KWHE
Encyclopedia
KWHE is a television station
in Honolulu, Hawaii
, broadcasting locally on digital channel 31 as a LeSEA
owned-and-operated station
. KWHE can also be seen on satellite stations KWHD channel 14 in Hilo and KWHM channel 21 in Wailuku
, and on Oceanic Cable
channel 11 statewide. On Hawaiian Telcom
's cable lineup, KWHE's channel number position is the same as their OTA RF channel.
They are also one of six television stations in Honolulu airing religious programming: KAAH-TV
, KALO
, KWBN
, KKAI
, and KUPU
are the other five. KWHE, KAAH, KKAI and KUPU are licensed by the FCC as commercial outlets; however, KWHE and KKAI are the only two out of the six that air secular programming fare since its sign-on.
KWHE was also an affiliate of The WB Television Network
from 1995 to 1998, but would lose the affiliation to KFVE
-TV afterwards.
KWHE, whose call letters stand for World Harvest Entertainment, is of course, part of the World Harvest TV network and follows the same programming pattern as their sister stations in South Bend
, Indianapolis
, Denver
, Colorado Springs
, Tulsa
and New Orleans
.
It should also be noted that KWHE, whose secular programming is usually family friendly, is where viewers can also find reruns of the long-running crime drama series Hawaii Five-O
, which was filmed in Honolulu, running daily on its schedule here. The show is still popular among viewers in the state and has continued to run endlessly since it left the CBS
network lineup in 1980, making them the third station in Honolulu (the other two being KFVE
and KGMB
, whose call letters also show up in most of the episodes) to continue airing the show after it ceased production.
1 KWHD used the call sign KWHH from 1989 until 2010.
s as 14, while KWHM moved to channel 21.
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...
in Honolulu, Hawaii
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...
, broadcasting locally on digital channel 31 as a LeSEA
LeSEA
LeSEA Broadcasting , also known as World Harvest Television, is an American Christian television network with over 40 affiliate stations in a number of U.S...
owned-and-operated station
Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
. KWHE can also be seen on satellite stations KWHD channel 14 in Hilo and KWHM channel 21 in 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...
, and on Oceanic Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
channel 11 statewide. On Hawaiian Telcom
Hawaiian Telcom
Hawaiian Telcom is the incumbent local exchange carrier or dominant local telephone company, serving the state of Hawaii. It was formed in 2005 by The Carlyle Group, following its purchase of the Hawaii assets of Verizon Communications, which was known as Verizon Hawaii, Inc., and previously as...
's cable lineup, KWHE's channel number position is the same as their OTA RF channel.
History
KWHE made its on-air debut on August 23, 1986 and offers a mix of regular secular general interest programs (mostly sitcoms, classic westerns, dramas, first-run syndicated fare and local sports events), with religious programming filling most of its 24/7 schedule. They would later expand their broadcasting reach in the state with KWHD signing on the air on October 1, 1989 as KWHH and KWHM hitting the air on June 15, 1993.They are also one of six television stations in Honolulu airing religious programming: KAAH-TV
KAAH-TV
KAAH-TV is a religious television station in Honolulu, Hawaii, serving the Hawaii media market on digital channel 27 as a Trinity Broadcasting Network owned-and-operated station...
, KALO
KALO
KALO is a non-commercial, independent Religious broadcasting television station serving Honolulu, Hawaii. The One Love Outreach, Inc. station operates at digital channel 38...
, KWBN
KWBN
KWBN is a Daystar-owned and operated religious station serving Honolulu, Hawaii. The station is owned and operated by the Word Of God Fellowship and broadcasts on ATSC channel 43...
, KKAI
KKAI
KKAI is a television station that hit the air in 2004 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The license is owned by Kailua Broadcasting, LLC.The station's city of license is Kailua and operates on ATSC digital channel 50...
, and KUPU
Kupu
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are the other five. KWHE, KAAH, KKAI and KUPU are licensed by the FCC as commercial outlets; however, KWHE and KKAI are the only two out of the six that air secular programming fare since its sign-on.
KWHE was also an affiliate of The WB Television Network
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...
from 1995 to 1998, but would lose the affiliation to 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...
-TV afterwards.
KWHE, whose call letters stand for World Harvest Entertainment, is of course, part of the World Harvest TV network and follows the same programming pattern as their sister stations in South Bend
WHME-TV
WHME-TV is a full-service Christian and general entertainment television station serving the South Bend market. The station is owned by LeSEA Broadcasting, also known as World Harvest Broadcasting, an organization founded by Assembly of God minister Lester Sumrall , whose sons are still active with...
, Indianapolis
WHMB-TV
WHMB-TV is a predominantly Christian television station serving the Indianapolis, Indiana market on digital channel 16. They also run some secular general entertainment a few hours daily . The station is owned by LeSEA Broadcasting, also known as World Harvest Broadcasting.The organization was...
, Denver
KWHD
KETD, channel 53, is a television station based near Centennial, Colorado. Its city of license is Castle Rock, Colorado, serving the Denver market on digital channel 46 .-History:...
, Colorado Springs
KWHS-LP
KWHS-LP, channel 51, is a low-powered television station serving Southern Colorado. Its city of license is Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving the Colorado Springs-Pueblo market as a LeSEA owned-and-operated station. The station, which signed on the air in 1992 and maintains a studio in Colorado...
, Tulsa
KWHB
KWHB, virtual channel 47, is a television station in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is an owned-and-operated station of the LeSEA network. The station runs a schedule of Christian programming along with a few hours of secular general entertainment daily....
and New Orleans
WHNO
WHNO is a television station in New Orleans, Louisiana, broadcasting locally on virtual channel 20 as a LeSEA owned-and-operated station. As an affiliate of LeSEA, the station airs mostly Christian programming along with a small amount of secular family programming.-Digital television:WHNO-DT...
.
It should also be noted that KWHE, whose secular programming is usually family friendly, is where viewers can also find reruns of the long-running crime drama series 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,...
, which was filmed in Honolulu, running daily on its schedule here. The show is still popular among viewers in the state and has continued to run endlessly since it left the CBS
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...
network lineup in 1980, making them the third station in Honolulu (the other two being 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...
and KGMB
KGMB
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....
, whose call letters also show up in most of the episodes) to continue airing the show after it ceased production.
Satellite stations
These stations rebroadcast KWHE's signal throughout Hawaii:| 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.... |
Channels 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 | Fourth letter’s meaning |
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 |
| KWHD1 | Hilo | 23 (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... ) |
October 1, 1989 | Denver (callsign moved from former sister station KETD) | 14.9 kW | 33 m | 37103 | 19°43′0"N 155°8′13"W |
| KWHM | 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... |
21 (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... ) |
June 15, 1993 | Maui | 23.5 kW | 755 m | 37105 | 20°39′37"N 156°21′46"W |
1 KWHD used the call sign KWHH from 1989 until 2010.
Digital television
After Hawaii's switch to DTV on January 15, 2009, KWHE and KWHH remained at their current digital frequencies (31 and 23), using PSIP to display both stations' virtual channelVirtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
s as 14, while KWHM moved to channel 21.