KUPU (TV)

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KUPU

Waimanalo–Honolulu, Hawaii United States
City	Waimanalo, Hawaii
Channels	Digital: 15 (UHF) Virtual: 15
Branding	KUPU 50
Programming
Affiliations	Independent
Ownership
Owner	Bridge Media Networks (Bridge News LLC)
Sister stations	KKAI
History
First air date	October 1, 2003 (20 years ago) (2003-10-01)
Former call signs	KMGT (2003–2006)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 56 (UHF, 2003–2009)
Former affiliations	Antenna TV (2011–2012) Religious independent (2012–2017) Cozi TV (2017–2019)
Call sign meaning	Hawaiian for "to sprout"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	89714
ERP	DTS1: 12 kW DTS2: 49.6 kW
HAAT	DTS1: 373 m (1,224 ft) DTS2: 687 m (2,254 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	DTS1: 21°19′11.5″N 157°40′43.1″W / 21.319861°N 157.678639°W / 21.319861; -157.678639 DTS2: 21°24′11″N 158°5′51.1″W / 21.40306°N 158.097528°W / 21.40306; -158.097528
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KUPU (channel 15) is an independent television station licensed to Waimanalo, Hawaii, United States, serving the Hawaiian Islands. It is owned by Bridge Media Networks alongside KKAI (channel 50). KUPU's studios are located on Waimanu Street in downtown Honolulu; it broadcasts from a two-site distributed transmission system, with transmitters near Waimanalo Beach and at Mauna Kapu at the top of the Waianae mountain range.