Callsign: | KALO |
Branding: | KALO 38 |
Digital: | 18 (UHF) |
Virtual: | 38 |
Affiliations: | Religious independent |
Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Country: | United States |
Callsign Meaning: | "Kalo" means taro in Hawaiian |
Former Callsigns: | KAIE (1999–2000) |
Owner: | KALO TV, Inc. |
Erp: | 103 kW |
Haat: | 6880NaN0 |
Facility Id: | 51241 |
Coordinates: | 21.403°N -158.0978°W |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
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.
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.
Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
38.1 | KALO HD | Main KALO programming |
On January 15, 2009, KALO became channel 38 digital when the digital transition was completed.[1]
On April 13, 2017, the FCC announced that KALO was relocated to RF channel 18[2] on June 21, 2019[3] as a result of the broadcast incentive auction.[4]