List of television stations in Hawaii
This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities 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. Kauai County has repeaters which broadcast Honolulu's stations through its islands.
Full-power stations
VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.Area served | City of license | VC | RF | Callsign | Network | Notes |
Hilo | Hilo | 13 | 22 | KFVE | NBC | satellite of KHNL ch. 13 Honolulu, Independent "K5" on 13.2, CBS on 13.3 |
Hilo | Hilo | 9 | 9 | KGMD-TV | MNT | satellite of KHII-TV ch. 9 Honolulu |
Hilo | Hilo | 11 | 11 | KHAW-TV | Fox | satellite of KHON-TV ch. 2 Honolulu; CW on 11.2 |
Hilo | Hilo | 4 | 13 | KHVO | ABC | satellite of KITV ch. 4 Honolulu |
Hilo | Hilo | 14 | 31 | KWHD | LeSEA | satellite of KWHE ch. 14 Honolulu |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 2 | 8 | KHON-TV | Fox | CW on 2.2, GetTV on 2.3, Laff on 2.4 |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 4 | 20 | KITV | ABC | MeTV on 4.2, Hawaii TV on 4.3, Start TV on 4.4, Heroes & Icons on 4.5 |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 5 | 23 | KGMB | CBS | Circle on 5.2, Court TV Mystery on 5.3, Bounce TV on 5.4, Movies! on 5.5 |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 9 | 22 | KHII-TV | MNT | |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 11 | 11 | KHET | PBS | PBS Kids/NHK World on 11.2, PBS Kids on 11.3 |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 13 | 35 | KHNL | NBC | Independent "K5" on 13.2, Antenna TV on 13.3, Grit on 13.4 |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 14 | 31 | KWHE | LeSEA | Light TV on 14.2 |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 20 | 19 | KIKU | Ind. | Charge! on 20.2, Laff on 20.3 |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 26 | 27 | KAAH-TV | TBN | Hillsong Channel on 26.2, JUCE TV/Smile on 26.3, Enlace on 26.4, TBN Salsa on 26.5 |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 32 | 33 | KBFD-DT | Ind. | KBS World on 32.2, Arirang on 32.3 |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 38 | 38 | KALO | ETV | |
Honolulu | Honolulu | 44 | 26 | KWBN | Daystar | |
Honolulu | Kailua | 50 | 50 | KKAI | CATHOLIC TV | TMD on 50.2 |
Honolulu | Waimānalo | 56 | 15 | KUPU | Cozi TV | |
Honolulu | Kāne'ohe | 66 | 41 | KPXO-TV | ION | Qubo on 66.2, Ion Plus on 66.3, Ion Television#Ion Shop on 66.4, QVC on 66.5, HSN on 66.6 |
Kailua-Kona | Kailua-Kona | 6 | 25 | KSIX-TV | TMD | |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 3 | 24 | KGMV | MNT | satellite of KHII-TV ch. 9 Honolulu |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 7 | 7 | KAII-TV | Fox | satellite of KHON-TV ch. 2 Honolulu; CW on 7.2 |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 10 | 10 | KMEB | PBS | satellite of KHET ch. 11 Honolulu |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 12 | 12 | KMAU | ABC | satellite of KITV ch. 4 Honolulu |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 15 | 16 | KOGG | NBC | satellite of KHNL ch. 13 Honolulu |
Wailuku | Wailuku | 21 | 21 | KLEI | TMD | satellite of KSIX-TV ch. 6 Kailua-Kona |
Defunct full-power stations
- Channel 13: KHVH-TV - Honolulu
[Low-power broadcasting] stations
- Channel 2 : KITM-LD - - Lahaina
- Channel 17: K17GR - Kula
- Channel 19: K19FV - Kula
- Channel 26: K26HL - Holualoa
- Channel 32: KKAM-LP - - Kailua-Kona
- Channel 51: KAUI-LP - - Wailuku
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- Channel 48: KHHI-LP - Honolulu
Island of Hawaii
from Hilo
- Channel 10: K28JV-D -, "Hawaii Educational Television"
- Channel 34: K34HC -
- Channel 45: K45CT -
From Hakalau
- Channel 10 : K36OZ-D -
From Kilauea Military Camp
- Channel 10 : K17NC-D - Silent as of March 24, 2020
Island of Maui
From Wailuku
- Channel 5 : K28NN-D -
- Channel 61: KAMN-LP -
Island of Kauai
From Anahola
- Channel 36: K36IJ-D - PBS - Repeats KHET
From Kilauea
- Channel 62: K62AQ - PBS - Repeats KHET
From Lihue
- Channel 30: K30JE-D - PBS - Repeats KHET
- Channel 51: K51BB - ABC - Repeats KITV
- Channel 55: K55DZ - FOX - Repeats KHON
- Channel 65: K65BV - NBC - Repeats KHNL
- Channel 69: K69BZ - CBS - Repeats KGMB
From Princeville/Hanalei
- Channel 29: K29HL-D - PBS - Repeats KHET
From Waimea
- Channel 57: K57BI - CBS - Repeats KGMB
From Waipake
- Channel 21: K21IA-D - PBS - Repeats KHET
Other islands
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 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.