08-04-2012, 09:09 AM
VHF frequencies were not sold off and are in use on the Big Island.
The following stations use VHF from Hilo:
KGMD (MyNetworkTV [KFVE] and ThisTV)
KHAW (ABC and MeTV)
KHVO (Fox & CW)
VHF represents 6 channels on the Hilo-side. UHF has 5 channels currently.
Bullwinkle, VHF has almost no value to cell phones and the wireless industry. The frequency is too low to be effective. They do have interest in UHF frequencies, however.
The channel 35 reference is not correct-- the only 2 stations currently using that frequency in Hawai`i are KHNL in Honolulu and a low powered station in South Point that relays Hawai`i Public TV. The company I work for has a permit to use UHF Channel 32 (and VHF channel 2) in Puna. Another company has a permit for UHF Ch. 34. Channels 22, 23 and 28 are active from Hilo, currently. There is no across-the-board migration to channel 35 in the United States.
The following stations use VHF from Hilo:
KGMD (MyNetworkTV [KFVE] and ThisTV)
KHAW (ABC and MeTV)
KHVO (Fox & CW)
VHF represents 6 channels on the Hilo-side. UHF has 5 channels currently.
Bullwinkle, VHF has almost no value to cell phones and the wireless industry. The frequency is too low to be effective. They do have interest in UHF frequencies, however.
The channel 35 reference is not correct-- the only 2 stations currently using that frequency in Hawai`i are KHNL in Honolulu and a low powered station in South Point that relays Hawai`i Public TV. The company I work for has a permit to use UHF Channel 32 (and VHF channel 2) in Puna. Another company has a permit for UHF Ch. 34. Channels 22, 23 and 28 are active from Hilo, currently. There is no across-the-board migration to channel 35 in the United States.