▁full - power ▁TV ▁stations ▁( including ▁K IK U ) ▁and ▁one ▁Class ▁A ▁station ▁from ▁NR J , ▁pending ▁appro val ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁( F CC ). ▁The ▁sale ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁F CC ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Digital ▁television ▁ ▁Digital ▁channels ▁The ▁station ' s ▁digital ▁signal ▁is ▁multiple x ed : ▁ ▁Anal og - to - dig ital ▁conversion ▁K IK U ▁dis cont in ued ▁regular ▁programming ▁on ▁its ▁analog ▁signal , ▁over ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 2 0 , ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁date ▁in ▁which ▁full - power ▁television ▁stations ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁transition ed ▁from ▁analog ▁to ▁digital ▁broadcast s ▁( six ▁months ▁earlier ▁than ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 2 ▁transition ▁date ▁for ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁main land ). ▁The ▁station ' s ▁digital ▁signal ▁remained ▁on ▁its ▁pre - transition ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 1 9 , ▁using ▁P SI P ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁station ' s ▁virtual ▁channel ▁as ▁its ▁former ▁U H F ▁analog ▁channel ▁ 2 0 . ▁ ▁Program ming ▁Most ▁of ▁K IK U ' s ▁programming ▁consists ▁of ▁mult icult ural ▁content ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁Asian ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands . ▁Program s ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁are ▁broadcast ▁in ▁Japanese , ▁Tag alog