KHET (channel 11), branded as PBS Hawai'i, is a PBS member television station in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, serving the Hawaiian Islands. Owned by the Hawaii Public Television Foundation, the station maintains studios on Sand Island Access Road in Honolulu,[1] and its main transmitter is located on Palehua Ridge, north of Makakilo.[2]
The station's signal is relayed across the rest of the state outside Oahu and metropolitan Honolulu on full-powered satelliteKMEB (virtual and VHF digital channel 10) in Wailuku on Maui (with transmitter at Ulupalakua) and through a network of low-poweredtranslators on the other Hawaiian Islands.
Logo as "PBS Hawaii"; used from 2016 to early January 2020
KHET signed on the air for the first time on April 15, 1966; KMEB followed on six months later on September 22 of that year. KHET is the second outlet in Honolulu to occupy the channel 11 dial position, the first being KONA-TV from 1952 to 1955, when it moved to channel 2 because the higher VHFs (2 to 6) offered more ERPs at the time; that station is now KHON-TV. Had KONA not moved to channel 2, the channel would have remained a commercial allocation, as the FCC had intended to make channel 7 a non-commercial allocation for Honolulu in the first assignment, but the FCC relocated channel 7 to Wailuku in 1959 and made channel 11 a non-commercial allocation instead (the Wailuku allocation was intended to be on channel 8[3]). Originally known on-air as "Hawaii Educational Television" (or "Hawaii ETV"), it rebranded as "Hawaii Public Television" in 1970 and then became "PBS Hawai'i" in 2003.
PBS Hawaii had remained one of the few remaining American television stations that continued to sign off during the overnight hours, years after most PBS member stations had transitioned to a 24-hour schedule; until July 14, 2019, its over-the-air broadcast signals transmitted from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. daily, although beginning in 2001, PBS Hawaii maintained a separate 24-hour-a-day cable feed containing programming from the PBS Satellite Service during the over-the-air signals’ overnight dark period (from midnight–5:00 a.m.). On July 15, 2019, coinciding with the launch of its DT3 subchannel (affiliated with PBS Kids 24/7), PBS Hawaii adopted a 24-hour schedule on its broadcast feed: on that date, the member network’s main channel added PBS Satellite Service overnight programming and its DT2 subchannel began offering an expanded schedule of PBS Kids programming in the former downtime.
Original materials from PBS Hawaii have also been contributed to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.[4]
Both stations discontinued regular programming on their analog signals, respectively on January 15, 2009, the date on which full-power television stations in Hawai'i transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts (almost five months earlier than the June 12 transition date for stations on the U.S. mainland):[7]
KHET discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 11; the station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 18 to VHF channel 11.
KMEB discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 10; the station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 30 to VHF channel 10.
The station's digital transmitter operates at 9.5 kW (versus 148 kW for its analog signal).[8]
TranslatorsEdit
PBS Hawai'i operates the following low-powered translator stations:
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External linksEdit
Official website
PBS Hawaii in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
August 26, 2023
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For other uses see Khet disambiguation KHET channel 11 branded as PBS Hawai i is a PBS member television station in Honolulu Hawaii United States serving the Hawaiian Islands Owned by the Hawaii Public Television Foundation the station maintains studios on Sand Island Access Road in Honolulu 1 and its main transmitter is located on Palehua Ridge north of Makakilo 2 KHETHonolulu HawaiiUnited StatesChannelsDigital 11 VHF Virtual 11BrandingPBS Hawai iProgrammingAffiliations11 1 PBS 1970 present 11 2 PBS Kids NHK World11 3 PBS Kids 24 7OwnershipOwnerHawaii Public Television FoundationHistoryFirst air dateApril 15 1966 57 years ago 1966 04 15 Former channel number s Analog 11 VHF 1966 2009 Digital 18 UHF until 2009 Former affiliationsNET 1966 1970 Call sign meaningHawaii Educational TelevisionTechnical informationLicensing authorityFCCFacility ID26431ERP15 7 kWHAAT625 m 2 051 ft Transmitter coordinates21 24 3 N 158 6 10 W 21 40083 N 158 10278 W 21 40083 158 10278Translator s See belowLinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebsitewww wbr pbshawaii wbr orgSatellite stationKMEBWailuku HawaiiUnited StatesChannelsDigital 10 VHF Virtual 10Brandingsee KHET infoboxProgrammingAffiliations10 1 PBS 1970 present 10 2 PBS Kids NHK World10 3 PBS Kids 24 7OwnershipOwnerHawaii Public Television FoundationHistoryFirst air dateSeptember 22 1966 56 years ago 1966 09 22 Former channel number s Analog 10 VHF 1966 2009 Digital 30 UHF until 2009 Former affiliationsNET 1966 1970 Call sign meaningMaui Educational BroadcastingTechnical informationFacility ID26428ERP21 2 kWHAAT747 m 2 451 ft Transmitter coordinates20 39 37 N 156 21 46 W 20 66028 N 156 36278 W 20 66028 156 36278 KMEB LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSThe station s signal is relayed across the rest of the state outside Oahu and metropolitan Honolulu on full powered satellite KMEB virtual and VHF digital channel 10 in Wailuku on Maui with transmitter at Ulupalakua and through a network of low powered translators on the other Hawaiian Islands Contents 1 Station history 2 Technical information 2 1 Subchannels 2 2 Analog to digital conversion 2 3 Translators 3 References 4 External linksStation history Edit Logo as PBS Hawaii used from 2016 to early January 2020KHET signed on the air for the first time on April 15 1966 KMEB followed on six months later on September 22 of that year KHET is the second outlet in Honolulu to occupy the channel 11 dial position the first being KONA TV from 1952 to 1955 when it moved to channel 2 because the higher VHFs 2 to 6 offered more ERPs at the time that station is now KHON TV Had KONA not moved to channel 2 the channel would have remained a commercial allocation as the FCC had intended to make channel 7 a non commercial allocation for Honolulu in the first assignment but the FCC relocated channel 7 to Wailuku in 1959 and made channel 11 a non commercial allocation instead the Wailuku allocation was intended to be on channel 8 3 Originally known on air as Hawaii Educational Television or Hawaii ETV it rebranded as Hawaii Public Television in 1970 and then became PBS Hawai i in 2003 PBS Hawaii had remained one of the few remaining American television stations that continued to sign off during the overnight hours years after most PBS member stations had transitioned to a 24 hour schedule until July 14 2019 its over the air broadcast signals transmitted from 5 00 a m to 12 00 a m daily although beginning in 2001 PBS Hawaii maintained a separate 24 hour a day cable feed containing programming from the PBS Satellite Service during the over the air signals overnight dark period from midnight 5 00 a m On July 15 2019 coinciding with the launch of its DT3 subchannel affiliated with PBS Kids 24 7 PBS Hawaii adopted a 24 hour schedule on its broadcast feed on that date the member network s main channel added PBS Satellite Service overnight programming and its DT2 subchannel began offering an expanded schedule of PBS Kids programming in the former downtime Original materials from PBS Hawaii have also been contributed to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting 4 Technical information EditSubchannels Edit The stations digital signals are multiplexed Subchannels of KHET 5 and KMEB 6 Channel Res Aspect Short name ProgrammingKHET KMEB11 1 10 1 1080i 16 9 KHET 1 Main programming PBS11 2 10 2 480i KHET 2 PBS Kids midnight 6 00 p m NHK World 6 00 p m midnight 11 3 10 3 KHET 3 PBS KidsAnalog to digital conversion Edit Both stations discontinued regular programming on their analog signals respectively on January 15 2009 the date on which full power television stations in Hawai i transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts almost five months earlier than the June 12 transition date for stations on the U S mainland 7 KHET discontinued regular programming on its analog signal over VHF channel 11 the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition UHF channel 18 to VHF channel 11 KMEB discontinued regular programming on its analog signal over VHF channel 10 the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition UHF channel 30 to VHF channel 10 The station s digital transmitter operates at 9 5 kW versus 148 kW for its analog signal 8 Translators Edit PBS Hawai i operates the following low powered translator stations City of license Callsign ChannelAnahola K36IJ D 36Hakalau K36OZ D 36Hanalei K29HL D 29Hilo K28JV D 28Kilauea K34IS D 34Lihue K30JE D 30Mauna Loa K19JW D 19Naalehu K31IZ D 31South Point K35II D 35Waimea K28JM D 28Waipake K21IA D 21References Edit PBS Hawaii NEW HOME Campaign Retrieved 29 September 2016 FCC information for KHET F C C Authorizes KALA TV Permit For Channel 7 Honolulu Star Bulletin November 5 1958 p 26 Retrieved December 22 2019 PBS Hawaii americanarchive org Retrieved 2020 07 23 RabbitEars Info Retrieved 29 September 2016 RabbitEars Info Retrieved 29 September 2016 DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2013 08 29 Retrieved 2012 03 24 HDHawaii PBS information Retrieved 29 September 2016 External links EditOfficial website PBS Hawaii in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KHET amp oldid 1163833364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
