KALO

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KALO
KALOtv logo.png
Channels
BrandingKALO 38
Programming
Affiliations Religious independent
Ownership
OwnerKALO TV, Inc.
History
First air date
July 9, 1999(25 years ago) (1999-07-09)
Former call signs
KAIE (1999–2000)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 38 (UHF, 1999–2009)
  • Digital: 38 (UHF, 2009–2019)
  • Translator: KAUI-LP 51 (UHF) Wailuku
Call sign meaning
"Kalo" means taro in Hawaiian
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 51241
ERP 103 kW
HAAT 688 m (2,257 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 21°24′10.8″N158°5′52.2″W / 21.403000°N 158.097833°W / 21.403000; -158.097833
Links
Public license information
Website kalotv.com

KALO (channel 38) is an independent religious television station in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Owned by KALO TV, Inc., the station maintains studios on Waiakamilo Road in Honolulu, and its transmitter is located in Akupu, Hawaii.

Contents

KALO, which signed on the air July 9, 1999, is one of six stations in Honolulu that air religious programming, the other five being KWHE, KAAH-TV, KWBN, KKAI and KUPU. KALO's allocation channel, like that of KWBN and PBS outlet KHET, is reserved for non-commercial educational use, and as such, the station depends on viewer donations for support.

Technical information

Subchannel

Subchannel of KALO [2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
38.1 1080i 16:9 KALO HDMain KALO programming

Analog-to-digital conversion

On January 15, 2009, KALO became channel 38 digital when the digital transition was completed. [3]

On April 13, 2017, the FCC announced that KALO was relocated to RF channel 18 [4] on June 21, 2019 [5] as a result of the broadcast incentive auction. [6]

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References

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