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.
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| Kailua-Kona, Hawaii United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 6 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Telemundo Honolulu |
| Slogan | Viva Hawai'i |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Telemundo |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mauna Kea Broadcasting Company, Inc. (sale to Gray Television pending[1]) |
| History | |
| First air date | 1988[2] |
| Former call signs | KSHQ (1984–1986) KVHF (1986–1992) KLEI (1992–2012) KLEI-TV (2012–2018) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 6 (VHF, 1988–2009) |
| Former affiliations | Independent Pax/i/Ion Television The Family Channel |
| Call sign meaning | Channel SIX |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 664 |
| ERP | 5.5 kW |
| HAAT | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°43′4″N 155°55′6″W |
| Translator(s) | KKAI-DT 50.2 (UHF) Kailua |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Wailuku, Hawaii United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 21 (PSIP) |
| Branding | see KSIX-TV infobox |
| Slogan | see KSIX-TV infobox |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Telemundo |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Acme Broadcasting Company, LLC[3] |
| History | |
| First air date | June 15, 1993 |
| Former call signs | KWHM (1991–2018) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 21 (UHF, 1993–2009) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1993–1995) The WB (1995–1998) LeSEA (1998–2018) Religious independent (2018) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37105 |
| ERP | 23.5 kW |
| HAAT | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 20°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]
References
- "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.
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005 (PDF). 2005. p. B-45. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- KWHM Asset Purchase Agreement (Execution Version 3-8-2018)
- "Digital TV Market Listing for KSIX-TV". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- "Coverage Maps KLEI-TV (25-1) BLCDT-20120424AAT". RabbitEars.Info. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- "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)
- "Order Denying Market Mod. Petition And Granting Must Carry Petitions". Federal Communications Commission. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- "Digital TV Market Listing for KLEI-TV". RabbitEars.info. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
External links
- KSIX in the FCC's TV station database
- KLEI in the FCC's TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KSIX-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KLEI-TV