13 Facts About KIKU

KIKU is a multicultural independent television station in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, serving the Hawaiian Islands.

KIKU's studios are located on Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu, and its transmitter is located in Nanakuli.

Japanese programming was pared down and moved to the prime time hours from 7 to 10 p m ; KIKU switched to a "kid vid" format, scoring success with programs such as The Children's Hour and Professor Fun.

KIKU aired most UPN programming during the late afternoon hours, with some shows airing out of pattern.

KIKU reverted to being a full-time independent station after UPN shut down on September 17,2006 .

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On September 18,2006, KIKU became one of the few over-the-air affiliates of the Funimation Channel.

In May 2012, KIKU dropped most of its English-language entertainment programming to concentrate on expanding its Asian programming.

On September 27,2021, it was announced that KIKU would be sold to Allen Media Broadcasting for $4,000,000.

In 2011, KIKU expanded its Asian focus to include Chinese programming on Saturdays.

KIKU partnered with various companies to provide English subtitles for its Japanese programming to reach English-speaking viewers; some programs were subtitled in-house.

On May 30,2021, it was announced that KIKU would stop airing Filipino and Japanese TV content after June 28,2021 and instead become an affiliate of ShopHQ .

On January 31,2022, KIKU returned to airing Japanese and Filipino programming, as well as local news from its now-sister station KITV.

KIKU discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 20, on January 15,2009, the date in which full-power television stations in Hawaii transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts .