KKAH

KKAH is an UPN affiliate serving Kahului, Hawai, and the surrounding areas. Broadcasting on channel 28, KKAH is owned and operated by Gannett Communications. KKAH was founded on July 4, 1986 by Kahului Broadcasters as an independent before becoming an UPN affiliate in 1995. After 14 years of local ownership KKAH was sold to Oakhurst Broadcasting in 2000. On Jan. 30, 2016, it was announced that Island Television, as well as Higgins Broadcasting, and Oakhurst Broadcasting, were merging into Adelphia Communications. So Oakhurst Broadcasting had to sell the station, and the station was sold to Evans Communications. On May 17, 2017, Evans Communications, by then they were merging with four other companies to form Alltel Communications, sold KKAH to Gannett Commuications.
== History ==
KKAH signed on the air on July 4, 1986, broadcasting on channel 28. Originally, KKAH focused on low-budget programming such as Hawaii Five-O repeats. Later under the moniker "Hawaii is Watching us Grow", it focused on movies and syndicated fare. As a small-time independent station, it had to rely on low-budget programming and Japanese television dramas (most of which were later carried on independent station KIKU, channel 20) through much of its early existence. Coverage of University of Hawaii athletics moved over to KKAH, which rebranded as "The Home Team".
On January 16, 1995, the station became a charter affiliate of UPN under the brand name "UPN Hawaii". In 2000, after 14 years of local ownership, KKAH was sold to Oakhurst Broadcasting, where they continue the affiliation of UPN to this day. On Jan. 30, 2016, it was announced that Island Television, as well as Higgins Broadcasting, and Oakhurst Broadcasting, were merging into Adelphia Communications. So Oakhurst Broadcasting had to sell the station, and the station was sold to Evans Communications.On May 17, Evans Communications sold the station to Gannett Communications.
Category:Channel 28
Category:Kahului, Hawai
Category:Hawaii
Category:Former independent stations
Category:United Paramount Network affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1986
Category:Gannett Communications