KSIX-TV

KSIX-TV (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Hilo, Hawaii, United States, serving the Big Island of Hawaii as an affiliate of NBC and CBS. It is a full-time satellite of Honolulu-based KHNL (channel 13) and KGMB (channel 5) which are owned by Gray Television. KSIX-TV's transmitter is located atop the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel; its parent stations share studios on Waiakamilo Road in downtown Honolulu.

This article is about the television station in Hawaii. For the now-defunct communications company based in Corpus Christi, Texas, see K-Six Television.
"KHBC-TV" redirects here. For the television network in Hokkaido, Japan, see Hokkaido Broadcasting.
KSIX-TV
Satellite of KHNL and KGMB, Honolulu
Channels
Branding
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
Sister stations
KHNL, KGMB
History
First air date
August 22, 1983 (1983-08-22)
Former call signs
  • KOHA-TV (1982–1986)
  • KHBC-TV (1986–April 2020)
  • KFVE (April–November 2020)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:2 (VHF, 1983–2008)
Former affiliations
  • Independent (1983–1985, 1986–1988)
  • Dark (1985–1986)
  • Fox (1988–1996)
Call sign meaning
Prior station that used this call sign broadcast on channel 6
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34846
ERP8 kW
HAAT−170 m (−558 ft)
Transmitter coordinates19°43′40″N 155°4′1″W
Links
Public license information
WebsiteDT1, DT3: www.hawaiinewsnow.com
DT2: www.hawaiinewsnow.com/k5/
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