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.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii United States | |
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Branding | Telemundo Honolulu |
Slogan | Viva Hawai'i |
Channels | Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 6 (PSIP) |
Translators | KKAI-DT 50.2 (UHF) Kailua |
Affiliations | Telemundo |
Owner | Mauna Kea Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
First air date | 1988[1] |
Call sign meaning | Channel SIX |
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 |
Transmitter power | 5.5 kW |
Height | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
Facility ID | 664 |
Transmitter coordinates | 19°43′4″N 155°55′6″W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information | Profile CDBS |
Wailuku, Hawaii United States | |
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Branding | see KSIX-TV infobox |
Slogan | see KSIX-TV infobox |
Channels | Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 21 (PSIP) |
Affiliations | Telemundo |
Owner | Acme Broadcasting Company, LLC[2] |
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) |
Transmitter power | 23.5 kW |
Height | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
Facility ID | 37105 |
Transmitter coordinates | 20°39′25.5″N 156°21′35.8″W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information | (satellite of KSIX-TV) Profile (satellite of KSIX-TV) CDBS |
KSIX-TV serves a 7,954-square-mile (20,601 km2) area, and covers an estimated population of 71,400.[3][4] 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[1] as KVHF, and changed its call letters to KLEI on March 9, 1992.[5] The station was at one point affiliated with Ion Television and its predecessors, i and Pax TV,[1] and later with The Family Channel.[6]
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.[7]
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.
References
- 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
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KSIX
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KLEI
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KSIX-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KLEI-TV