KSIX-TV

KSIX-TV, virtual channel 6 (UHF digital channel 25), is a Telemundo-affiliated television station licensed to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States. The station is owned by Mauna Kea Broadcasting. KSIX-TV's transmitter is located near Kalaoa, Hawaii. On cable, the station is available statewide on Oceanic Spectrum digital channels 6 and 695.

This article is about the television station in Hawaii. For the now-defunct communications company based in Corpus Christi, Texas, see K-Six Television.
"KLEI" redirects here. For the video game developer, see Klei Entertainment.
KSIX-TV
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
United States
ChannelsDigital: 25 (UHF)
Virtual: 6 (PSIP)
BrandingTelemundo Honolulu
SloganViva Hawai'i
Programming
AffiliationsTelemundo
Ownership
OwnerMauna Kea Broadcasting Company, Inc.
(sale to Gray Television pending[1])
History
First air date1988[2]
Former call signsKSHQ (1984–1986)
KVHF (1986–1992)
KLEI (1992–2012)
KLEI-TV (2012–2018)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
6 (VHF, 1988–2009)
Former affiliationsIndependent
Pax/i/Ion Television
The Family Channel
Call sign meaningChannel SIX
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID664
ERP5.5 kW
HAAT825 m (2,707 ft)
Transmitter coordinates19°43′4″N 155°55′6″W
Translator(s)KKAI-DT 50.2 (UHF) Kailua
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
KLEI
(satellite of KSIX-TV)
Wailuku, Hawaii
United States
ChannelsDigital: 21 (UHF)
Virtual: 21 (PSIP)
Brandingsee KSIX-TV infobox
Slogansee KSIX-TV infobox
Programming
AffiliationsTelemundo
Ownership
OwnerAcme Broadcasting Company, LLC[3]
History
First air dateJune 15, 1993 (1993-06-15)
Former call signsKWHM (1991–2018)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
21 (UHF, 1993–2009)
Former affiliationsIndependent (1993–1995)
The WB (1995–1998)
LeSEA (1998–2018)
Religious independent (2018)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID37105
ERP23.5 kW
HAAT755 m (2,477 ft)
Transmitter coordinates20°39′25.5″N 156°21′35.8″W
Links
Public license information
(satellite of KSIX-TV) Profile
LMS

KSIX-TV serves a 7,954-square-mile (20,601 km2) area, and covers an estimated population of 71,400.[4][5] The station's signal is relayed on satellite station KLEI (channel 21) in Wailuku and on the second digital subchannel of KKAI (channel 50) in Kailua.

History

The station went on the air in 1988[2] as KVHF, a satellite of Mauna Kea Broadcasting's KMGT channel 26, and changed its call letters to KLEI on March 9, 1992.[6] The station was at one point affiliated with Ion Television and its predecessors, i and Pax TV,[2] and later with The Family Channel.[7]

On October 19, 2012, KLEI was granted statewide must-carry status on the Oceanic Time Warner Cable (now Spectrum) and Hawaiian Telcom cable services, provided it delivers a good quality signal to the cable television headends.[8]

In late 2017, KLEI became Hawaii's first over-the-air affiliate of Spanish-language network Telemundo, filling a void in the market for a Spanish language station that opened up when KHLU-CD (a Univision affiliate) ceased operations in 2016. Shortly after assuming the Telemundo affiliation, KLEI became available on all cable systems in Hawaii for the first time.

On December 3, 2018, the station's call sign changed to KSIX-TV.

On July 8, 2020, Gray Television, owner of Honolulu-based stations KGMB and KHNL and their satellites, agreed to purchase KSIX-TV for $1 million, pending approval of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Maui-based satellite KLEI was not included in the sale.[1]

Digital television
PSIP Channel Programming
6.1Main KSIX-TV programming / Telemundo[9]
gollark: "Bees" means "bad", it's a trendy term now.
gollark: > bees?Yes, bees.
gollark: Calling people you're interacting with idiots (well, implying it) is fairly bees.
gollark: Full lockdowns are maybe not great, but charizard was advocating distancing + masks.
gollark: Apparently vaccine trials have a 1/3 success rate in general, which is pretty high, and there's relevant information from SARS to use, and tons of vaccine trials running, so I figure *some* should be available fairly soon.

References
  1. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005 (PDF). 2005. p. B-45. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  3. KWHM Asset Purchase Agreement (Execution Version 3-8-2018)
  4. "Digital TV Market Listing for KSIX-TV". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  5. "Coverage Maps KLEI-TV (25-1) BLCDT-20120424AAT". RabbitEars.Info. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  6. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  7. "The Family Channel - Where to Watch". The Family Channel via Archive.org. The Family Channel, LLC. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  8. "Order Denying Market Mod. Petition And Granting Must Carry Petitions". Federal Communications Commission. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  9. "Digital TV Market Listing for KLEI-TV". RabbitEars.info. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-07-18.


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