KALO

Honolulu, Hawaii United States
Channels	Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 38
Branding	KALO 38
Programming
Affiliations	Religious independent
Ownership
Owner	KALO TV, Inc.
History
First air date	July 9, 1999 (24 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″N 158°5′52.2″W / 21.403000°N 158.097833°W / 21.403000; -158.097833
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
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.

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

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]