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Media in Lincoln, Nebraska

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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.

Print

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Newspapers

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The Lincoln Journal Star is the city's primary newspaper, published daily. Other newspapers published in Lincoln include:

Radio

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Metro Survey Area Rankings and Population" (PDF). Market Survey Schedule & Population Rankings. Arbitron. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b c "Radio Stations in Lincoln, Nebraska". Radio-Locator. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  3. ^ "AMQ AM Radio Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  4. ^ "FMQ FM Radio Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  5. ^ "KTGL - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  6. ^ "KNTK - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  7. ^ "KNTK - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  8. ^ "KZKX - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  9. ^ "KFGE - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  10. ^ "KIBZ - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  11. ^ "KTMX - Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  12. ^ "Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney [TV Market Map]". TV Market Maps. EchoStar Knowledge Base. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  13. ^ "TV Signal Locator". TV Fool. Retrieved 2014-07-23.