News Channel Nebraska
statewide Nebraska & Sioux City United States | |
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City | Norfolk, Nebraska |
Branding | NCN |
Slogan | Your Hometown Team |
Channels | Digital: see table below |
Subchannels | See below |
Affiliations |
Television: Independent (2015-present) Telemundo (2017-present) WeatherNation TV (2016-present) 3ABN (2017-present) Radio: (2015-present) |
Owner | Flood Communications LLC (Mike Flood) |
Founded | 2002 |
First air date | June 2015 (Statewide network launch) including Siouxland |
Call letters' meaning | see table below |
Transmitter power | see table below |
Height | see table below |
Class | Class D |
Facility ID | see table below |
Transmitter coordinates | see table below |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information: |
Channel Nebraska Profile Channel Nebraska CDBS |
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.
Low-powered television stations
NCN consists of six 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 Nebraska, as well as parts of Siouxland. The stations are owned by Flood Communications of Nebraska, LLC. NCN tv programming includes hyper-local news, weather, sports and coverage of high school live sports and other community live events.
Station | City of license | Channels (VC / DT) |
First air date | Call letters’ meaning |
ERP | HAAT | Facility ID | Transmitter Coordinates |
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KWBE-LD | Beatrice | 21 (PSIP) 21 (UHF) | 2016 | These are the longtime call letters for Beatrice's original AM radio station, KWBE, which is still located in Beatrice and is owned by Flood Communications of Beatrice, LLC | 15 kW | 391 m (1,283 ft) | 184308 | 40°15′49″N 96°46′27″W / 40.263583°N 96.774139°W |
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 |
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 |
KFDY-LD | Lincoln | 27 (PSIP) 26 (UHF) | 2017 | Floody the nickname of Mike Flood's oldest son, Brenden Flood | 5 kW | 315 m (1,033 ft) | 67012 | 40°51′10″N 96°40′36″W / 40.852778°N 96.676667°W |
KNEN-LD | Norfolk | 35 (PSIP 35 (UHF) | 2015 | North East Nebraska | 15 kW | 544 m (1,785 ft) | 185612 | 42°01′41″N 97°20′25″W / 42.028028°N 97.340222°W |
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 |
KBWF-LD | South Sioux City Siouxland | 39 (PSIP) 14 (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 |
KMLF-LD | Grand Island | 21 (PSIP) 30 (UHF) | 2017 | Mandi Lynn Flood, Mike Flood's wife | 15 kW | XXXXXX | 41°27′09″N 97°15′10″E / 41.452556°N 97.252667°E |
Digital television
Digital channels
The digital signals of NCN's stations are multiplexed:
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
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xx.1 | 720p | 16:9 | NCN TMNDONEB | Main NCN Programming / Independent / Telemundo Nebraska as Omaha affiliate |
xx.2 | TLMLONEB Antenna TV | Main Telemundo Programming / Telemundo Nebraska as Lincoln and Columbus affiliate, Main NCN Programming / Independent as Omaha affiliate in Norfolk, 35.2 is Antenna TV | ||
xx.3 | 480i | WEATNATNTV 3ABN | WeatherNation TV as Beatrice and Norfolk affiliate 3ABN as Lincoln affiliate |