Hilo, HI (November 9, 1986)

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from Hawaii Tribune-Herald via Newspapers.com
The Tribune-Herald listed the OTA network stations by their Honolulu calls

HILO
2 KHBC
3 KGMB-CBS
5 WTBS Atlanta
6/17 HBO
7 KHON-NBC
8 CNN
10 KHET-PBS
11 Nickelodeon
12 KITV-ABC
13 Local Origination
15 CHN
16 NGN/Fuji TV
18 KHNL-Fox (KHBC would become a relay in 1989)
19 HSN
20 The Movie Channel
22 ESPN
23 USA Network
24 PTL Network
25 Showtime
26 Disney Channel
27 CBN
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Cable FM:
92.1 Koast Kona
93.1 KUMU Honolulu
95.1 KWXX Hilo
96.5 KULA Honolulu
98.3 KKBG Hilo
100.1 MTV
102.1 KZOO Honolulu
103.1 KGMB-AM Honolulu

POHOA
2 KHNL-Fox
3 KGMB-CBS
4 KHET-PBS
5 WTBS
6 HBO
7 KHON-NBC
8 CNN
10 USA Network
12 KITV-ABC
22 ESPN
26 Disney Channel
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Cable FM:
93.1 KUMU
94.7 KWXX
95.5 KHPR
97.5 KULA
97.9 KKBG
103.1 KGMB-AM

VOLCANO
2 KHNL-Fox
3 WTBS Atlanta
4 KITV-ABC
6 HBO
8 CNN
9 KGMB-CBS
10 USA Network
11 KHON-NBC
13 KHET-PBS
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Cable FM:
93.1 KWXX
94.7 KHPR
98.7 KGMB-AB
101.1 KPUA
107.9 KULA

 

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Interesting that Pahoa had it's own system. As of a few years back, cable TV was only available for a few blocks on either side of the highway.