News Channel Nebraska

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News Channel Nebraska
NCN network logo.png
City Norfolk, Nebraska
BrandingNCN
Programming
Subchannels see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
History
Founded2002
First air date
June 2015;8 years ago (2015-06) (Statewide network launch) including Siouxland
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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.

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History

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

News Channel Nebraska primarily focuses on rolling news coverage similar to the original CNN Headline News and the current NewsNet, whose owner and founder 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

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 coordinatesLicenseeFirst air date Call letters' meaning Public license information
KBWF-LD South Sioux City 1518167315 kW115.9 m (380 ft) 42°28′21″N96°25′21″W / 42.47250°N 96.42250°W / 42.47250; -96.42250 (KBWF-LD) Flood Communications of Omaha, LLC2016Blake William Flood, Mike Flood's youngest son LMS
KFDY-LD Lincoln 27670123.65 kW173.4 m (569 ft) 40°43′39.7″N96°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 4818529512 kW82.4 m (270 ft) 41°27′9.3″N97°15′10.8″W / 41.452583°N 97.253000°W / 41.452583; -97.253000 (KMJF-LD) Flood Communications, L.L.C.2015Michael John Flood LMS
KMLF-LD Grand Island 2118858215 kW
  • 45 m (148 ft)
  • 163.5 m (536 ft) (CP)
 40°48′57″N98°46′19″W / 40.81583°N 98.77194°W / 40.81583; -98.77194 (KMLF-LD) Flood Communications Tri-Cities, L.L.C.2017Mandi Lynn Flood, Mike Flood's wife LMS
KNEN-LD Norfolk 3518561215 kW166 m (545 ft) 42°1′41″N97°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 273314415 kW154.7 m (508 ft) 41°13′29.6″N95°57′11.6″W / 41.224889°N 95.953222°W / 41.224889; -95.953222 (KOHA-LD) Flood Communications of Omaha, LLC2018"Omaha" LMS
KWBE-LD Beatrice 2118430815 kW98.3 m (323 ft) 40°15′49″N96°46′28″W / 40.26361°N 96.77444°W / 40.26361; -96.77444 (KWBE-LD) Flood Communications of Beatrice, LLC2016"Beatrice"; shared with KWBE LMS

Technical information

Subchannels

The signals of the NCN stations are multiplexed:

Subchannels of KBWF-LD [6]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
15.1 720p 16:9 NCN-NNCN
15.2TLMONEB Telemundo
Subchannels of KFDY-LD [7]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
27.1 720p 16:9 TELM NE Telemundo
27.2NCN-SNCN
27.3 480i 4:3 3ABN 3ABN
Subchannels of KMJF-LD, KMLF-LD and KWBE-LD [8]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
xx.1 720p 16:9 TELM NETelemundo
xx.2NCN-SNCN
xx.3 480i 4:3 NCN-NNCN SD simulcast
Subchannels of KNEN-LD [9]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
15.1 720p 16:9 NCN NORNCN
15.2TelmdNE Telemundo
9.1 480i 4:3 KCAU-TV ABC (KCAU-TV)
Subchannels of KOHA-LD [10]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
27.1 720p 16:9 TelemNETelemundo
27.2 480i NCNNCN
27.3DayStar Daystar
27.4Audio onlyKBBX-FM KBBX-FM simulcast

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References

  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 2022-08-22.
  5. ↑ Hammel, Paul (August 23, 2020). "'Quarantine Tonight' show, Facebook concerts a hit with Nebraskans stuck at home". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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  7. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KFDY-LD". RabbitEars . Retrieved August 24, 2023.
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