News Channel Nebraska

News Channel Nebraska
statewide Nebraska & Sioux City; United States
City	Norfolk, Nebraska
Channels	Digital: see table below
Branding	NCN
Programming
Subchannels	See below
Affiliations	Television:; Independent (2015-present); Telemundo (2017-present); WeatherNation TV (2016-present); 3ABN (2017-present); Daystar (2018-present); Radio:; (2015–present)
Ownership
Owner	Flood Communications LLC (Mike Flood)
History
Founded	2002
First air date	June 2015; 6 years ago (Statewide network launch) including Siouxland
Call sign meaning	see table below
Technical information
ERP	see table below
HAAT	see table below
Transmitter coordinates	see table below
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. It is operated by Flood Communications LLC, which is owned by attorney, businessman and former Nebraska Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood. The television stations are all members of the NCN network.

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.

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-TV 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 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.^[4]

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

Rolling News
- NCN Daybreak (Mon-Fri 6am-10am)
- NCN Midday (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm)
- NCN Evening (Mon-Thu 4pm-6am, Fri 4pm-Midnight)
- NCN Weekend (Sat-Sun 4pm-Midnight)
Non-News Programming
- Quarantine Tonight
- High School Football
- Girls High School Volleyball
- High School Basketball
- Nebraska Loves Public Schools
- College Football
- Women's College Volleyball

Low-powered television stations[]

NCN consists of eight 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. The stations are owned by Flood Communications of Nebraska, LLC.

Station	City of license	Channels (VC / DT)	First air date	Call letters’ meaning	ERP	HAAT	Facility ID	Transmitter Coordinates
KWBE-LD	Beatrice	21 (PSIP) 21 (UHF)	2016	BEatrice; shared with sister station KWBE (AM)	15 kW	391 m (1,283 ft)	184308	40°15′49″N 96°46′27″W / 40.263583°N 96.774139°W / 40.263583; -96.774139 (KWBE-LD)
KMJF-LD	Columbus	48 (PSIP) 16 (UHF)	2015	Michael John Flood	12 kW	269 m (883 ft)	185295	41°27′09″N 97°15′10″E / 41.452556°N 97.252667°E / 41.452556; 97.252667 (KMJF-LD)
KGHK-LD	Hastings	30 (PSIP 30 (UHF)	TBD	Grand Island Hastings & Kearney	15 kW	147 m (482 ft)	188559	40°36′08″N 98°50′21″W / 40.602222°N 98.839167°W / 40.602222; -98.839167 (KGHK-LD)
KFDY-LD	Lincoln	27 (PSIP) 27 (UHF)	2017	Floody the nickname of Mike Flood's oldest son, Brenden Flood	3.65 kW	226 m (741 ft)	67012	40°43′40″N 96°36′51″W / 40.727694°N 96.614139°W / 40.727694; -96.614139 (KFDY-LD)
KNEN-LD	Norfolk	35 (PSIP 35 (UHF)	2015	North East Nebraska	kW	544 m (1,785 ft)	185612	42°01′41″N 97°20′25″W / 42.028028°N 97.340222°W / 42.028028; -97.340222 (KNEN-LD)
KOHA-LD	Omaha	27 (PSIP) 27 (UHF)	2018	OmaHA	15 kW	475 m (1,558 ft)	33144	41°18′32″N 96°01′34″W / 41.308889°N 96.026167°W / 41.308889; -96.026167 (KOHA-LD)
KBWF-LD	South Sioux City Siouxland	15 (PSIP) 29 (UHF)	2016	Blake William Flood, Mike Flood's youngest son	15 kW	380 m (1,247 ft)	181673	42°28′21″N 96°25′20″W / 42.4725°N 96.422167°W / 42.4725; -96.422167 (KBWF-LD)
KMLF-LD	Grand Island	21 (PSIP) 30 (UHF)	2017	Mandi Lynn Flood, Mike Flood's wife	15 kW		188582	41°27′09″N 97°15′10″W / 41.452556°N 97.252667°W / 41.452556; -97.252667 (KMLF-LD)

Digital television[]

Digital channels[]

The digital signals of NCN's stations are multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming
xx.1	720p 1080i	16:9	NCN TMNDONEB	Main NCN Programming / Independent / Main Telemundo Nebraska Programming as Omaha & Lincoln affiliate
xx.2	720p 480i	16:9	NCN TMNDONEB KCAU-TV	Main NCN Programming / Independent as Omaha & Lincoln affiliate / Main Telemundo Nebraska Programming as Columbus, Grand Island, Hastings, and Sioux City in Norfolk, 35.2 rebroadcasts KCAU-TV/Sioux City, Iowa and maps to 9.1^[5]
xx.3	1080i 480i	16:9 4:3	DayStar WEATNATNTV 3ABN	Daystar as Omaha affiliate WeatherNation TV as Beatrice and Norfolk affiliate 3ABN as Lincoln affiliate

References[]

^ https://www.facebook.com/FoxNCN
^ "News Channel Nebraska".
^ "Sports Now - Nebraska Sports".
^ Hammel, Paul (August 23, 2020). "'Quarantine Tonight' show, Facebook concerts a hit with Nebraskans stuck at home". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
^ Feenstra, Danielle (1 July 2021). "KCAU 9 expands over-the-air coverage in Norfolk, Nebraska". KCAU-TV. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[1] ttps://www.facebook.com/FoxNCN

[2] "News Channel Nebraska".

[3] "Sports Now - Nebraska Sports".

[4] Hammel, Paul (August 23, 2020). "'Quarantine Tonight' show, Facebook concerts a hit with Nebraskans stuck at home". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2021-12-23.

[5] Feenstra, Danielle (1 July 2021). "KCAU 9 expands over-the-air coverage in Norfolk, Nebraska". KCAU-TV. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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v t Television stations serving Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa
Omaha stations	KMTV-TV (3.1 CBS, 3.2 Court TV, 3.3 Laff, 3.4 Court TV Mystery) WOWT (6.1 NBC, 6.2 Cozi, 6.3 H&I, 6.4 Ion, 6.5 Start TV, 6.6 Circle) KETV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 MeTV, 7.5 GetTV) KXVO (15.1 TBD, 15.2 Stadium, 15.3 Charge!) KYNE-TV (26.1 PBS/NPM, 26.2 World, 26.3 Create, 26.4 PBS Kids) KOHA-LD (27.1 TMD, 27.2 NCN/Ind., 27.3 Daystar) KAJS-LD (33.1 Buzzr, 33.2 Bounce, 33.3 Grit, 33.4 GetTV) KPTM (42.1 Fox, 42.2 MNTV/Dabl, 42.3 The CW, 42.4 Comet)
Council Bluffs stations	KBIN-TV 32/KHIN 36 (.1 PBS/IA PBS, .2 PBS Kids, .3 World, .4 Create)
Defunct stations	"KOXO" Cox 2 (UPN) KKAZ-CA 24 (MNTV) (TBN) KAZO 57 (Azteca) (EWTN)
ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV	WOWT 6.3 (NBC), 6.4 (News)
See also Sioux Falls TV

v t Broadcast television in Southeastern and Central Nebraska, including Lincoln
Lincoln	KSNB-TV (4.1 NBC, 4.2 MNTV/MeTV, 4.3 Ion) KLKN (8.1 ABC, 8.2 Grit, 8.3 Mystery, 8.4 Laff, 8.5 Defy) KOLN (10.1 CBS, 10.2 NBC, 10.3 MNTV/MeTV, 10.4 H&I, 10.5 Circle, 10.6 Crime) KUON-TV (12.1 PBS/NPM, 12.2 World, 12.3 Create, 12.4 PBS Kids) KCWH-LD (18.1 CW+, 18.2 Ion, 18.3 CBS) KQMK-LD (25.1 Cozi, 25.2 Ads) KFDY-LD (27.1 TMD, 27.2 NCN (Ind.), 27.3 3ABN) KFXL-TV (51.1 Fox)
Central Nebraska (incl. Grand Island, Hastings, and Kearney)	KLNE-TV / KHNE-TV (3.1/29.1 PBS/NPM, 3.2/29.2 World, 3.3/29.3 Create, 3.4/29.4 PBS Kids) KNHL (5.1 MNTV/MeTV, 5.2 NBC, 5.3 CW+, 5.4 Ion) KGIN (11.1 CBS, 11.2 NBC, 11.3 MNTV/MeTV, 11.4 H&I, 11.5 Circle, 11.6 Crime) KHGI-TV (13.1 ABC, 13.2 Fox, 13.3 TBD) KMLF-LD (21.1 NCN (Ind.), 21.2 TMD) KGHK-LD (30.1 NCN (Ind.), 30.2 TMD, 30.3 WxN)
Southwest Nebraska (incl. McCook)	KWNB-TV (6.1 ABC, 6.2 Fox, 6.3 TBD) KSNK (8.1 NBC, 8.2 TMD^{[disambiguation needed]}, 8.3 Ion, 8.4 Crime) K30FV-D (11.1 CBS, 11.2 NBC, 11.3 MNTV/MeTV, 11.4 H&I, 11.5 Circle, 11.6 Crime) K44FN-D 44 (PBS/NPM)
O'Neill	K43FX-D (10.1 CBS, 10.2 NBC, 10.3 MNTV/MeTV, 10.4 H&I, 10.5 Circle, 10.6 Crime)
Bassett	KMNE-TV (7.1 PBS/NPM, 7.2 World, 7.3 Create, 7.4 PBS Kids, also serving O'Neill)
Defunct	KFOR-TV 10 (ABC, Lincoln) KTVG-TV (17.1 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/TuV, Lincoln) KCAZ-LP 57 (Azteca/TuV, Columbus)
See also Omaha TV Sioux City TV North Platte TV Wichita TV Topeka TV Sioux Falls TV Cheyenne TV Denver TV