KHNL

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KHNL
Honolulu, Hawaii
Branding	KHNL NBC 8 (cable channel)
Slogan	Live, Local, Late Breaking
Channels	Analog: 13 (VHF) Digital: 35 (UHF)
Affiliations	NBC NBC Weather Plus (DT2)
Owner	Raycom Media, Inc. (KHNL/KFVE License Subsidiary, LLC)
First air date	July 4, 1962
Call letters’ meaning	HNL is Honolulu International Airport's IATA airport code
Sister station(s)	KFVE
Former callsigns	KTRG-TV (1962-1967) KIKU-TV (1967-1984)
Former affiliations	independent (1962-1986) Fox (1986-1995)
Transmitter Power	316 kW (analog) 5.9 kW (digital)
Height	48 m (analog) 453 m (digital)
Facility ID	34867
Transmitter Coordinates	21°16′58.6″N, 157°50′10.4″W (analog) 21°22′44″N, 158°6′9″W (digital)
Website	www.khnl.com

KHNL ("KHNL NBC 8") is the licensed broadcast affiliate of the National Broadcasting Company in Hawaii. Based in Honolulu, KHNL first broadcast from Channel 13 on July 4, 1962 under the call letters KTRG from a transmitter atop the Hawaiian Village Hotel in Waikiki. The station is currently owned by Raycom Media and has satellite feeds on all the major Hawaiian Islands to rebroadcast programs outside of metropolitan Honolulu. Its main transmitter is located in Honolulu. KHNL is also seen on cable channel 8 on Oceanic Cable, which is why they refer to themselves on-air as "KHNL NBC 8" instead of their regular over-the-air channel position. In addition, KHNL is the sister station of local MyNetworkTV affiliate KFVE.

[edit] History

[edit] Early years

Unaffiliated with a national network, KTRG broadcast English language and Japanese language programming. It had a local start-up news program called Nightly News. Under new ownership in 1967, KTRG became KIKU and offered Japanese language programming from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. followed by English language programming from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. The English language shows included old movies, westerns, and cartoons. By the late 1970's the station ran English programming from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Japanese programming 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and back to English Language Programming after 10:00 p.m. until sign off. By 1981 the station became a full time English speaking general entertainment station running a blend of cartoons, sitcoms, westerns, and movies. Japanese programming moved to various UHF stations. In 1984, the call letters were changed again from KIKU to KHNL and branded itself as the "News Alternative" and "Free Movie Channel." The station also began airing University of Hawaii at Manoa athletics.

[edit] FOX Network

In 1986, KHNL contracted programming from the new FOX Network to begin airing in 1987: Joan Rivers Show, Tracey Ullman Show, and Married with Children. It wasn't until 1993 that KHNL adopted the brand name FOX13. The following year however, KHON announced it was dropping it affiliation with NBC to become the new local FOX affiliate (its new owner was partly funded by FOX, forcing the change). On January 1, 1996, KHNL switched its affiliation to NBC, while FOX moved to KHON.

[edit] NBC Network

With the new affiliation, KHNL began construction of the first fully digital newsroom in the world in 1995. It was the last of the major network TV stations in Hawaii to debut a news telecast. It also became the first news station to utilize fiber optic technology to broadcast live feeds from neighbor islands. Former KITV anchors Dan Cooke and sports anchor Robert Kekaula moved to KHNL during that time to start up the very first newscast. That same year, KHNL developed a new brand name, KHNL Hawaii News 13. With all the changes, KHNL successfully mounted a challenge to the top ratings that rival KHON had held for decades. On January 1, 1996, KHNL officially became Hawaii's new NBC affiliate, dubbed NBC Hawaii News 13. During 1996, the station won the first Emmy Award for a local news broadcast. The following year, the station struck a deal with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspaper to share polling services. In the years ahead, anchors and reporters have come and gone. In 2003, KHNL got national exposure for having Conan O'Brien's Triumph the Insult Comic Dog do the weather report at the station. Triumph was actually invited to the station after chatting with people auditioning for American Idol in Hawaii. In September of 2004, the station became known as KHNL NBC 13. Ever since its first newscast in 1995, KHNL currently claims itself Hawaii's Live, Local, Late Breaking news station.

[edit] Programming

KHNL clears all NBC programming. The station rarely (if ever) pre-empts NBC shows due to NBC's tendency of not being pleased with stations pre-empting network programs.

Outside of network hours, KHNL airs syndicated programming such as The 700 Club, The Tyra Banks Show, Maury, and Entertainment Tonight. Compared to the other major network affiliates in Hawaii (KHON, KFVE, KGMB and KITV), KHNL airs no sitcom or drama reruns. This can be attributed mainly to NBC's extensive overnight lineup, which leaves very little (if any) room for NBC affiliates to air syndicated programming during the late night hours.

[edit] KHNL News 13 Anchors & Reporters

[edit] KHNL News 13 Anchors

• Kristine Uyeno - weekdays 5-7am and 11am
• Walter Makaula - weekdays 5pm on KHNL, and 9pm on KFVE
• Howard Dashefsky - weekdays 6pm and 10pm
• Stephanie Lum - weekdays 6pm and 10pm on KHNL, 6:30pm and 9pm on KFVE
• Diane Ako - weekends 5pm (Sun)/6pm (Sat) and 10pm (Sat/Sun) on KHNL, 9pm (Sat/Sun) on KFVE
• Paul Drewes - weekends 5pm (Sun)/6pm (Sat) and 10pm (Sat/Sun) on KHNL, 9pm (Sat/Sun) on KFVE

[edit] Live, Local, Late Breaking Weather

• Sharie Shima - Chief Meteorologist - weekdays 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm on KHNL, 6:30pm and 9pm on KFVE
• Paul Drewes - Meteorologist - weekends 5pm (Sun)/6pm (Sat) and 10pm (Sat/Sun) on KHNL, 9pm (Sat/Sun) on KFVE
• Tracy Gladden - weekdays 5-7am and 11am

[edit] LIve, Local, Late Breaking Sports

• Jason Tang - Sports Director - weekdays 6pm and 10pm on KHNL, 6:30pm and 9pm on KFVE
• Stephen Florino - weekends on KHNL and KFVE

[edit] KHNL News 13 Reporters

• Diane Ako - Anchor/Reporter
• Cindy Cha - Web Producer/Reporter
• Mari-Ela David
• Paul Drewes - Anchor/Reporter
• Stephen Florino
• Tracy Gladden - Weathercaster/Reporter
• Beth Hillyer
• Leland Kim
• Walter Makaula - Anchor/Reporter
• Roger Mari
• Minna Sugimoto

[edit] KHNL News 13 Past Personalities

• Dan Cooke (Weeknight Anchor; Weather Anchor; helped launch first KHNL newscast)
• Robert Kekaula (Weeknight Sports Anchor; helped launch first KHNL newscast) - Currently with KITV-TV
• Jodi Leong (Weeknight Anchor) - Currently with KITV-TV
• Heidi Umbhau (Weeknight Anchor; Healthcast Reporter)
• Barbara Wallace (5PM Anchor; KFVE News at 9 Anchor; Morning Anchor; Reporter)
• Marvin Buenconsejo (Morning Anchor & Reporter; Senior General Assignment Reporter)
• Lee Cataluna (Morning Anchor; Weeknight Anchor; Reporter) - Currently with The Honolulu Advertiser
• Lyle Galdeira (Morning Anchor; Fill-In Anchor; Reporter; Cheap Eats; Does it Work?; Lucky You Live Hawaii)
• Angela Keen (Morning Anchor; Morning Weathercaster; Healthcast Reporter)
• Erin Brown (Weather Anchor)
• Guy Hagi (Morning Weather Anchor) - Currently with KGMB-TV
• Maria Quiban (Weather Anchor) - Currently with KCOP-TV, Los Angeles, CA
• Vince Gerasole (Weekend Anchor; Reporter) - Currently with WBBM-TV, Chicago, IL
• Russell Yamanoha (Sports Director & Anchor) - Currently Co-Host of The Rob & Russ Show with Rob DeMello on AM-1500 Sporting News Radio Hawaii
• Reid Shimizu (Weekend Sports Anchor; Sports Reporter) - Currently with KHON-TV
• Rod Antone (Reporter)
• Brooks Baehr (Reporter) - Currently with KGMB-TV
• Sharon Chen (Reporter)
• Danielle De Longe (Reporter)
• Dave Erickson (Reporter) - Currently with KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA
• Linda Hosek (Reporter) - Currently with Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• Lisa Kubota (Reporter) - Currently with KGMB-TV
• Patti Lee (Reporter)
• Julie Ogata (Reporter)
• Darren Pai (Chief Political Reporter)
• Cindy Paliracio (Reporter; Healthcast Reporter)
• Audrey Port (Reporter)
• Su Shin (Reporter)
• Glenn Wakai (Reporter)
• Nancy Weiner (Reporter)

[edit] Satellite stations

These stations, in addition to translator K65BV in Lihue, rebroadcast KHNL's signal throughout Hawaii:

Notes:

• 1. KHBC-TV used the callsign KOHA-TV from its 1983 sign-on until 1986.

[edit] External links

• KHNL NBC 8
• KHNL-TV History
• Raycom Media
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KHNL
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K65BV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KHBC-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KOGG
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KHNL-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KHBC-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KOGG-TV