KGMB

KGMB
Channels
Branding
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KHNL, KFVE
History
First air date
  • December 1, 1952 (71 years ago) (1952-12-01) (intellectual unit)
  • February 7, 1988 (36 years ago) (1988-02-07) (current broadcast facility)
Former call signs
KGMB-TV (1952–1982)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 9 (VHF, 1952–2009)
  • Digital: 8 (VHF, 2002–2009)
  • Virtual: 9 (2002–2009)
  • All secondary:
  • NBC (December 1952)
  • ABC (1952–1954)
  • UPN (shared with KHON-TV, 2002–2004)
Call sign meaning
Matched then-sister station KGMB (AM) (now KSSK)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34445
ERP23 kW
HAAT629 m (2,064 ft)
Transmitter coordinates21°23′52″N 158°6′0″W / 21.39778°N 158.10000°W / 21.39778; -158.10000
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.hawaiinewsnow.com

KGMB (channel 5) is a television station in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, serving the Hawaiian Islands as an affiliate of CBS. It is owned by Gray Television alongside dual NBC/Telemundo affiliate KHNL (channel 13) and Kailua-Kona–licensed KFVE (channel 6), which relays KHNL's second and sixth digital subchannels. The stations share studios on Waiakamilo Road in Honolulu's Kapālama neighborhood; KGMB's transmitter is located in Akupu, Hawaii.

  1. ^ TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA. Accessed February 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGMB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.