Media in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln is a major media center in Nebraska. The following is a list of outlets based in media serving the Lincoln metropolitan area in the city.
Newspapers
[edit]The Lincoln Journal Star is the city's primary newspaper, published daily. Other newspapers published in Lincoln include:
- Clocktower, Union College student paper
- Daily Nebraskan, University of Nebraska–Lincoln student paper, daily
- The Dailyer Nebraskan, University of Nebraska–Lincoln satirical student paper, bi-weekly
Radio
[edit]In its Fall 2013 ranking of radio markets by population, Arbitron ranked Lincoln 168th in the United States.[1] Due to Lincoln's proximity to Omaha, local listeners can also receive the signal of several radio stations broadcasting from the Omaha radio market.[2]
Lincoln radio stations gets 19 Analog FM stations, 4 Digital HD Radio FM stations including 4 subchannels Like HD-2 and HD-3, 3 Analog AM stations, and No Digital HD Radio AM stations in this Lincoln Metro area.
The following is a list of radio stations licensed to and/or broadcasting from Lincoln:
AM
[edit]| AM radio stations | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Callsign[3] | HD | Name | Format[2] | City of License | Owner | Notes |
| 1240 | KFOR | No | KFOR FM 101.5 & 1240 AM | News/Talk | Lincoln, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Translator of (K268DF FM) |
| 1400 | KLIN | Repeats on KBBK HD-3 | News/Talk 1400 AM | News/Talk | Lincoln, Nebraska | NRG Media | - |
| 1480 | KLMS | No | Mix 103.3 | Adult hits | Lincoln, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Translator of (K277CA FM) |
FM
[edit]| FM radio stations | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Callsign[4] | HD | Name | Format[2] | City of License | Owner | Notes |
| 88.5 | KLCV | No | Bott Radio Network | Religious | Lincoln, Nebraska | Bott Broadcasting Company | BRN |
| 89.3 | KZUM | 1 | Community Radio | World Variety |
Lincoln, Nebraska | Sunrise Communications, Inc. | - |
| 90.3 | KRNU | No | Where New Music Beings | Indie Alternative Rock |
Lincoln, Nebraska | University of Nebraska | University of Nebraska-Lincoln college radio |
| 91.1 | KUCV | 2 | Nebraska Public Media/NPR | Public | Lincoln, Nebraska | Nebraska Public Media Foundation | NPR |
| 91.9 | K220GT | No | K-Love | Christian Contemporary | Lincoln, Nebraska | Educational Media Foundation | K-LOVE |
| 92.9 | KTGL | No | The Eagle 92.9 | Classic Rock | Beatrice, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Broadcasts from Lincoln[5] |
| 93.7 | KNTK | No | 93.7 The Ticket | Sports | Firth, Nebraska | BDP Communications LLC | Broadcasts from Lincoln[6] |
| 94.5 | K233AN | No | Red 94.5 | Top 40 | Lincoln, Nebraska | NRG Media | Simulcast of KBBK-HD2 |
| 95.1 | KRKR | No | My Bridge Radio | Christian Contemporary | Waverly, Nebraska | My Bridge Radio | Broadcasts from Lincoln[7] |
| 96.9 | KZKX | No | KX 96.9 | Country | Seward, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Broadcasts from Lincoln[8] |
| 98.1 | KFGE | No | Froggy 98 | Country | Milford, Nebraska | NRG Media | Broadcasts from Lincoln[9] |
| 101.5 | K268DF | No | KFOR FM 101.5 & 1240 AM | News/Talk | Lincoln, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Rebroadcasts KFOR AM |
| 103.3 | K277CA | No | Mix 103.3 | Adult hits | Lincoln, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Rebroadcasts KLMS AM |
| 104.1 | KIBZ | No | 104.1 The Blaze | Active Rock | Crete, Nebraska | Alpha Media | Broadcasts from Lincoln[10] |
| 104.9 | KTMX | 2 | 104.9 Max Country | Country | York, Nebraska | Nebraska Rural Radio Association | Broadcasts from Lincoln[11] |
| 105.3 | KLNC | No | 105.3 The Bone | Classic Rock | Lincoln, Nebraska | NRG Media | - |
| 106.3 | KFRX | No | 106.3 KFRX | Top 40 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Alpha Media | - |
| 107.3 | KBBK | 3 | B107.3 | Hot Adult Contemporary | Lincoln, Nebraska | NRG Media | - |
| 107.9 | KJTM-LP | No | TiM FM | Positive Hits Contemporary Christian |
Lincoln, Nebraska | Duo Ministries | Translator of K255CS (98.9 FM) |
Television
[edit]Lincoln is a principal city of the Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney television market. The market includes the central portion of Nebraska as well as several counties in north-central Kansas.[12] Due to Lincoln's proximity to Omaha, local viewers can also receive the signal of most television stations broadcasting in the Omaha television market.[13]
The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to the city.
Lincoln TV stations gets 5 Full-powered Digital channels including 10 subchannels and 2 Low-powered Digital channels including 3 subchannels.
| Television stations in the Lincoln Metro area (Ascending order) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Ch. ATSC |
Call | City | Owner | Start | Digital Ch. RF |
DTV HD |
Nickname | Programming | |
| 4.1 | KSNB | York | Gray Television | 1965 (until license moved to York in 2022) | 24 | 720p | Local 4 News | NBC | |
| 4.2 | 480i | MeMyTV | MeTV MyNetworkTV | ||||||
| 4.3 | 480i | ION | Ion Television | ||||||
| 4.4 | 480i | Oxygen | Oxygen True Crime | ||||||
| 8.1 | KLKN | Lincoln | Standard Media | 1964 | 8, 35 | 1080i | Channel 8 Eyewitness News | ABC | |
| 8.2 | 480i | GRIT | Grit | ||||||
| 8.3 | 480i | Mystery | Ion Mystery | ||||||
| 8.4 | 480i | Laff | Laff | ||||||
| 8.5 | 480i | Defy | Defy TV | ||||||
| 8.6 | 480i | Bounce | Bounce | ||||||
| 10.1 | KOLN | Lincoln | Gray Television | 1953 | 10 | 1080i | 10/11 Now | CBS | |
| 10.2 | 480i | StartTV | Start TV | ||||||
| 10.3 | 480i | CourtTV | Court TV | ||||||
| 10.4 | 480i | H & I | H&I | ||||||
| 10.5 | 480i | Circle | Circle | ||||||
| 10.6 | 480i | TCN | True Crime Network | ||||||
| 12.1 | KUON NEB PUBLIC MEDIA |
Lincoln | Nebraska Public Media Foundation | 1954 | 12 | 1080i | NE-PBS | PBS | |
| 12.2 | 1080i | NE-W | World | ||||||
| 12.3 | 720p | NE-C | Create | ||||||
| 12.4 | 480i | NE-KIDS | PBS Kids | ||||||
| 12.5 | 480i | NE-FNX | FNX | ||||||
| 18.1 | KCWH-LD | Lincoln | Gray Television | 1988 | 18 | 720p | The CW Nebraska | CW | |
| 18.3 | 1080i | KOLN HD | CBS (Simulcast of KOLN-HD) | ||||||
| 27.1 | KFDY-LD (simulcast of KOHA-LD) |
Lincoln | Flood Communications of Omaha LLC | 1992 | 27 | 720p | Telemundo Nebraska | Telemundo | |
| 27.2 | 480i | NCN-S | News Channel Nebraska (Ind.) | ||||||
| 27.3 | 480i | 3ABN | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | ||||||
| 51.1 | KFXL | Lincoln | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2006 | 15 | 720p | FOX Nebraska | Fox | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Metro Survey Area Rankings and Population" (PDF). Market Survey Schedule & Population Rankings. Arbitron. p. 8.
- ^ a b c "Radio Stations in Lincoln, Nebraska". Radio-Locator. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "AMQ AM Radio Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "FMQ FM Radio Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "KTGL - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "KNTK - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "KNTK - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "KZKX - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "KFGE - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "KIBZ - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "KTMX - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney [TV Market Map]". TV Market Maps. EchoStar Knowledge Base. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "TV Signal Locator". TV Fool. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
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