Branding He's Alive Television Founded June 1, 1992 | Channels Digital: 39 (UHF) | |
Subchannels 39.1 Hope Channel
39.2 3ABN
39.3 Open Book TV (Russian)
39.4 LLBN/Esperanza TV Owner He's Alive Broadcasting Association Call letters' meaning He's Alive Broadcasting Association | ||
KHBA-LD is a low-power television station in Spokane, Washington, broadcasting locally on UHF channel 39. Founded June 1, 1992, the station is owned by He's Alive Broadcasting Association, an indirect subsidiary of the Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and broadcasts from a transmitter located atop Krell Ridge, southeast of Spokane.
History
The station received its original construction permit as K63EX from the FCC on June 1, 1992. Originally owned by Browne Mountain Television, it began broadcasting December 7, 1993 on UHF channel 63 and was licensed January 4, 1994. Browne Mountain Television sold the station to He's Alive Broadcasting Association on June 23, 1995 and K63EX became an affiliate of 3ABN - Three Angels Broadcasting Network. The station took the call letters KHBA-LP on June 21, 1996, reflecting station ownership and in August 2003, KHBA moved from channel 63 to channel 52. In July 2006, needing to vacate the 700 MHz band, the station moved from channel 52 to channel 39 and was licensed for operation on channel 39 on January 16, 2007. In December 2008 KHBA was the first low power TV station to convert to digital in Spokane, and its designation was changed to KHBA-LD. KHBA now broadcasts four distinct channels, airing The Hope Channel on 39.1, 3ABN on 39.2, Open Book TV, a locally operated, all-Slavic, 24/7 Christian channel on 39.3, and Loma Linda Broadcasting Network and Esperanza TV on 39.4.