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{{short description|Korean-language TV station in Honolulu}}
{{short description|Korean-language TV station in Honolulu}}
{{redirect|KBFD|the airport serving [[Bradford, Pennsylvania]] assigned the [[ICAO code]] KBFD|Bradford Regional Airport}}
{{redirect|KBFD|the airport serving Bradford, Pennsylvania, assigned the [[ICAO airport code|ICAO code]] KBFD|Bradford Regional Airport}}
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{{Infobox broadcast |
{{Infobox television station
| call_letters = KBFD-DT
| callsign = KBFD-DT
| city =
| city =
| station_logo =
| logo = File:KBFD logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| station_slogan = ''Pioneer in Asian Programming''<br>''Hawaii's Home for K-Drama''
| station_branding =
| branding =
| digital = 33 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| digital = 33 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 32 ([[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]])
| virtual = 32
| subchannels =
| subchannels =
| other_chs =
| translators =
| affiliations = 32.1 [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]<br>32.2 [[KBS World]]<br>32.3 [[Arirang (TV network)|Arirang]]
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''32.1:''' [[Independent station|Independent]]|'''32.2:''' [[KBS World]]}}
| founded = {{start date|1984}}
| founded = {{start date|1984}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1986|3|24|p=y}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1986|3|24|p=y}}
| location = [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| location = [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KBFD (1984–2009)
| former_callsigns = KBFD (1984–2009)
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>32 (UHF, 1986–2009)
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 32 (UHF, 1986–2009)
| owner = The Allen Broadcasting Corp.
| owner = The Allen Broadcasting Corp.
| licensee =
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations =
| former_affiliations =
| former_affiliations =
| effective_radiated_power = 49.6 [[kilowatt|kW]]
| erp = 49.6 [[kW]]
| HAAT = {{convert|-36|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| haat = {{convert|-36|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 65395
| facility_id = 65395
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|21|18|38|N|157|51|33|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}
| coordinates = {{coord|21|18|38|N|157|51|33|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| homepage = [http://www.kbfd.com/ www.kbfd.com]|
| website = {{URL|https://kbfd.com/}}
}}
}}


'''KBFD-DT''', [[virtual channel]] 32 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 33), is a [[Korean language|Korean-language]] [[Independent station (North America)|independent]] [[television station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], [[United States]]. The station is owned by Allen Broadcasting. KBFD's studios are located on Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu, and its transmitter is located near [[Hawaii Pacific University]].
'''KBFD-DT''' (channel 32) is an Asian [[independent television station]] in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], United States. The station is owned by Allen Broadcasting (not to be confused with [[Allen Media Group]], owner of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[KITV]] (channel 4) and [[multicultural]] independent [[KIKU]] (channel 20)). KBFD-DT's studios are located on Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu, and its transmitter is located near [[Hawaii Pacific University]].


Unlike major network affiliates in the Hawaii market, KBFD does not operate any [[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite stations]] or [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translators]], nor is it available on [[DirecTV]] or [[Dish Network]]; therefore, it can only be received by [[cable television|cable]] outside the Honolulu-area reach of its main signal. KBFD is carried on [[Spectrum (cable service)|Oceanic Spectrum]] [[basic cable|basic]] channel 4 on [[Oahu]] and on [[digital cable|digital]] channels 82 and 1004 statewide, and on [[Hawaiian Telcom]] channel 6 and digital channel 1006.
Unlike major network affiliates in the Hawaii market, KBFD-DT does not operate any [[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite stations]] or [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translators]], nor is it available on [[DirecTV]] or [[Dish Network]]. It can only be received via [[cable television|cable]] outside the Honolulu-area reach of its main signal.


==Overview==
==Overview==
The station first signed on the air on March 24, 1986; it is one of two television stations in Hawaii that specializes in Asian programming full-time (alongside [[KIKU]], channel 20). Although the station airs various programs from many Asian countries, most of the programs seen on KBFD are geared to a [[Korean-American|Korean]] audience since most of its lineup features programs acquired from the [[Korean Broadcasting System]], the [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation]] and [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]. Most of the programs airing on KBFD are also [[subtitles|subtitled]] in English, due to a growing audience among non-Asian viewers for its fare of music shows and drama series, which KBFD will air around the same time as the Korean broadcasts, usually two weeks after their broadcasts.
The station first signed on the air on March 24, 1986. KBFD-DT is one of two television stations in Hawaii that specializes in Asian programming full-time (alongside KIKU). Although the station airs a variety programs from many Asian countries, most of the programs seen on KBFD are geared to a [[Korean-American|Korean]] audience as most of its lineup features programs acquired from the [[Korean Broadcasting System]], the [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation]], and [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]. Most of the programs on KBFD are also [[subtitled]] in English, due to a growing audience of non-Asian viewers interested in its music shows and drama series.


KBFD also handles exclusive [[home video]] distribution of Korean shows and specials under the KBFDVD brand banner, which the station advertises on air and on their website. During the morning hours (between 6 and 11&nbsp;a.m.), KBFD fills this programming block up with [[infomercial]]s.
KBFD handles exclusive [[home video]] distribution of Korean shows and specials under the KBFDVD brand banner, which the station advertises on air and on their website. KBFD also carries programming from [[KBS World]], the international program service from KBS (broadcasting as KBFD2) on [[digital subchannel]] 32.2, [[Arirang (TV network)|Arirang]] programming on digital subchannel 32.3, and operates the cable channel KLife, a Korean lifestyle programming service.


KBFD also carries programming from [[KBS World]], the international program service from KBS (broadcasting as KBFD2), on [[digital subchannel]] 32.2, [[Arirang (TV network)|Arirang]] on 32.3, and operates the cable channel KLife, a Korean lifestyle programing service. KBFD is one of few television stations in the Honolulu market, and the United States as a whole, that continues to [[sign-on and sign-off|sign off]] (each night between 12:30 to 6&nbsp;a.m.). Its sign-on and sign-off features the [[national anthem]]s of both the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|United States]] and [[Aegukga|South Korea]].
KBFD airs [[infomercial]]s during the morning hours (from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. local time). KBFD is one of a few television stations in the Honolulu market (and the United States as a whole) that continue to [[sign-off]] each night from 12:30&nbsp;a.m. to 6 a.m. local time. Its sign-on and sign-off features the [[national anthem]]s of both the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|United States]] and [[Aegukga|South Korea]].


==Technical information==
==Digital television==


===Digital channels===
===Subchannels===
The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
⚫
|+Subchannels of KBFD-DT<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KBFD#station RabbitEars TV Query for KBFD]</ref>
⚫
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
⚫
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
⚫
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 32.1
⚫
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
⚫
| rowspan="3"|[[720p]] || rowspan="3"|[[16:9]] || KBFD-D1 || Main KBFD-DT programming
⚫
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
⚫
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! [[Program and System Information Protocol#What PSIP does|PSIP Short Name]]
⚫
! Programming<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KBFD#station RabbitEars TV Query for KBFD]</ref>
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 32.2
⚫
| 32.1 || rowspan="3"|[[480i]] || rowspan="3"|[[4:3]] || KBFD-D1 || Main KBFD-TV programming
⚫
| KBFD-D2 || [[KBS World]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 32.3
⚫
| 32.2 || KBFD-D2 || [[KBS World]]
⚫
| KBFD-D3 || [[Arirang TV]]
|-
⚫
| 32.3 || KBFD-D3 || [[Arirang (TV network)|Arirang]]
|}
|}


===Analog-to-digital conversion===
===Analog-to-digital conversion===
KBFD-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 32, on January 15, 2009, the date in which full-power television stations in Hawaii [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 33,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=March 24, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archivedate=August 29, 2013 |df= }}</ref> using [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]] to display the station's [[virtual channel]] as its former UHF analog channel 32.
KBFD-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal over [[UHF]] channel 32 on January 15, 2009, the date on which full-power television stations in Hawaii [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 33,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds |format=PDF |accessdate=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archivedate=August 29, 2013 }}</ref> using [[virtual channel]] 32.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.kbfd.com/ KBFD.com] - Official website
*[https://kbfd.com/ Official website]
*{{TVQ|KBFD}}
*{{BIA|KBFD|TV|DT}}


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Latest revision as of 14:20, 20 July 2024

"KBFD" redirects here. For the airport serving Bradford, Pennsylvania, assigned the ICAO code KBFD, see Bradford Regional Airport.

KBFD-DT
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerThe Allen Broadcasting Corp.
History
Founded1984 (1984)
First air date
March 24, 1986 (38 years ago) (1986-03-24)
Former call signs
KBFD (1984–2009)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 32 (UHF, 1986–2009)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65395
ERP49.6 kW
HAAT−36 m (−118 ft)
Transmitter coordinates21°18′38″N 157°51′33″W / 21.31056°N 157.85917°W / 21.31056; -157.85917
Links
Public license information
Websitekbfd.com

KBFD-DT (channel 32) is an Asian independent television station in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. The station is owned by Allen Broadcasting (not to be confused with Allen Media Group, owner of ABC affiliate KITV (channel 4) and multicultural independent KIKU (channel 20)). KBFD-DT's studios are located on Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu, and its transmitter is located near Hawaii Pacific University.

Unlike major network affiliates in the Hawaii market, KBFD-DT does not operate any satellite stations or translators, nor is it available on DirecTV or Dish Network. It can only be received via cable outside the Honolulu-area reach of its main signal.

Overview

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The station first signed on the air on March 24, 1986. KBFD-DT is one of two television stations in Hawaii that specializes in Asian programming full-time (alongside KIKU). Although the station airs a variety programs from many Asian countries, most of the programs seen on KBFD are geared to a Korean audience as most of its lineup features programs acquired from the Korean Broadcasting System, the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, and SBS. Most of the programs on KBFD are also subtitled in English, due to a growing audience of non-Asian viewers interested in its music shows and drama series.

KBFD handles exclusive home video distribution of Korean shows and specials under the KBFDVD brand banner, which the station advertises on air and on their website. KBFD also carries programming from KBS World, the international program service from KBS (broadcasting as KBFD2) on digital subchannel 32.2, Arirang programming on digital subchannel 32.3, and operates the cable channel KLife, a Korean lifestyle programming service.

KBFD airs infomercials during the morning hours (from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. local time). KBFD is one of a few television stations in the Honolulu market (and the United States as a whole) that continue to sign-off each night from 12:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. local time. Its sign-on and sign-off features the national anthems of both the United States and South Korea.

Technical information

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Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KBFD-DT[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
32.1 720p 16:9 KBFD-D1 Main KBFD-DT programming
32.2 KBFD-D2 KBS World
32.3 KBFD-D3 Arirang TV

Analog-to-digital conversion

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KBFD-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal over UHF channel 32 on January 15, 2009, the date on which full-power television stations in Hawaii transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 33,[3] using virtual channel 32.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBFD-DT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KBFD
  3. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
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