KFVE
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{short description|Television station in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii}}
{{for multi|the station known as KFVE in 2020|KSIX-TV|the former KFVE in Honolulu|KHII-TV}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KFVE
| logo = 150px
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| logo_size =
| location = Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
| country = United States
| city =
| branding = {{ubl|K5 (general)|Telemundo Hawaii (DT2)}}
| analog =
| digital = 25 (UHF)
| virtual = 6
| subchannels =
| translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|6.1: Independent|6.2: Telemundo}}
| owner = Gray Media
| licensee = Gray Television Licensee, LLC
| founded =
| airdate = {{start date and age|1988}}{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005|year=2005|page=B-45|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2005/TV-2005-BC-YB.pdf|access-date=February 2, 2012}}
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning = Prior station using this call sign broadcast on channel 5; .1 subchannel is branded K5
| sister_stations = KGMB, KHNL
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KVHF (1988–1992)|KLEI (1992–2012)|KLEI-TV (2012–2018)|KSIX-TV (2018–2020)}}
| former_channel_numbers = Analog: 6/87.7 FM (VHF, 1988–2009)
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|Independent (1988–1998)|Pax/i/Ion (1998–2011; via KPXO-TV)|The Family Channel (2011–2017)|Telemundo (2018–2023; now on DT2)}}
| erp = 5.5 kW
| haat = {{convert|825|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class =
| facility_id = 664
| coordinates = {{coord|19|43|4|N|155|55|6|W|region:US-HI_type:landmark|name=KFVE}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website =
| embed_header = Satellite station
| embedded = {{Infobox television station
| child = yes
| callsign = KLEI
| digital = 21 (UHF)
| virtual = 21
| subchannels =
| translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|21.1 Independent|21.2: Telemundo}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1993|6|15|p=y}}
| location = Wailuku, Hawaii
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KWHM (1991–2018)
| former_channel_numbers = Analog: 21 (UHF, 1993–2009)
| owner = Mango Broadcasting Company, LLC
| licensee =
| operator = Gray Media via LMA
| sister_stations =
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|Independent (1993–1995)|The WB (1995–1998)|LeSEA (1998–2018)|Religious Independent (2018)|Telemundo (2018–2023; now on DT2)}}
| erp = 23.5 kW
| haat = {{convert|755|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 37105
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|20|39|25.5|N|156|21|35.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KLEI}}}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
}}
KFVE (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States, which relays the second and sixth digital subchannels of Honolulu-based NBC affiliate KHNL (channel 13). It is owned by Gray Media alongside KHNL and CBS affiliate KGMB (channel 5). The stations share studios on Waiakamilo Road in Honolulu's Kapālama neighborhood; KFVE's transmitter is located near Kalaoa, Hawaii.
KFVE serves a {{convert|7954|sqmi|km2|0|adj=on}} area, and covers an estimated population of 71,400.{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=664 |title=Digital TV Market Listing for KFVE |publisher=RabbitEars.Info |access-date=November 24, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=1497067&map=Y |title=Coverage Maps KLEI-TV (25-1) BLCDT-20120424AAT |publisher=RabbitEars.Info |date=April 24, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2014}} The station's programming is also seen on satellite station KLEI, channel 21 in Wailuku which is owned by Mango Broadcasting and operated by Gray under a local marketing agreement (LMA).
History
The station went on the air in 1988 as KVHF, a satellite of Mauna Kea Broadcasting's KMGT channel 26, and changed its call letters to KLEI on March 9, 1992.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=664&Callsign=KLEI-TV|title=Call Sign History|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=February 2, 2012}} The station was affiliated with Pax TV/i/Ion (as a satellite of KPXO-TV), and later with The Family Channel in 2011.{{cite web|title=The Family Channel - Where to Watch|url=http://www.famchannel.com/affiliates.html|publisher=The Family Channel, LLC|access-date=October 17, 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614053958/http://www.famchannel.com/affiliates.html|archive-date=June 14, 2016}}
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.{{cite web
|url =http://www.fcc.gov/document/order-denying-market-mod-petition-and-granting-must-carry-petitions
|title =Order Denying Market Mod. Petition And Granting Must Carry Petitions
|date =October 19, 2012
|publisher =Federal Communications Commission
|access-date =July 18, 2013
}}
In late 2017, KLEI dropped its Family Channel affiliation and 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.{{cite web|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101818966&formid=314&fac_num=664|date=July 8, 2020|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=July 10, 2020}} The transaction was finalized on September 9.[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1820826&Service=DT&Form_id=905&Facility_id=664 "Consummation Notice"], CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, September 11, 2020, Retrieved September 11, 2020. The call letters of KSIX-TV and Hilo's KFVE were switched on November 13.
Subchannels
The stations' signals are multiplexed:
| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KFVE[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KFVE#station RabbitEars TV Query for KFVE] and KLEI[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KLEI#station RabbitEars TV Query for KLEI] ! scope = "col" colspan="2"|Channel ! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Res. ! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Aspect ! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Short name ! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Programming |
| scope = "col" | KFVE||KLEI |
|---|
| scope = "row" | 6.1 || 21.1 |
| scope = "row" | 6.2 || 21.2 |
References
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Category:Television channels and stations established in 1988
Category:1988 establishments in Hawaii
Category:Independent television stations in the United States
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