KLEI-TV Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, got some support from its home state...
KLEI-TV Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, got some support from its home state in its bid to have Time Warner Cable carry its signal on more Hawaiian cable systems. The FCC received letters supporting KLEI-TV from Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie, County of Hawai'i…
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Mayor William Kenoi, Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle and others last week, filings show (http://xrl.us/bndbh7). Additionally, KLEI-TV licensee Mauna Kea Broadcasting and the state of Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) separately opposed TWC’s petition to exclude the station from the Honolulu designated market area (CD July 16 p12). “Communities throughout this market are closely connected economically, historically and politically,” the licensee said (http://xrl.us/bnmi6u). “TWC’s Petition ignores the unique nature of the Hawaii market and historical, cultural, social and economic links that unite the Hawaiian Islands into a single market.” Inter-island broadcasting “provides not only relevant news programming, but also a valuable unifying factor within islands,” the DCCA said (http://xrl.us/bnmi8u).