KLEI-TV
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| Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | |
|---|---|
| Branding | KLEI-TV Channel 6 |
| Slogan | Hawaii's Aloha Station |
| Channels |
Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 6 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | The Family Channel |
| Owner | Mauna Kea Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| First air date | 1988[1] |
| Call letters' meaning | Lei, a Hawaiian garland[2] |
| Former callsigns |
KVHF (1988–1992) KLEI (1992–2012) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 6 (VHF, 1988–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent Pax i Ion Television |
| Transmitter power | 10.5 kilowatts |
| Height | 871 meters (2,858 ft) |
| Facility ID | 664 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°43′16.00″N 155°55′15.00″W / 19.7211111°N 155.9208333°W |
| Website | www.klei.tv |
KLEI-TV (digital RF channel 25) is the Hawaii affiliate of The Family Channel,[3] owned by Mauna Kea Broadcasting. KLEI serves the west side of the island of Hawai`i, and is licensed to Kailua-Kona.[4]
KLEI also provides local programming geared towards Filipino, Hispanic and native communities.[5]
The station serves a 7954 square mile area, and covers an estimated population of 71,400.[6] Reception is also available in Maui County, Hawaii [7] using a rooftop antenna.[8]
History
The station went on the air in 1988[1] as KVHF, and changed its call letters to KLEI on March 9, 1992.[9] The station was at one point affiliated with Ion Television and its predecessors, i and Pax TV; KLEI was one of two Ion affiliates in Hawaii, along with Ion-owned KPXO-TV.[1]
On October 19, 2012, KLEI was granted statewide "Must Carry" status on the Oceanic Time Warner Cable and Hawaiian Telcom cable services, provided it delivers a good quality signal to the cable television headends.[10] The station is currently only available on cable in West Hawaii.[11]
Digital television
| PSIP Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 6.1 | KLEI main programming / The Family Channel[12] |
References
- 1 2 3 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005 (PDF). 2005. p. B-45. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ↑ Nelson, Bob (January 31, 2012). "Call Letter Origins: The List". Oldradio.com. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ↑ http://klei.tv
- ↑ "TV Query Results: KLEI-TV". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- ↑ http://www.klei.tv/local-shows/
- ↑ "Digital TV Market Listing for KLEI-TV". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- ↑ "Coverage Maps KLEI-TV (25-1) BLCDT-20120424AAT". RabbitEars.Info. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- ↑ "Coverage Map Help". RabbitEars.Info. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Order Denying Market Mod. Petition And Granting Must Carry Petitions". http://www.fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-07-18. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Hawaii Must-Carry Stations" (PDF). oceanic.com. Oceanic. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "Digital TV Market Listing for KLEI-TV". http://rabbitears.info. RabbitEars.info. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-07-18. External link in
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External links
- KLEI-TV.com - Official Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KLEI
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KLEI-TV