KBFD

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This article is about the television station. For the airport with the ICAO code KBFD, see Bradford Regional Airport.
KBFD
Honolulu, Hawaii
Slogan Pioneer in Asian Programming
Channels Analog: 32 (UHF)

Digital: 33 (UHF)
Affiliations independent
Owner The Allen Broadcasting Corporation
First air date March 24, 1986
Transmitter Power 145 kW (analog)
108 kW (digital)
Height -5 m (both)
Facility ID 65395
Transmitter Coordinates 21°18′38.3″N, 157°51′32.5″W
Website www.kbfd.com

KBFD is an independent station that airs Asian programming. The Allen Broadcasting outlet operates on NTSC channel 32(analog)/33(digital) and is licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii. Since they do not have any satellite stations in Hawaii, KBFD can be also seen on cable on Oceanic Cable channel 4 throughout most of the state (except Kaua'i, Maui and the Big Island). To digital cable subscribers, KBFD can also be viewed on Oceanic Cable digital channel 82 statewide.

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KBFD, which signed on the air on March 24, 1986, is one of two full-time stations in Hawaii specializing in Asian programming. KIKU is the other. And although the station airs various programs from many Asian countries, most of KBFD's programs are geared to a Korean audience since most of their lineup come from Korea's KBS and MBC networks respectively. Most of the shows that air on KBFD are also subtitled in English as well, due to a growing audience among non-Asian viewers for its fare of music shows and drama serials.

KBFD is one of the very few stations in the Honolulu market that still signs off, every night at 12:30 AM. The station signs back on at 6:00 AM.

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Broadcast television in the Honolulu, Hawaii market (Nielsen DMA #73)
O'ahu:

KHON 2 (Fox/The CW on DT2) - KITV 4 (ABC/AccuWX TV on DT2) - KFVE 5 (MNTV) - KGMB 9 (CBS) - KHET 11 (PBS) - KHNL 13 (NBC/WX Plus on DT2) - KWHE 14 (LeSEA) - KIKU 20 (Ind) - KAAH 26 (TBN) - KBFD 32 (Ind) - KALO 38 (Ind) - KWBN 44 (DS) - KHLU 46 (UNI) - KKAI 50 (Faith TV) - KUPU 56 (Ind) - KPXO 66 (ION)
Hawai'i (Island):

KHBC 2 (NBC) - K04FE 4 / K56BD 56 / K62AQ 62 / K63BB 66 / K63DT 63 / K69CF 69 (PBS) - KHHB-LP 5 (Ind) - KLEI 6 (ION) - KGMD 9 (CBS) - KHAW 11 (Fox/The CW on DT2) - KHVO 13 (ABC) - KWHH 14 (LeSEA) - KOIW-LP 16 (Ind) - K34HC 34 (TBN) - K45CT 45 (MNTV) - KHIK-LP 47 (Ind)
Maui:

KGMV 3 (CBS) - KAII 7 (Fox/The CW on DT2) - KMEB 10 (PBS) - KMAU 12 (ABC) - KOGG 15 (NBC) - KWHM 21 (LeSEA) - K27DW 27 (MNTV) - KAUI-LP 51 (Ind) - KAMN-LP 61 (TBN)
Kaua'i:

KESU-LP 6 (Ind) - K51BB (ABC) - K55DZ (Fox/The CW) - K57BI / K69BZ (CBS) - K62AQ / K63AI / K63AZ / K66AY / K68BE (PBS) - K65BV (NBC)