Hawaii Radio & Television Guide

FCC Fines Oceanic Cable

It is good to hear that Oceanic Cable, a division of Time Warner Cable is being fined by the Federal Communicaitons Bureau (FCC) for implementing something called “Switched Digital Video Service” which essentially cut many programs from subscribers paying to get their content using devices such as cable cards (for new digital TVs), cable-ready TVs and TIVO recording devices. The fine amounts to $40,000, $20,000 for each island (Oahu and Kauai) that was affected by the action.

Oceanic would like nothing more than force people to use their digital set-top boxes and recorders instead of allowing customers to use the built in capabilities of their own TV sets, TIVO recorders, cable cards and other similar devices.

More information on this:

• FCC Fines Oceanic Cable
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-2301A1.pdf
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-2300A1.pdf
• Flailing at a Forfeiture

UH vs. Boise Football Game Live on Cable

For the first time this season, a University of Hawaii football game will be shown live to a national audience of free basic cable TV. Today starting at 2:00 p.m. the U.H. vs. Boise State football game being played in Idaho, will be broadcast live on Oceanic’s ESPN sports channel. It is the first non-pay-per-view game of th season. Most of the UH football games are aired on a pay-per-view basis.

KZOO Radio Celebrates its 45th Anniversary

This weekend KZOO radio and 1210 on the AM dial will be celebrating its 45th year of broadcasting an all Japanese language programming format. An extensive write-up on the station by StarBulletin.com’s Erika Engle appeared this past Sunday. KZOO is one of a handful of stations that is still owned by a local firm.

AM 1130 Gets New Call Letters

Radio station KRUD at 1130 AM owned and operated by H.Hawaii Media changed its call letters to KPHI. The change was filed with the FCC on September 25. KPHI now broadcasts H.Hawaii Media’s “Multicultural Radio” format of ethnic programs. KPHI just started broadcasting the format last month after the owners moved it from its previous location at 1180 on the dial (KORL AM). That station is currently “silent”.

PSA Will Notify Hawaii TV Viewers of Digital Deadline

A new public service announcement featuring a number of local TV news anchors was shot at KGMB TV this week. The PSA has been created to notify those TV viewers who get over the air reception of the new January 15 deadline that analog TV service will be turned off and exclusive digital broadcasting begins.