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First air date | 1988; 37 years ago (1988)[1] |
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Former channel numbers | Analog: 6/87.7 FM (VHF, 1988–2009) |
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Call sign meaning | Prior station using this call sign broadcast on channel 5; .1 subchannel is branded K5 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 664 |
| ERP | 5.5kW |
| HAAT | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°43′4″N155°55′6″W / 19.71778°N 155.91833°W /19.71778; -155.91833 (KFVE) |
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| KLEI | |
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| Owner | Mango Broadcasting Company, LLC |
| Operator | Gray Media viaLMA |
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First air date | June 15, 1993 (32 years ago) (1993-06-15) |
Former call signs | KWHM (1991–2018) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 21 (UHF, 1993–2009) |
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| Facility ID | 37105 |
| ERP | 23.5 kW |
| HAAT | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 20°39′25.5″N156°21′35.8″W / 20.657083°N 156.359944°W /20.657083; -156.359944 (KLEI) |
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KFVE (channel 6) is atelevision station licensed toKailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States, which relays the second and sixthdigital subchannels ofHonolulu-basedNBC affiliateKHNL (channel 13). It is owned byGray Media alongside KHNL andCBS affiliateKGMB (channel 5). The stations share studios on Waiakamilo Road inHonolulu'sKapālama neighborhood; KFVE's transmitter is located nearKalaoa, Hawaii.
KFVE serves a 7,954-square-mile (20,601 km2) area, and covers an estimated population of 71,400.[4][5] The station's programming is also seen onsatellite stationKLEI, channel 21 inWailuku which is owned by Mango Broadcasting and operated by Gray under alocal marketing agreement (LMA).
The station went on the air in 1988[1] as KVHF, a satellite of Mauna Kea Broadcasting'sKMGT channel 26, and changed its call letters toKLEI on March 9, 1992.[6] The station was affiliated withPax TV/i/Ion (as asatellite ofKPXO-TV),[1] and later withThe Family Channel in 2011.[7]
On October 19, 2012, KLEI was granted statewidemust-carry status on the OceanicTime Warner Cable (now Spectrum) andHawaiian Telcom cable services, provided it delivers a good quality signal to thecable television headends.[8]
In late 2017, KLEI dropped its Family Channel affiliation and became Hawaii's first over-the-air affiliate ofSpanish-language networkTelemundo, filling a void in the market for a Spanish language station that opened up whenKHLU-CD (aUnivision 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 ofHonolulu-based stationsKGMB andKHNL and their satellites, agreed to purchase KSIX-TV for $1 million, pending approval of theFederal Communications Commission (FCC). Maui-based satellite KLEI was not included in the sale.[9] The transaction was finalized on September 9.[10] The call letters of KSIX-TV and Hilo'sKFVE were switched on November 13.
The stations' signals aremultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | |
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| KFVE | KLEI | ||||
| 6.1 | 21.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KFVE-DT | KHNL-DT2 (K5) |
| 6.2 | 21.2 | 480i | Telemundo | Telemundo (KHNL-DT6) | |
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