News Channel Nebraska

Network of television and radio stations in Nebraska, United States

News Channel Nebraska

* Statewide Nebraska/Sioux City, Iowa
* United States

City| Norfolk, Nebraska
Branding| NCN
Programming
Subchannels| see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner|

* Flood Communications (Mike Flood)
* (see § Network stations)

History
Founded| 2002

First air date

| June 2015; 10 years ago (2015-06) (Statewide network launch) including Siouxland
Links
Website| News Channel Nebraska

News Channel Nebraska (NCN) is an independent, in-state network of commercial radio and television stations in the U.S. state of Nebraska and Sioux City, Iowa. It is operated by Flood Communications, which was founded by attorney, businessman and Congressman Mike Flood. The television stations are all members of the NCN network.

## History

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News Channel Nebraska was founded in 2015 at Norfolk, Nebraska. In 2017, Flood Communications announced the addition of Spanish-language network Telemundo, also called Telemundo Nebraska.

In addition to commercial advertising, NCN holds pledge drives and solicits donations in the same manner as non-commercial broadcasters.[citation needed]

## Programming

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News Channel Nebraska primarily focuses on rolling news coverage similar to the original CNN Headline News and the later NewsNet, whose founder and original owner helped establish the format on the News Channel Nebraska stations. Newscasts air every hour and focus primarily on rural Nebraska stories with some coverage of the two major cities, Lincoln and Omaha, and weather forecasts every 10 minutes including former WTNH meteorologist Geoff Fox broadcasting from his home studio in Irvine, California.[1] The network also includes extensive coverage of high school and small college sports with two broadcast trucks covering rural football and basketball games.[2] There is a "north" and "south" feed which show different sports programs, with the other feed's game rebroadcast on delay. High school sports programming requires a subscription when viewed online.[3] In order to avoid conflicts of interest, articles and news coverage involving Flood are written by the Associated Press or Gray Television affiliates in Nebraska.[4]

In March 2020, NCN launched Quarantine Tonight, a show featuring live music from local musicians originally produced as a service to viewers during the COVID-19 pandemic that proved popular enough to continue well past its original planned ending date.[5] Flood was the host of Quarantine Tonight until he began his run for Congress, since then the program has been hosted by former News Channel Nebraska reporter Austen Hagood.

NCN carries some limited syndicated lifestyle programming on weekend mornings, including AgPhD, Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls and P. Allen Smith Garden Style.

## Network stations

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NCN consists of seven low-power TV stations that make up the network, all stations have callsigns beginning with a "K", as licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Combined, they reach almost all of eastern and central Nebraska, as well as parts of Siouxland.

Station  | City of license | Channel | Facility ID | ERP | HAAT | Transmitter coordinates  | Licensee  | First air date  | Call letters' meaning | Public license information

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KBWF-LD  | Sioux City, Iowa | 15 | 181673 | 15 kW | 115.9 m (380 ft) | 42°28′21″N 96°25′21″W﻿ / ﻿42.47250°N 96.42250°W﻿ / 42.47250; -96.42250﻿ (KBWF-LD) | Flood Communications of Omaha, LLC | 2016 | Blake William Flood, Mike Flood's youngest son | LMS
KFDY-LD | Lincoln | 27 | 67012 | 3.65 kW | 173.4 m (569 ft) | 40°43′39.7″N 96°36′50.9″W﻿ / ﻿40.727694°N 96.614139°W﻿ / 40.727694; -96.614139﻿ (KFDY-LD) | 2017 | "Floody", the nickname of Mike Flood's oldest son, Brenden Flood | LMS
KMJF-LD  | Columbus | 48 | 185295 | 12 kW | 82.4 m (270 ft) | 41°27′9.3″N 97°15′10.8″W﻿ / ﻿41.452583°N 97.253000°W﻿ / 41.452583; -97.253000﻿ (KMJF-LD) | Flood Communications, L.L.C. | 2015 | Michael John Flood | LMS
KMLF-LD  | Grand Island | 21 | 188582 | 15 kW |

* 45 m (148 ft)
* 163.5 m (536 ft) (CP)

| 40°48′57″N 98°46′19″W﻿ / ﻿40.81583°N 98.77194°W﻿ / 40.81583; -98.77194﻿ (KMLF-LD) | Flood Communications Tri-Cities, L.L.C. | 2017 | Mandi Lynn Flood, Mike Flood's wife | LMS
KNEN-LD  | Norfolk | 35 | 185612 | 15 kW | 166 m (545 ft) | 42°1′41″N 97°20′26″W﻿ / ﻿42.02806°N 97.34056°W﻿ / 42.02806; -97.34056﻿ (KNEN-LD) | Flood Communications, L.L.C. | 2015 | "North East Nebraska" | LMS
KOHA-LD | Omaha | 27 | 33144 | 15 kW | 154.7 m (508 ft) | 41°13′29.6″N 95°57′11.6″W﻿ / ﻿41.224889°N 95.953222°W﻿ / 41.224889; -95.953222﻿ (KOHA-LD) | Flood Communications of Omaha, LLC | 2018 | "Omaha" | LMS
KWBE-LD  | Beatrice | 21 | 184308 | 15 kW | 98.3 m (323 ft) | 40°15′49″N 96°46′28″W﻿ / ﻿40.26361°N 96.77444°W﻿ / 40.26361; -96.77444﻿ (KWBE-LD) | Flood Communications of Beatrice, LLC | 2016 | "Beatrice"; shared with KWBE | LMS

## Technical information

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### Subchannels

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The signals of the NCN stations are multiplexed:

Subchannels of KBWF-LD[6] Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name  | Programming

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15.1  | 720p | 16:9 | NCN-N | NCN
15.2  | TLMONEB | Telemundo
Subchannels of KFDY-LD[7] Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name  | Programming

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27.1  | 1080i | 16:9 | TELM NE | Telemundo
27.2  | 720p | NCN-S | NCN
Subchannels of KMJF-LD, KMLF-LD and KWBE-LD[8] Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name  | Programming

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21.1  | 720p | 16:9 | TELM NE | Telemundo
21.2  | NCN-S | NCN
21.3  | 480i | 4:3 | NCN-N | NCN SD simulcast
Subchannels of KNEN-LD[9] Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name  | Programming

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35.1  | 720p | 16:9 | NCN NOR | NCN
35.3  | TelmdNE | Telemundo
9.1  | 480i | 4:3 | KCAU-TV | ABC (KCAU-TV)
Subchannels of KOHA-LD[10] Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name  | Programming

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27.1  | 720p | 16:9 | TelemNE | Telemundo
27.2  | 480i | NCN | NCN
27.3  | DayStar | Daystar
27.4  | Audio only | KBBX-FM | KBBX-FM simulcast

## References

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1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/FoxNCN [user-generated source]
2. ^ "News Channel Nebraska".
3. ^ "Sports Now - Nebraska Sports".
4. ^ "Republican Mike Flood says he has raised more than $400K". rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
5. ^ Hammel, Paul (August 23, 2020). "'Quarantine Tonight' show, Facebook concerts a hit with Nebraskans stuck at home". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
6. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KBWF-LD". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
7. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KFDY-LD". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
8. ^

* "RabbitEars TV Query for KMJF-LD". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
* "RabbitEars TV Query for KMLF-LD". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
* "RabbitEars TV Query for KWBE-LD". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

9. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KNEN-LD". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
10. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KOHA-LD". RabbitEars. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

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Broadcast television in the Omaha metropolitan area

Full power|

* KMTV-TV 3
* CBS
* WOWT 6
* NBC
* KETV 7
* ABC
* KXVO 15
* Roar
* KYNE-TV 26
* PBS
* KBIN-TV 32 / KHIN 36
* PBS
* KPTM 42
* .1 Fox
* .2 MyNetworkTV
* .3 The CW

Low-power|

* KQMK-LD 25
* KOHA-LD 27
* Telemundo
* KAJS-LD 33

ATSC 3.0|

* KXVO 15

Defunct|

* "KOXO" Cox 2
* UPN
* KKAZ-CA 24
* MyNetworkTV
* K52GP 52 / K53EY 53 / K54GL 54
* TBN
* KAZO-LP 57
* The WB/Azteca América
* KVSS-LP 67
* EWTN

See also
List of television stations in Iowa
List of television stations in Nebraska
Iowa TV
Nebraska TV
Lincoln TV
Ottumwa TV
Sioux City TV
Sioux Falls TV

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Broadcast television in Southeastern and Central Nebraska

This region includes the following cities: Lincoln
Grand Island
Kearney
Hastings
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Lincoln|

* KSNB-TV 4
* NBC
* KLKN 8
* ABC
* KOLN 10
* CBS
* KUON-TV 12
* PBS/NPM
* KCWH-LD 18
* .1 The CW
* .3 CBS
* KFDY-LD 27
* Telemundo
* KFXL-TV 51
* Fox

Central Nebraska|

* KLNE-TV 3 / KHNE-TV 29
* PBS/NPM
* KNHL 5
* .1 The CW
* KGIN 11
* .1 CBS
* .2 NBC
* KHGI-TV 13
* .1 ABC
* .2 Fox
* KMLF-LD 30
* .1 Telemundo

Southwest Nebraska|

* KWNB-TV / KWNB-LD 6
* .1 ABC
* .2 Fox
* KSNK 8
* .1 NBC
* K30FV-D 11
* .1 CBS
* .2 NBC
* K44FN-D 44
* PBS/NPM

O'Neill|

* K43FX-D 10
* .1 CBS
* .2 NBC

Bassett|

* KMNE-TV 7
* PBS/NPM; also serving O'Neill

Defunct|

* KFOR-TV 10
* ABC, Lincoln
* KTVG-TV 17
* Fox, Grand Island
* K17CI 17
* Fox, Beatrice
* KLKE 24
* ABC, Albion
* KHGI-LD 27
* .1 ABC, 27.2 Fox, O'Neill)
* K29GL 29
* TBN
* KWAZ-LP 35
* ABC/Fox, Lincoln
* WCWH-LP 40
* Fox, McCook
* KBVZ-LP 42
* ABC, McCook
* KWAZ-LP 56
* Azteca/TuVisión, Lincoln
* KCAZ-LP 57
* Azteca/TuVisión, Columbus

See also
Omaha TV
Sioux City TV
North Platte TV
Wichita TV
Topeka TV
Sioux Falls TV
Cheyenne TV
Denver TV

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Broadcast television in northwestern Iowa, northeastern Nebraska and extreme southeastern South Dakota

This region includes the following cities: Sioux City/Le Mars/Spencer, IA
Elk Point, SD
Dakota City/Norfolk, NE
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Stations|

* KUSD-TV 2
* PBS/South Dakota Public Broadcasting
* KTIV 4
* NBC
* The CW
* KCAU-TV 9
* ABC
* KMEG 14
* Roar
* KBWF-LD 15
* News Channel Nebraska, Telemundo
* KXNE-TV 19
* PBS/Nebraska Public Media
* KSIN-TV 27
* Iowa PBS
* KNEN-LD 35
* News Channel Nebraska
* KPTH 44
* Fox
* CBS

Defunct|

* KAZS-LP 23 23
* TuVisión
* K54GK 51
* TBN

See also
Lincoln TV
Omaha TV
Des Moines TV
Sioux Falls TV
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