, Hawaii, serving the Honolulu, Hawaii market, and owned by Clear Channel Communications. It is simulcast on AM 590 . The station is home to the "Perry & Price" morning show...
. In 1982, they dropped the -TV suffix from the call sign. The real-life KGMB news crew was often featured in one of the longest running police dramas on CBS in the 1970s, Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...
.
Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio stations and magazines in the United States, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.-History:...
. Emmis already owned KHON-TV
KHON-TV
KHON-TV is a Fox-affiliated television station in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station broadcasts on virtual channel 2.In addition to its Honolulu broadcast facilities, KHON has relays on all the major Hawaiian Islands to rebroadcast programs outside of metropolitan Honolulu: KHAW-TV in Hilo; KAII-TV in...
, so it had to get a waiver of the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
's duopoly
Duopoly (broadcasting)
In United States broadcast television and radio, duopoly is a term used to describe a single company which owns two or more stations in the same city or community....
rules which normally forbid common ownership of two of the four largest stations in a single market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
for the purchase of KGMB. This waiver was renewed several times while Emmis owned both stations. At that time, KHON moved its studios to KGMB's facility.
From 2002 to 2004, KGMB carried select programming from now-defunct UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
, via a secondary affiliation shared with KHON. UPN programming had previously been seen on KFVE from 1995 until 2002, when the station switched its primary affiliation to The WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
. KIKU
KIKU
KIKU-TV is an independent television station based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Currently, KIKU broadcasts on DTV channel 19, Time-Warner Cable 9/Digital 89 , Time-Warner Cable 10/Digital 89 , Time-Warner Cable Digital 89 , Hawaiian Cable 12, and Hawaiian Telcom Cable 20...
picked up secondary UPN affiliation in Fall
Autumn
Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier....
2004.
As Emmis itself prepared to exit the television industry, it sold KHON to the Montecito Broadcast Group in 2006. Emmis then announced on February 20, 2007 that KGMB and its satellites had been sold to MCG Capital Corporation for $40 million. The FCC granted approval for this sale in late-May and was completed on June 4.
For many years, KGMB billed itself as "One of the Good Things About Hawaii" with its rich history of local television programming exclusively in Hawaii. This slogan was made famous by an acapella jingle which is still heard on KGMB today. It can now be heard at the end of KGMB's morning newscast, "Sunrise," leading into The Early Show
The Early Show
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
. Later, with an emphasis on weather, the station branded itself "Hawaii's Severe Weather Station".
Shortly after MCG Capital Corporation took over, KGMB adopted a logo similar to one it used in the early-1980s and also rolled out a new news package and website.
On August 18, 2009, MCG Capital Corporation and Raycom Media (owner of KHNL and, at the time, KFVE) announced a shared services agreement
Shared services
Shared services refers to the provision of a service by one part of an organization or group where that service had previously been found in more than one part of the organization or group. Thus the funding and resourcing of the service is shared and the providing department effectively becomes an...
which would see Raycom merge the three stations' operations into the KHNL/KFVE studios on Waiakamilo Road in Honolulu (KGMB would vacate its studios on Kapiolani Boulevard). Though non-news programming would remain in place, the 3 stations' news operations would be combined under one banner. The arrangement would also see a channel swap, with KGMB moving from PSIP channel 9 to channel 5 and KFVE move from 5 to 9.
The resulting ownership arrangement of the stations has generated some controversy, as Raycom would gain ownership of KGMB when it moved to channel 5 and KFVE would be owned by MCG Capital on channel 9. Organizations such as media watchdog group Media Council Hawaii viewed the plan as a way to circumvent FCC rules preventing one company owning two of the top four stations in any market. (The FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
only recognizes ownership of facility identifications
Facility ID
The facility ID number or FIN is a unique positive integer assigned by the United States Federal Communications Commission to each domestic and international broadcast station in its Common Database System . Licensees are required to provide the relevant station's FIN when filing reports and...
, which remain attached to their channel numbers, and not ownership of a station's call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
or intellectual properties. In this case, Raycom keeps ownership of Facility ID 34445, KGMB's new home, while MCG Capital still owns Facility ID 36917, KFVE's new home.) Raycom president Paul McTear has staunchly defended the SSA, saying it would "preserve three stations that provide important and valuable local, national and international programming to viewers in Hawaii." Further controversy over the SSA grew with the revelation in a Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin was a daily newspaper based in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the second largest daily newspaper in the state of Hawaii...
report on November 7, 2009 that Raycom will pay MCG Capital an amount of $22 million (according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission)--which, in effect, would constitute a sale of KGMB from MCG Capital to Raycom. Both companies did not mention any exchange of money during its August SSA announcement, only "assets." The FCC, in response to Media Council Hawaii's filing of an objection over the SSA, has asked Raycom for detailed, unredacted agreements in relation to the SSA.
The SSA and on-air swap took effect on October 26, 2009, with KGMB moving from PSIP channel 9 to channel 5 and changing branding from "KGMB 9" to just "KGMB." An estimated 68 positions from a total of 198 from the three stations would be eliminated as part of the agreement.
On May 8, 2010, the remaining items and memorabilia that was left at KGMB's former studios were auctioned off, with proceeds going to charity.
KGMB DT2
In April 2011 KGMB's DT2 subchannel added This TVThis TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
to its lineup. Although they carry the network's lineup, they also air some local content because of the time difference between the mainland US and Hawaii.
Satellite stations
Like all major television stations in Hawaii, KGMB operates multiple satellites and translators across the Hawaiian IslandsHawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...
to rebroadcast programs outside of metropolitan Honolulu. The translators include K57BI channel 57 in Waimea
Waimea, Hawaii
Waimea refers to multiple places in Hawai‘i:*Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii*Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii*Waimea Bay on O‘ahu*Waimea Canyon State Park on Kaua‘i...
and K69BZ channel 69 in Lihue. K57BI has a transmitter in Kalaheo
Kalaheo, Hawaii
Kalāheo is a census-designated place in Kauai County, island of Kauai, Hawaii, United States...
while K69BZ has a transmitter northwest of Omao
Omao, Hawaii
Ōmao is a census-designated place in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 1,221 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ōmao is located at ....
. As of May 2011, however, K57BI's license was canceled by the FCC.
| Station | City of license City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... |
Channel Channel (broadcasting) In broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies assigned by a government for the operation of a particular radio station, television station or television channel. In common usage, the term also may be used to refer to the station operating on a particular frequency.-See also:*Broadcast... |
First air date | ERP Effective radiated power In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains... |
HAAT Height above average terrain Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts... |
Facility ID Facility ID The facility ID number or FIN is a unique positive integer assigned by the United States Federal Communications Commission to each domestic and international broadcast station in its Common Database System . Licensees are required to provide the relevant station's FIN when filing reports and... |
Transmitter coordinates | Transmitter location |
| KGMD-TV 1 | Hilo | 9 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
May 15, 1955 | 2 kW | 31 m | 36914 | 19°42′51"N 155°8′3"W | west of downtown |
| KGMV 2 | Wailuku Wailuku, Hawaii Wailuku is a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 12,296 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Maui County.Wailuku is located just west of Kahului, at the mouth of the Īao Valley... |
24 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
April 24, 1955 | 77 kW | 755 m | 36920 | 20°42′30"N 156°15′19"W | summit of Haleakala Haleakala Haleakalā , or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The western 25% of the island is formed by the West Maui Mountains.- History :... |
Notes:
- 1. KGMD-TV used the call sign KPUA-TV from 1955 until either 1975 or 1976.
- 2. KGMV used the calls KMAU-TV from its 1955 sign-on until either 1976 or 1977.
- Both translators remain owned by MCG Capital Corporation, the owner of KFVE, but continue to simulcast KGMB.
Programming
KGMB clears all CBS programming, although it will occasionally pre-empt prime time shows until late nights in order to broadcast local events. The station airs CBS' daytime soap operas in a radically different order from the main network feed. Prior to the September 18, 2009 conclusion of Guiding LightGuiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
, air times included The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
(at 11:30 A.M.), Guiding Light (at Noon), The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
(at 1 P.M.), and As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
(at 2). In most other markets, Y&R is aired first followed by B&B, ATWT, and GL. Starting in October, Let's Make a Deal
Let's Make a Deal
Let's Make a Deal is a television game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The show is based around deals offered to members of the audience by the host. The traders usually have to weigh the possibility of an offer being...
took the Noon slot. On weekdays outside of network hours, KGMB airs syndicated first-run shows during the daytime and sitcom reruns during the late night hours. On weekends during the Hawaii Warriors football
Hawaii Warriors football
The Hawaii Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team, which is currently coached by Greg McMackin, is part of the Western Athletic Conference until 2012, when the team joins the Mountain West Conference.The Hawaii Warriors...
season, KGMB airs The Coach Mack Show, which recaps the last game played and previews the next one.
High definition television
KGMB currently broadcasts in full 1080i1080i
1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...
. Live-action events such as the NFL and college basketball games are thus available in high definition to Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
residents. Recently, they also upgraded its servers to time-shift high definition programming including CSI Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, The Unit
The Unit
The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force...
, and The Late Show with David Letterman. The shows, which are received from the mainland in the afternoon, were previously recorded in standard definition before being rebroadcast in the evening. On January 14, 2008, KGMB's HD feed became available on Oceanic Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
digital channel 1007. Prior to that date, it was the only major broadcast station not available in HD on Oceanic. A temporary agreement was reached between KGMB and Oceanic Time Warner to carry Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLI was an American football game that featured the American Football Conference champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League champion for the 2006 season...
in high definition. KGMB does produce some local programming in high definition.
In January 2009, KGMD remained on channel 9, while KGMB and KGMV moved to channels 22 and 24 respectively when the analog to digital conversion was completed.
News operation
From September 2005 until August 2007, KGMB aired the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily BuzzThe Daily Buzz
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Monday through Fridays from 5 to 7. Although The Daily Buzz is a three-hour show, the station only aired the first two. During this period it was the only big three
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carrying the show. They dropped the show after its August 17, 2007 edition to make room for a new morning newscast titled Sunrise on KGMB 9 which launched on September 17. The Daily Buzz moved to KHON's second digital subchannel that has CW affiliation on August 20. Ironically, that show competes with KHON's own Hawaii's Morning News. In June 2007, KGMB built new studios and launched an updated website.
As a result of the SSA, KGMB now broadcasts local news in HD. On December 13, 2008, the station had said that their plans to transfer their news operation to HD was put on hold for the coming months due to the possibility of moving their headquarters. They planned to produce their newscasts in a wide-screen picture as early as July 2009. They stream newscasts live on their website.
The shared services agreement resulted in the termination of all but four KHNL on-air staff and all of KHNL's morning show technicians when its newsroom merged with KGMB on October 26, 2009 when they began their simulcast. The two stations began to jointly produce and simulcast a weeknight 5 and 10 o'clock newscasts while KHNL moved their 6 P.M. show to 5:30. KGMB continues to have its own weeknight 6 o'clock newscast. The only times when they don't simulcast is during the 7AM hour when KHNL starts airing NBC's Today Show, 5:30PM when KGMB airs The CBS Evening News, and at 6PM when KHNL airs The NBC Nightly News. Weekday morning and weekend shows are simulcasted on the two but can be preempted on one station due to network obligations. The local news schedule on KFVE-TV remains unchanged. There is no weekday midday news on either station.
Newscast titles
- Pan American World News (1950s)
- Channel 9 News (1970s)
- Newsroom 9 (1980s)
- KGMB News (1980s-1991)
- KGMB 9 News (1991–2009)
- Hawaii News Now (2009–present)
Station slogans
- Hawaii's Color Station (1960s-1970)
- Channel 9 is Where the Good Times Are (1971–1972; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Have We Got a Fall for You! (1972–1973; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The Best is Right Here on Channel 9 (1973–1974; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- See the Best...Channel 9 (1974–1975; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Catch the Brightest Stars on Channel 9 (1975–1976; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We're Looking Good on Channel 9 (1979–1980; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Looking Good Together, Channel 9 (1980–1981; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Reach for the Stars on Channel 9 (1981–1982; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Great Moments on Channel 9 (1982–1983; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We've Got the Touch, You and Channel 9 (1983–1984; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You and Channel 9, We've Got the Touch (1984–1986; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Share the Spirit on Channel 9 (1986–1988; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You Can Feel it on Channel 9 (1988–1989; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Get Ready for Channel 9 (1989–1990; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The Look is Channel 9 (1991–1992; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- This is CBS, on Channel 9 (1992–1993; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The Spirit of Hawaii (1994–1998)
- One of the Good Things About Hawaii (1998–2002; always used as the signature slogan since 1960s and 1970s)
- Your Eye On Hawaii (2002–2004)
- Hawaii's Severe Weather Station (2004–2009)
- Live, Local, Connected (2009–present)
News team
Hawaii News Now Anchors- Ramsay Wharton - weekday mornings at 4:30 a.m.-5 a.m. (also weekday morning reporter and fill-in morning news anchor)
- Steve Uyehara - weekday mornings at 5 a.m.-8 a.m. (also sports special assignments)
- Tannya Joaquin - weekday mornings at 5 a.m.-8 a.m. (also reporter)
- Shawn Ching - weeknights at 5 p.m. (also reporter)
- Stephanie Lum - weeknights at 5 & 10 p.m.
- Teri Okita - weeknights at 6 p.m. (also senior reporter)
- Keahi Tucker - weeknights at 6 & 10 p.m.
- Lisa Kubota - weekends at 5 & 10 p.m. (also reporter)
Hawaii's Severe Weather Team (Hawaii Weather Now)
- Guy Hagi - weeknights at 5, 6, & 10 p.m.
- Dan Cooke - weekday mornings at 4:30 a.m.-8 a.m. (also fill-in morning news anchor)
- Malika Dudley - weekends at 5 & 10 p.m. (also weekday morning special projects reporter)
- Ben Gutierrez - fill-in weather anchor (also reporter)
Hawaii Traffic Now
- Taizo Braden - weekday mornings at 4:30 a.m.-8 a.m.
Hawaii Sports Now
- Chris Tanaka - sports director - weeknights at 6 & 10 p.m.
- Mike Cherry - sports anchor - weekends at 5 & 10 p.m. (also weekday sports reporter)
Hawaii News Now Reporters
- Brooks Baehr - general assignment reporter
- Howard Dicus - weekday morning business and weeknight special reports
- Howard's Day Off host on Hawaii Public RadioHawaii Public RadioHawaii Public Radio , is a network of five non-commercial, listener-supported stations serving the state of Hawaii. The stations originate from the studios of The Hawaii Public Radio Plaza, located at 738 Kaheka Street, near the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu.-History/programming:Hawaii...
- Howard's Day Off host on Hawaii Public Radio
- Byron Furukawa - weekday mornings "Around Town"
- Terry Hunter - movie/film critic
- Amy Kalili - weekday morning special correspondent for Hawaiian news
- Jim Mendoza - general assignment reporter
- Tim Sakahara - general assignment reporter
- Minna Sugimoto - general assignment and crime reporter
- Billy V - weekday morning local events and celebrity news
- heard on KINE-FMKINE-FMKINE-FM/Hawaiian 105 KINE" is a Traditional Hawaiian music station based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Cox Radio outlet broadcasts at 105.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW...
105.1
- heard on KINE-FM
- Oscar Valenzuela - general assignment reporter (also video journalist)
- Sarah Yoro - web reporter
Former personnel
- Larry BeilLarry Beil-Biography:From 1996 to 1998, he was an anchor on SportsCenter, the flagship program of ESPN. Beil, who graduated from the University of Hawaii, introduced a new catch phrase after showing a home run: "Aloha means goodbye." He also appeared in a This is SportsCenter ad in which he was introduced by...
(Sports Anchor) - Currently with KGO-TVKGO-TVKGO-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, based in San Francisco, California...
, San Francisco, CA - Neil EverettNeil EverettNeil Everett Morfitt, known professionally as Neil Everett, is a sportscaster for the ESPN cable network. He is co-anchor of the West Coast edition of SportsCenter.-Biography:...
(Sports Anchor) - Currently with ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... - Russ FrancisRuss FrancisRussell Ross Francis , is a former professional football player who was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He grew up in Hawaii. A 6'6", 242 lbs. tight end from the University of Oregon, Francis played in 13 NFL seasons. He retired temporarily in 1981, then...
(Sports Anchor) - Michael French (Photographer) - Currently with HearstHearstHearst may refer to:People* Amanda Hearst* Garrison Hearst, NFL running back* George Hearst* George Randolph Hearst, Jr.* Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE professional wrestler* John Randolph Hearst* Lydia Hearst-Shaw* Michael Hearst* Millicent Hearst...
and FoxFoxFox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to... - Joe Moore (Sports Anchor) - Currently with KHON-TVKHON-TVKHON-TV is a Fox-affiliated television station in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station broadcasts on virtual channel 2.In addition to its Honolulu broadcast facilities, KHON has relays on all the major Hawaiian Islands to rebroadcast programs outside of metropolitan Honolulu: KHAW-TV in Hilo; KAII-TV in...
- Aloha Taylor (Weather Anchor) - Currently with KSWB-TVKSWB-TVKSWB-TV, virtual channel 69, is a Fox-affiliated television station in San Diego, California. It broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter southeast of Spring Valley...
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