Lincoln is a major media center in Nebraska. The following is a list of outlets based in media serving the Lincoln metropolitan area in the city.
The Lincoln Journal Star is the city's primary newspaper, published daily. Other newspapers published in Lincoln include:
In its Fall 2013 ranking of radio markets by population, Arbitron ranked Lincoln 168th in the United States.[1] Due to Lincoln's proximity to Omaha, local listeners can also receive the signal of several radio stations broadcasting from the Omaha radio market.[2]
Lincoln radio stations gets 19 Analog FM stations, 4 Digital HD Radio FM stations including 4 subchannels Like HD-2 and HD-3, 3 Analog AM stations, and No Digital HD Radio AM stations in this Lincoln Metro area.
The following is a list of radio stations licensed to and/or broadcasting from Lincoln:
AM radio stations | |||||||
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Frequency | Callsign[3] | HD | Name | Format[2] | City of License | Owner | Notes |
1240 | KFOR | No | KFOR FM 101.5 & 1240 AM | News/Talk | Lincoln, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Translator of (K268DF FM) |
1400 | KLIN | Repeats on KBBK HD-3 | News/Talk 1400 AM | News/Talk | Lincoln, Nebraska | NRG Media | - |
1480 | KLMS | No | Mix 103.3 | Adult hits | Lincoln, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Translator of (K277CA FM) |
FM radio stations | |||||||
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Frequency | Callsign[4] | HD | Name | Format[2] | City of License | Owner | Notes |
88.5 | KLCV | No | Bott Radio Network | Religious | Lincoln, Nebraska | Bott Broadcasting Company | BRN |
89.3 | KZUM | 1 | Community Radio | World Variety |
Lincoln, Nebraska | Sunrise Communications, Inc. | - |
90.3 | KRNU | No | Where New Music Beings | Indie Alternative Rock |
Lincoln, Nebraska | University of Nebraska | University of Nebraska-Lincoln college radio |
91.1 | KUCV | 2 | Nebraska Public Media/NPR | Public | Lincoln, Nebraska | Nebraska Public Media Foundation | NPR |
91.9 | K220GT | No | K-Love | Christian Contemporary | Lincoln, Nebraska | Educational Media Foundation | K-LOVE |
92.9 | KTGL | No | The Eagle 92.9 | Classic Rock | Beatrice, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Broadcasts from Lincoln[5] |
93.7 | KNTK | No | 93.7 The Ticket | Sports | Firth, Nebraska | BDP Communications LLC | Broadcasts from Lincoln[6] |
94.5 | K233AN | No | Red 94.5 | Top 40 | Lincoln, Nebraska | NRG Media | Simulcast of KBBK-HD2 |
95.1 | KRKR | No | My Bridge Radio | Christian Contemporary | Waverly, Nebraska | My Bridge Radio | Broadcasts from Lincoln[7] |
96.9 | KZKX | No | KX 96.9 | Country | Seward, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Broadcasts from Lincoln[8] |
98.1 | KFGE | No | Froggy 98 | Country | Milford, Nebraska | NRG Media | Broadcasts from Lincoln[9] |
101.5 | K268DF | No | KFOR FM 101.5 & 1240 AM | News/Talk | Lincoln, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Rebroadcasts KFOR AM |
103.3 | K277CA | No | Mix 103.3 | Adult hits | Lincoln, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Rebroadcasts KLMS AM |
104.1 | KIBZ | No | 104.1 The Blaze | Active Rock | Crete, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Broadcasts from Lincoln[10] |
104.9 | KTMX | 2 | 104.9 Max Country | Country | York, Nebraska | Nebraska Rural Radio Association | Broadcasts from Lincoln[11] |
105.3 | KLNC | No | 105.3 The Bone | Classic Rock | Lincoln, Nebraska | NRG Media | - |
106.3 | KFRX | No | 106.3 KFRX | Top 40 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Alpha Media | - |
107.3 | KBBK | 3 | B107.3 | Hot Adult Contemporary | Lincoln, Nebraska | NRG Media | - |
107.9 | KJTM-LP | No | TiM FM | Positive Hits Contemporary Christian |
Lincoln, Nebraska | Duo Ministries | Translator of K255CS (98.9 FM) |
Lincoln is a principal city of the Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney television market. The market includes the central portion of Nebraska as well as several counties in north-central Kansas.[12] Due to Lincoln's proximity to Omaha, local viewers can also receive the signal of most television stations broadcasting in the Omaha television market.[13]
The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to the city.
Lincoln TV stations gets 5 Full-powered Digital channels including 10 subchannels and 2 Low-powered Digital channels including 3 subchannels.
Television stations in the Lincoln Metro area (Ascending order) | |||||||||
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Virtual Ch. ATSC |
Call | City | Owner | Start | Digital Ch. RF |
DTV HD |
Nickname | Programming | |
4.1 | KSNB | York | Gray Television | 1965 (until license moved to York in 2022) | 24 | 720p | Local 4 News | NBC | |
4.2 | 480i | MeMyTV | MeTV MyNetworkTV | ||||||
4.3 | 480i | ION | Ion Television | ||||||
4.4 | 480i | Oxygen | Oxygen True Crime | ||||||
8.1 | KLKN | Lincoln | Standard Media | 1964 | 8, 35 | 1080i | Channel 8 Eyewitness News | ABC | |
8.2 | 480i | GRIT | Grit | ||||||
8.3 | 480i | Mystery | Ion Mystery | ||||||
8.4 | 480i | Laff | Laff | ||||||
8.5 | 480i | Defy | Defy TV | ||||||
8.6 | 480i | Bounce | Bounce | ||||||
10.1 | KOLN | Lincoln | Gray Television | 1953 | 10 | 1080i | 10/11 Now | CBS | |
10.2 | 480i | StartTV | Start TV | ||||||
10.3 | 480i | CourtTV | Court TV | ||||||
10.4 | 480i | H & I | H&I | ||||||
10.5 | 480i | Circle | Circle | ||||||
10.6 | 480i | TCN | True Crime Network | ||||||
12.1 | KUON NEB PUBLIC MEDIA |
Lincoln | Nebraska Public Media Foundation | 1954 | 12 | 1080i | NE-PBS | PBS | |
12.2 | 1080i | NE-W | World | ||||||
12.3 | 720p | NE-C | Create | ||||||
12.4 | 480i | NE-KIDS | PBS Kids | ||||||
12.5 | 480i | NE-FNX | FNX | ||||||
18.1 | KCWH-LD | Lincoln | Gray Television | 1988 | 18 | 720p | The CW Nebraska | CW | |
18.3 | 1080i | KOLN HD | CBS (Simulcast of KOLN-HD) | ||||||
27.1 | KFDY-LD (simulcast of KOHA-LD) |
Lincoln | Flood Communications of Omaha LLC | 1992 | 27 | 720p | Telemundo Nebraska | Telemundo | |
27.2 | 480i | NCN-S | News Channel Nebraska (Ind.) | ||||||
27.3 | 480i | 3ABN | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | ||||||
51.1 | KFXL | Lincoln | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2006 | 15 | 720p | FOX Nebraska | Fox |