KFVE

KFVE

Channels
Branding
  • K5 (general)
  • Telemundo Hawaii (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KGMB, KHNL
History
First air date
1988 (1988)
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
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 Media via LMA
History
First air date
June 15, 1993 (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
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 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 7,954-square-mile (20,601 km2) area, and covers an estimated population of 71,400. 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).