KKAI

KKAI (channel 50) is a religious independent television station licensed to Kailua, Hawaii, United States, serving the Hawaiian Islands. The station is owned by Kailua Television, LLC, and maintains a transmitter north of Kailua. Since March 2018, the station is available statewide on Oceanic Spectrum digital channel 50.

KKAI
CityKailua, Hawaii
Channels
BrandingKKAI 50 TV
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
2004 (2004)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 50 (UHF, 2004–2009)
  • Digital: 50 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Call sign meaning
Kailua (city of license)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID83180
ERP38.5 kW
HAAT373 m (1,224 ft)
Transmitter coordinates21°25′19.6″N 157°45′21″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kkai50.com

History

The station first hit the air in 2004. Originally intended to sign on as a UPN affiliate, it began airing family programming from Faith TV in addition to local programming. In 2012, the station became a full-time affiliate of the Retro Television Network. In 2017, the station switched to a religious format.[2]

In late 2018, KKAI added Telemundo programming on its second digital subchannel, simulcasting Kailua-Kona–based KFVE.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KKAI[3]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
50.1 480i16:9KKAI DTMain KKAI programming
50.2 KKAITelemundo (KFVE)
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

Analog-to-digital conversion

Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997,[4] the station did not receive a second (companion) channel for a digital television station. On January 15, 2009, KKAI flash-cut to a digital signal on the same channel.

On April 13, 2017, the FCC announced that KKAI would relocate to RF channel 29[5] by April 12, 2019[6] as a result of the broadcast incentive auction.[7]

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for KKAI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Local Programs". KKAI 50. KKAI 50 Hawaii's Catholic TV. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. RabbitEars TV Query for KKAI
  4. http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html
  5. "Repack Plan". RabbitEars.info. RabbitEars.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. "Transition Schedule". FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. Meisch, Charlie. "FCC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCAST INCENTIVE AUCTION" (PDF). FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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