KFVE

For the station known as KFVE in 2020, see KSIX-TV. For the former KFVE in Honolulu, see KHII-TV.
KFVE
Channels
Branding
  • K5 (general)
  • Telemundo Hawaii (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KGMB, KHNL
History
First air date
1988; 36 years ago (1988)[1]
Former call signs
  • KVHF (1988–1992)
  • KLEI (1992–2012)
  • KLEI-TV (2012–2018)
  • KSIX-TV (2018–2020)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 6/87.7 FM (VHF, 1988–2009)
Call sign meaning
Prior station using this call sign broadcast on channel 5; .1 subchannel is branded K5
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID664
ERP5.5 kW
HAAT825 m (2,707 ft)
Transmitter coordinates19°43′4″N 155°55′6″W / 19.71778°N 155.91833°W / 19.71778; -155.91833 (KFVE)
Links
Public license information
Satellite station
KLEI
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
  • 21.1 Independent
  • 21.2: Telemundo
Ownership
OwnerMango Broadcasting Company, LLC
OperatorGray Television via LMA
History
First air date
June 15, 1993 (31 years ago) (1993-06-15)
Former call signs
KWHM (1991–2018)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 21 (UHF, 1993–2009)
  • Independent (1993–1995)
  • The WB (1995–1998)
  • LeSEA (1998–2018)
  • Religious Independent (2018)
  • Telemundo (2018–2023; now on DT2)
Technical information[3]
Facility ID37105
ERP23.5 kW
HAAT755 m (2,477 ft)
Transmitter coordinates20°39′25.5″N 156°21′35.8″W / 20.657083°N 156.359944°W / 20.657083; -156.359944 (KLEI)
Links
Public license information

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 Television 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 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 on satellite station KLEI, channel 21 in Wailuku which is owned by Mango Broadcasting and operated by Gray under a local marketing agreement (LMA).

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005 (PDF). 2005. p. B-45. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFVE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KLEI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for KFVE". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "Coverage Maps KLEI-TV (25-1) BLCDT-20120424AAT". RabbitEars.Info. April 24, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2014.