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.

News Channel Nebraska
statewide Nebraska & Sioux City
United States
CityNorfolk, Nebraska
ChannelsDigital: see table below
BrandingNCN
SloganYour Hometown Team
Programming
SubchannelsSee below
AffiliationsTelevision:
Independent (2015-present)
Telemundo (2017-present)
WeatherNation TV (2016-present)
3ABN (2017-present)
Daystar (2018-present)
Radio:
(2015–present)
Ownership
OwnerFlood Communications LLC (Mike Flood)
History
Founded2002
First air dateJune 2015 (2015-06) (Statewide network launch) including Siouxland
Call sign meaningsee table below
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
ERPsee table below
HAATsee table below
Transmitter coordinatessee table below
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
WebsiteNews Channel Nebraska

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.

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]

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
    • 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-LDBeatrice21 (PSIP)
21 (UHF)		2016BEatrice; shared with sister station KWBE (AM)15 kW391 m (1,283 ft)18430840.263583°N 96.774139°W / 40.263583; -96.774139 (KWBE-LD)
KMJF-LDColumbus48 (PSIP)
16 (UHF)		2015Michael John Flood12 kW269 m (883 ft)18529541.452556°N 97.252667°E / 41.452556; 97.252667 (KMJF-LD)
KGHK-LDHastings30 (PSIP
30 (UHF)		TBDGrand Island Hastings & Kearney15 kW147 m (482 ft)18855940.602222°N 98.839167°W / 40.602222; -98.839167 (KGHK-LD)
KFDY-LDLincoln27 (PSIP)
27 (UHF)		2017Floody the nickname of Mike Flood's oldest son, Brenden Flood3.65 kW226 m (741 ft)6701240.727694°N 96.614139°W / 40.727694; -96.614139 (KFDY-LD)
KNEN-LDNorfolk35 (PSIP
35 (UHF)		2015North East Nebraska kW544 m (1,785 ft)18561242.028028°N 97.340222°W / 42.028028; -97.340222 (KNEN-LD)
KOHA-LDOmaha27 (PSIP)
27 (UHF)		2018OmaHA15 kW475 m (1,558 ft)3314441.308889°N 96.026167°W / 41.308889; -96.026167 (KOHA-LD)
KBWF-LDSouth Sioux City
Siouxland		15 (PSIP)
29 (UHF)		2016Blake William Flood, Mike Flood's youngest son15 kW380 m (1,247 ft)18167342.4725°N 96.422167°W / 42.4725; -96.422167 (KBWF-LD)
KMLF-LDGrand Island21 (PSIP)
30 (UHF)		2017Mandi Lynn Flood, Mike Flood's wife15 kWXXXXXX41.452556°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.1720p
1080i		16:9NCN
TMNDONEB		Main NCN Programming / Independent / Main Telemundo Nebraska Programming as Omaha & Lincoln affiliate
xx.2720p
480i		NCN
TMNDONEB
Antenna 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 is Antenna TV
xx.31080i
480i		16:9
4:3		DayStar
WEATNATNTV
3ABN		Daystar as Omaha affiliate
WeatherNation TV as Beatrice and Norfolk affiliate
3ABN as Lincoln affiliate
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References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/FoxNCN
  2. http://newschannelnebraska.com/about-ncn30/
  3. http://ncnsportsnow.com/local-sports/ncn-partners-with-nfhs-network-expands-sports-coverage/
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