KGMB

Not to be confused with WGMB-TV.

Contents
1952-195?	195?-196?	196?-196?	196?–197?	197?–1976
1994–1998	1998–2004	2004–2009	2009–present

1952–195?

Originally signed on the air on December 1, 1952, as KGMB-TV a primary CBS affiliate on VHF channel 9. KGMB-TV was originally owned by J. Howard Worrall along with KGMB radio (AM 590, now KSSK) and operated from studios on Kapiolani Boulevard in Honolulu.

195?–196?

196?–196?

196?–197?

197?–1976

In 1973, a partnership led by future Hawaii congressman Cecil Heftel bought KGMB-AM-TV, then turned around and sold the KGMB stations to Lee Enterprises in 1977.

1976–1991

Logo on a box with callsign

Logo with the eyemark

Logo with its satellite stations #1

Logo with its satellite stations #2

"We've Got the Touch" (1984–1985)

"Share the Spirit of Channel 9" (1986–1987)

1987–2004

1987–1994

"CBSpirit" (1987–1988)

"The Look of Hawaii is Channel 9" (1991–1992)

1994–1998

1998–2004

KGMB 9 News open from 1998

In 2000, Lee exited from television broadcasting and sold most of its television holdings (including KGMB) to Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications. Emmis already owned KHON-TV, so it had to obtain a cross-ownership waiver for the purchase of KGMB from the Federal Communications Commission, to bypass the recently passed duopoly rules that forbid common ownership of two of the four highest-rated stations in a single market. This waiver was renewed several times while Emmis owned both stations.

2004–2009

Emmis itself prepared to exit the television industry and sold KHON to the Montecito Broadcast Group in 2006. Emmis then announced on February 20, 2007, that KGMB and its satellites had been sold to MCG Capital Corporation for $40 million, resulting in one of the rare instances involving a complete separation of a television station duopoly. The FCC approved the sale in late May and was completed on June 4, 2007. MCG then reintroduced the 1976 "9" logo.

2009–present

On August 18, 2009, MCG Capital and Raycom Media (owner of KHNL and, at the time, KFVE) announced a shared services agreement with Raycom as senior partner. As part of the deal, KGMB vacated its longtime studios on Kapiolani Boulevard; the combined operation would be based at KHNL/KFVE's studios on Waiakamilo Road. Though non-news programming would remain in place, news operations of the three stations would be combined into a single entity. The arrangement would also see a channel swap, with KGMB moving from PSIP channel 9 (UHF digital channel 23) to channel 5 (UHF digital channel 22) and KFVE move from 5 to 9.

External links

• Hawaii News Now