Hawaii backs KUPU Waimanalo’s must-carry complaint against Time...
Hawaii backs KUPU Waimanalo’s must-carry complaint against Time Warner Cable, wrote the state’s Democratic governor to the FCC. Gov. Neil Abercrombie said KUPU’s programming targets Catholics, who comprise about 27 percent of Hawaii’s population. “I support making KUPU available fairly…
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on all islands to all Subscribers (especially those who have analog television receivers)” in accordance with FCC rules, he wrote in a letter posted Monday to docket 13-277 (http://bit.ly/Ot4Kw3). Hawaii Catholic TV complained that Oceanic Time Warner Cable wasn’t carrying KUPU throughout the Honolulu market, such as not carrying it in areas outside Oahu (http://bit.ly/Ot4Kw3). Time Warner Cable had no comment on Abercrombie’s letter. The company has opposed the must-carry request (http://bit.ly/1ilRGRe).