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I'm starting this thread for anything doing with the CW network airing or not airing in Hawaii in a few weeks. To start things off, an article in the features section of the Star Bulletin brings the dilemma up to date with "Gilmore Girl" fans awaiting for a local affiliate. CW wants to go broadcast, but they may also consider having Oceanic cable carry them.
Article link: http://starbulletin.com/2006/09/04/f...s/story01.html
It's not that Hawaii is lacking over the air stations to air the network.
KFVE, the former WB affiliate has already decided to air the new MyNetwork TV network and the current UPN affiliate KIKU has chosen not to air the CW, because CW wants their programs to air in prime time and not the afternoon hours like how KIKU airs/aired UPN. KIKU remains committed to their Japanese programming in prime time.
Several other UHF stations dot the Hawaii dial, but most if not all carry nothing but religious programming. A lot of it is redundent and if someone wanted to switch to a network, this is the time
Article link: http://starbulletin.com/2006/09/04/f...s/story01.html
According to Norman Santos, Oceanic's vice president of operations, it's a possibility.
"Since the CW network has announced itself, they have been looking for a local affiliate," he said. "There are some players in the mix, and we are one of them. We're sort of waiting for the CW to make their choice."
Santos said the network would prefer to be carried on a broadcast station for optimum exposure, but considering how cable-saturated our island state is, the CW wouldn't suffer much in terms of a potential audience were it to go with Oceanic.
"Since the CW network has announced itself, they have been looking for a local affiliate," he said. "There are some players in the mix, and we are one of them. We're sort of waiting for the CW to make their choice."
Santos said the network would prefer to be carried on a broadcast station for optimum exposure, but considering how cable-saturated our island state is, the CW wouldn't suffer much in terms of a potential audience were it to go with Oceanic.
KFVE, the former WB affiliate has already decided to air the new MyNetwork TV network and the current UPN affiliate KIKU has chosen not to air the CW, because CW wants their programs to air in prime time and not the afternoon hours like how KIKU airs/aired UPN. KIKU remains committed to their Japanese programming in prime time.
Several other UHF stations dot the Hawaii dial, but most if not all carry nothing but religious programming. A lot of it is redundent and if someone wanted to switch to a network, this is the time
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