KOLN
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KOLN, digital channel 10, is the CBS
affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska
. It operates a satellite station, KGIN, on digital channel 11 in Grand Island
. KGIN repeats all KOLN programming, but airs separate commercials. The station also serves as the default CBS affiliate for North Platte
; it airs its programming on two translators in that city.
Combined, the two stations serve one of the largest coverage areas in the nation, stretching across 42 counties in southern and central Nebraska—almost two-thirds of the state's land mass—and an additional four counties in Kansas
. The stations, branded together on-air as 10/11 , are owned by Gray Television
.
The station is officially part of the Lincoln/Hastings
/Kearney
television market, but this market has little basis in television reality and is only fully realized on the local satellite feeds. KOLN/KGIN and Fox
affiliate KFXL-TV are the only full-power stations shared by the entire market. Via broadcast and cable, Lincoln and the eastern portions of the market receive NBC
from WOWT-TV
in Omaha
, ABC
from KLKN
in Lincoln (as well as KETV
in Omaha) and The CW from KXVO
in Omaha. The rest of the market receives ABC from KHGI-TV
in Kearney and NBC from KHAS-TV
in Hastings. Four counties in north central Kansas which border Nebraska (Jewell
, Phillips
, Republic
and Smith
) are also part of the Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney market and receive programming from the Hastings/Kearney side of the market as well as satellites of Wichita
stations.
KOLN/KGIN also operates as the area's MyNetworkTV
affiliate on both stations' second digital subchannels.
This station's digital signal is multiplexed:>
KOLN-DT
KGIN-DT
Name
Video
Aspect
Programming
10.1
11.1
KOLN-DT/
KGIN-DT
1080i
16:9
Main KOLN/KGIN programming / CBS HD
10.2
11.2
MyTV
480i
4:3
MyNetworkTV
and syndicated programming
UPN was broadcast on a DT2 subchannel of KOLN and KGIN under the banner UPN Nebraska; the service switched to MyNetworkTV in September 2006 and is locally branded as "MyTV". It not only airs syndicated programs and the entire network schedule, it offers rebroadcasts of KOLN/KGIN newscasts and The Oprah Winfrey Show
in primetime.
KOLN/KGIN also produces a nightly newscast called Nebraska Central News at 9, targeting Grand Island and Central Nebraska, which airs at 9 p.m. on MyTV. It is produced in high definition, but aired in letterboxed standard definition. MyTV also airs weather programming during the overnight hours.
along with KOLN-AM 1400 (now KLIN
). Originally broadcasting on channel 12, it moved to channel 10 in 1954 after donating the channel 12 facilities to the University of Nebraska for its educational station, KUON-TV
.
The station was originally the DuMont Television Network
affiliate for the Omaha/Lincoln market. Later in 1953, it became a primary ABC affiliate. However, after a year on the air, Fetzer persuaded the Federal Communications Commission
to merge Lincoln with the Hastings/Kearney market in central Nebraska. Lincoln has long been the cultural center for central Nebraska, and Fetzer felt that Lincoln had more in common with this area than Omaha. He also wanted an affiliation with a stronger network. Although Fetzer had a very good relationship with CBS, there was little prospect of taking the affiliation from Omaha's KMTV
.
Soon after the FCC made Lincoln the center of the new Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney market, KOLN became a primary CBS affiliate. Omaha wouldn't have a primary ABC affiliate again until KETV
signed on in 1957. DuMont shut down in 1956, and KOLN dropped the remaining ABC shows from the schedule in 1957. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network
. Over the next few years, KOLN signed on translator after translator across its vast and mostly rural coverage area, cementing a dominance that continues to this day.
KGIN debuted on October 1, 1961 as a satellite of KOLN; since then, the two stations have been known on-air as "10/11." Fetzer began selling off his stations in the 1980s. KOLN/KGIN was among the last to be sold, going to Gillett Communications
in 1984. Gillett sold the pair to Busse Broadcasting in 1987 to make room for Gillett's acquisition of the Storer Broadcasting
stations. Busse merged with current owner Gray Communications, now Gray Television, in 1998.
Until KLKN
signed on in 1996, KOLN was the only commercial station in Lincoln, making it one of the largest cities in the country with only one full-power commercial station. However, KOLN had no need to air other networks' programming. Most of the Omaha stations provide at least secondary coverage of Lincoln, and all of them are available on cable.
Well into the 1980s, when nearly every other local television news broadcast began with the latest news, KOLN began its newscasts with the weather report as a service to its mostly rural audience. A. James Ebel, KOLN's general manager from 1954 to 1985, began this practice not long after he arrived, saying years later, "The first thing I learned when I arrived here in 1954 is that the weather is the No. 1 story in Nebraska." Mel Mains served as KOLN's main news anchor for 34 years, from 1961 to 1995.
For a time in January 2009, the KOLN/KGIN website included a section about a Fox
affiliate on its second digital subchannel (currently used for MyNetworkTV
, which was to have moved to the DT3 subcarrier). However, station officials later said there were no immediate plans to launch such a station, describing the page as part of an experimental project not meant for public consumption. Although the station refused to rule out launching a digital Fox station in the future, this was mooted when then-CW affiliate KCWL relaunched as Fox affiliate KFXL.
On June 15, 2009, KOLN/KGIN became the first commercial station in Nebraska to broadcast local news in a widescreen format. Then on August 10, 2009, KOLN/KGIN took it one step further to become the first station in Nebraska to launch local news in high definition. With the change came new graphics and a new website www.1011now.com . On September 13, 2010, KOLN/KGIN debuted the market's first 4 p.m. newscast with 10/11 First at Four, the newscast air on Time Warner Cable
channels 11 and 111 in Lincoln, and is streamed live on www.1011now.com, and now on 10/11.
10/11 Pinpoint Weather
Sports team
Reporters
Six of the translators directly repeat the KOLN signal, while seven directly repeat the KGIN signal.
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
. It operates a satellite station, KGIN, on digital channel 11 in Grand Island
Grand Island, Nebraska
Grand Island is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 48,520 at the 2010 census.Grand Island is home to the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center which is the sole agency responsible for training law enforcement officers throughout the state,...
. KGIN repeats all KOLN programming, but airs separate commercials. The station also serves as the default CBS affiliate for North Platte
North Platte, Nebraska
North Platte is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the southwestern part of the state, along Interstate 80, at the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers forming the Platte River...
; it airs its programming on two translators in that city.
Combined, the two stations serve one of the largest coverage areas in the nation, stretching across 42 counties in southern and central Nebraska—almost two-thirds of the state's land mass—and an additional four counties in Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. The stations, branded together on-air as 10/11 , are owned by Gray Television
Gray Television
Gray Television, Inc. is a communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with administrative offices in Albany, Georgia.Established in 1946 by James H...
.
The station is officially part of the Lincoln/Hastings
Hastings, Nebraska
Hastings is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States. It is the principal city of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Adams and Clay counties. The population was 24,907 at the 2010 census...
/Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney....
television market, but this market has little basis in television reality and is only fully realized on the local satellite feeds. KOLN/KGIN and Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate KFXL-TV are the only full-power stations shared by the entire market. Via broadcast and cable, Lincoln and the eastern portions of the market receive NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
from WOWT-TV
WOWT-TV
WOWT-TV, digital channel 22, virtual channel 6 via PSIP and Cox Communications cable channel 8, is the NBC affiliate television station in Omaha, Nebraska. WOWT also serves the state capital, Lincoln, 52 miles away, with broadcast and cable coverage...
in Omaha
Omaha
Omaha may refer to:*Omaha , a Native American tribe that currently resides in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Nebraska-Places:United States* Omaha, Nebraska* Omaha, Arkansas* Omaha, Georgia* Omaha, Illinois* Omaha, Texas...
, ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
from KLKN
KLKN
KLKN, channel 8, is the ABC-affiliated television station in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is owned by Citadel Communications...
in Lincoln (as well as KETV
KETV
KETV, digital channel 20 , is the ABC affiliate television station in Omaha, Nebraska and is owned by Hearst Television...
in Omaha) and The CW from KXVO
KXVO
KXVO digital channel 38 is the The CW affiliated television station in Omaha, Nebraska. The station is owned by Mitts Telecasting Company and operated by Titan TV Broadcast Group through a local marketing agreement. KXVO shares operations and studios with another Titan-owned station, Fox affiliate...
in Omaha. The rest of the market receives ABC from KHGI-TV
KHGI-TV
KHGI-TV, channel 13, is the ABC-affiliated television station for most of central and western Nebraska. The station is licensed to the town of Kearney....
in Kearney and NBC from KHAS-TV
KHAS-TV
KHAS-TV 5 is the NBC television station in Hastings, Nebraska. It serves as the NBC affiliate for the western side of the Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney market. The station is owned by Hoak Media Corporation, which also owns and operates sister station KNOP-TV in North Platte...
in Hastings. Four counties in north central Kansas which border Nebraska (Jewell
Jewell County, Kansas
Jewell County is a county located in North Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,077. Its county seat and most populous city is Mankato.-19th century:...
, Phillips
Phillips County, Kansas
Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,642...
, Republic
Republic County, Kansas
Republic County is a county located in the state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,980. The largest city and county seat is Belleville.-19th century:...
and Smith
Smith County, Kansas
Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 3,853 for the 2010 census. Its county seat is Smith Center. It is named in memory of Maj. J. Nelson Smith, who was part of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed in action at the Battle of Westport on October 21,...
) are also part of the Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney market and receive programming from the Hastings/Kearney side of the market as well as satellites of Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
stations.
Digital television
KOLN-DT broadcasts on digital channel 10; KGIN-DT broadcasts on digital channel 11.KOLN/KGIN also operates as the area's MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
affiliate on both stations' second digital subchannels.
Display resolution
The display resolution of a digital television or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution is controlled by all different factors in cathode ray tube , flat panel or projection...
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
KGIN-DT
1080i
1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
and syndicated programming
UPN was broadcast on a DT2 subchannel of KOLN and KGIN under the banner UPN Nebraska; the service switched to MyNetworkTV in September 2006 and is locally branded as "MyTV". It not only airs syndicated programs and the entire network schedule, it offers rebroadcasts of KOLN/KGIN newscasts and The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
in primetime.
KOLN/KGIN also produces a nightly newscast called Nebraska Central News at 9, targeting Grand Island and Central Nebraska, which airs at 9 p.m. on MyTV. It is produced in high definition, but aired in letterboxed standard definition. MyTV also airs weather programming during the overnight hours.
Analog-to-digital conversion
KOLN/KGIN broadcasts have been digital-only since midnight February 16, 2009; both stations returned to their analog channels for their digital broadcasts.History
KOLN signed on for the first time on February 18, 1953 as Nebraska's third television station and the first outside Omaha. It was owned by broadcasting pioneer John FetzerJohn Fetzer
John Earl Fetzer was a radio and television executive who was best known as the owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1961 through the early 1980s.- Biography :...
along with KOLN-AM 1400 (now KLIN
KLIN
KLIN is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by NRG Media and features programing from ABC Radio , Premiere Radio Networks and Fox News Radio.KLIN was founded in 1946...
). Originally broadcasting on channel 12, it moved to channel 10 in 1954 after donating the channel 12 facilities to the University of Nebraska for its educational station, KUON-TV
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications is a state network of non-commercial educational public broadcasting radio and television stations in Nebraska and is based in Lincoln. It is operated by the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission...
.
The station was originally the DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
affiliate for the Omaha/Lincoln market. Later in 1953, it became a primary ABC affiliate. However, after a year on the air, Fetzer persuaded the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
to merge Lincoln with the Hastings/Kearney market in central Nebraska. Lincoln has long been the cultural center for central Nebraska, and Fetzer felt that Lincoln had more in common with this area than Omaha. He also wanted an affiliation with a stronger network. Although Fetzer had a very good relationship with CBS, there was little prospect of taking the affiliation from Omaha's KMTV
KMTV
KMTV-TV is the CBS television station in Omaha, Nebraska. Owned by the Journal Broadcast Group, it broadcasts a digital television signal on UHF channel 45, which remaps to former analog channel 3 via PSIP.-History:...
.
Soon after the FCC made Lincoln the center of the new Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney market, KOLN became a primary CBS affiliate. Omaha wouldn't have a primary ABC affiliate again until KETV
KETV
KETV, digital channel 20 , is the ABC affiliate television station in Omaha, Nebraska and is owned by Hearst Television...
signed on in 1957. DuMont shut down in 1956, and KOLN dropped the remaining ABC shows from the schedule in 1957. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network
NTA Film Network
The NTA Film Network was an early American television network founded by Ely Landau in 1956. The network was not a full-time television network like CBS, NBC, or ABC. Rather, it operated on a part-time basis, broadcasting films and several first-run television programs from major Hollywood studios...
. Over the next few years, KOLN signed on translator after translator across its vast and mostly rural coverage area, cementing a dominance that continues to this day.
KGIN debuted on October 1, 1961 as a satellite of KOLN; since then, the two stations have been known on-air as "10/11." Fetzer began selling off his stations in the 1980s. KOLN/KGIN was among the last to be sold, going to Gillett Communications
George N. Gillett Jr.
-Biography:George Gillett graduated from Lake Forest Academy in 1956. He attended Amherst College and is a graduate of Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin....
in 1984. Gillett sold the pair to Busse Broadcasting in 1987 to make room for Gillett's acquisition of the Storer Broadcasting
Storer Broadcasting
Storer Broadcasting, Inc. was an American company which owned several television and radio stations in the northeast United States. It was incorporated in Ohio in 1927, and sold its broadcasting properties in 1983.-1920s—1940s:...
stations. Busse merged with current owner Gray Communications, now Gray Television, in 1998.
Until KLKN
KLKN
KLKN, channel 8, is the ABC-affiliated television station in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is owned by Citadel Communications...
signed on in 1996, KOLN was the only commercial station in Lincoln, making it one of the largest cities in the country with only one full-power commercial station. However, KOLN had no need to air other networks' programming. Most of the Omaha stations provide at least secondary coverage of Lincoln, and all of them are available on cable.
Well into the 1980s, when nearly every other local television news broadcast began with the latest news, KOLN began its newscasts with the weather report as a service to its mostly rural audience. A. James Ebel, KOLN's general manager from 1954 to 1985, began this practice not long after he arrived, saying years later, "The first thing I learned when I arrived here in 1954 is that the weather is the No. 1 story in Nebraska." Mel Mains served as KOLN's main news anchor for 34 years, from 1961 to 1995.
For a time in January 2009, the KOLN/KGIN website included a section about a Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate on its second digital subchannel (currently used for MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
, which was to have moved to the DT3 subcarrier). However, station officials later said there were no immediate plans to launch such a station, describing the page as part of an experimental project not meant for public consumption. Although the station refused to rule out launching a digital Fox station in the future, this was mooted when then-CW affiliate KCWL relaunched as Fox affiliate KFXL.
News operation
KOLN/KGIN is one of the only television stations in the United States with a husband/wife anchor team, Jon Vanderford and Taryn Vanderford serve as anchors for the station's 4 p.m. newscast. On September 15, 2007, KOLN/KGIN started airing weekend morning newscasts from 7-8 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. It now competes with weekend morning newscasts on WOWT and KETV out of Omaha.On June 15, 2009, KOLN/KGIN became the first commercial station in Nebraska to broadcast local news in a widescreen format. Then on August 10, 2009, KOLN/KGIN took it one step further to become the first station in Nebraska to launch local news in high definition. With the change came new graphics and a new website www.1011now.com . On September 13, 2010, KOLN/KGIN debuted the market's first 4 p.m. newscast with 10/11 First at Four, the newscast air on Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
channels 11 and 111 in Lincoln, and is streamed live on www.1011now.com, and now on 10/11.
Station slogans
- The Best is Right Here on 10-11/10-11 is Easy on the Eyes (1973–1974; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- See the Best... 10/11 (1974–1975; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Catch the Brightest Stars on 10/11 (1975–1976; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- 10/11... The Hot Ones (1976–1977; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- There's Something in the Air... 10/11 (1977–1978; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The 32 Days of Fabulous February! (January 30–March 2, 1978; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- 10/11... Turn Us On, We'll Turn You On (1978–1979; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We're Coming On! (February 1979; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You're Looking Good on 10/11 (1979–1980; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Hello Nebraska, 10/11 Loves You (1980s; used during period station used Frank Gari's "Hello News")
- Looking Good Together on 10/11 (1980–1981; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Reach for the Stars on 10/11 (1981–1982; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Great Moments on 10/11 (1982–1983; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- February Looks Great on 10/11 (January 30–March 2, 1983; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We've Got The Touch, You and 10/11 (1983–1984; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You and 10/11, We've Got The Touch (1984–1985; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We've Got The Touch on 10/11 (1985–1986; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Share the Spirit of 10/11 (1986–1987; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- 10/11 Spirit, Oh Yes! (1987–1988; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- 10/11, Nebraska Strong! (1988–1998; general slogan)
- You can feel it on 10/11 (1988–1989; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Hey Nebraska, Get Ready for 10/11 (1989–1990; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Get Ready for 10/11! (1990–1991; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The Look of Nebraska is 10/11 (1991–1992; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Nebraska's Look in February is 10/11 (January–March 1992; localized version of CBS ad campaigN)
- This is CBS, on 10/11 (1992–1995; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You're on 10/11 (1995–1996; localized version of CBS; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- 10/11, Welcome Home (1996–1997; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The Address is 10/11... Welcome Home (1997–1999; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The Address is 10/11 (1999–2000; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- 10/11, It's All Here (2000–2005; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Every day ... (2005–2007)
- We Are 10/11 (2006–2009; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Anytime. Anywhere. Every Day. (2007–present)
- Only 10/11, Only CBS (2009–present; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
News team
Anchors- Bonney Bowman - weekend mornings; also video journalist
- Bridget Fargen - Fridays at 5, and Fridays and Saturdays at 6 and 10 p.m.; also video journalist
- Vanessa Flowers - Monday-Thursdays at 5 and 6, Sundays at 5:30 and Sunday-Thursdays at 10 p.m.
- John Fortney - Monday-Thursdays at 5 and 6, Sundays at 5:30 and Sunday-Thursdays at 10 p.m.
- Sara Geake - weeknights at 9 p.m. (Nebraska Central News on KOLN-DT2/KGIN-DT2) and KGIN anchor
- Owen Jensen - Fridays at 5, and Fridays and Saturdays at 6 and 10 p.m.; also video journalist
- Dan Koob - weeknights at 9 p.m. (Nebraska Central News on KOLN-DT2/KGIN-DT2); also Grand Island bureau video journalist
- Chad Silber - weekday mornings First News Nebraska
- Erika Tallan - weekday mornings First News Nebraska
- Jon Vanderford - weekdays at noon and 4 p.m.
- Taryn Vanderford - weekdays at 4 p.m.
10/11 Pinpoint Weather
- Ken Siemek (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; Monday-Thursdays at 6 and 10 p.m. - Brad Anderson (AMS Certified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast Meteorologist is a rating for meteorologists given by the American Meteorological Society.The Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program was established to raise the professional standard in broadcast meteorology and encourage a broader range of scientific understanding,...
and NWANational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
Seals of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings and noon - Brandon Rector (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval; member, NWA) - meteorologist; weekdays at 4 p.m., weeknights at 5 and 9 p.m., and Fridays at 6 and 10 p.m.
- Stephanie Ortmann (member, AMS; member, NWA) - meteorologist; weekend mornings, Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10 p.m.
Sports team
- Kevin Sjuts - sports director; weeknights at 6, 9 (on KOLN-DT2/KGIN-DT2) and 10 p.m.
- Dan Hedman - sports anchor; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10 p.m.
Reporters
- Cassie Anderson - video journalist
- Dennis Burke - video journalist
- Catherine Crane - video journalist
- Morgan Demmel - Grand Island bureau video journalist
- David Jespersen - special report coordinator/reporter
- Megan Johnson - Grand Island bureau video journalist
- Nate Kelly - video journalist
- Stephani Ruiz - video journalist
- Lance Schwartz - special projects coordinator
- Deborah Tuff - video journalist
Former on-air staff
- Mel Mains - anchor (1961-1995)
- Leta Powell DrakeLeta Powell DrakeLeta Powell Drake is a Nebraska celebrity who has a lifetime career in broadcast television as host, producer, writer, announcer and program director. During her 46 year Professional Broadcasting Career she hosted and produced over 10,000 Television shows. She has acted in more than 100 plays and...
- portrayed Kalamity Kate for KOLN-TV's Calamity Kate/morning show host
Translators
KOLN/KGIN serves its large coverage area with 13 translators. Repeaters in bold are owned by Gray Television; all others are owned by local municipalities or organizations. All owned-and-operated repeaters broadcast a multiplexed digital signal including high-definition programming. The remainder broadcast an analog signal.Six of the translators directly repeat the KOLN signal, while seven directly repeat the KGIN signal.
KOLN translators
- AinsworthAinsworth, NebraskaAinsworth is a city in Brown County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,862 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Brown County.-Geography:Ainsworth is located at ....
: K11KW, channel 11 (defunct) - NelighNeligh, NebraskaNeligh is a city in Antelope County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Antelope County. The city's name is pronounced .-History:...
: K53GC, channel 53 - NewportNewport, NebraskaNewport is a village in Rock County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Newport is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
: K25GM, channel 25 - O'NeillO'Neill, NebraskaO'Neill is a city in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,733 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Holt County.-Geography:O'Neill is located at ....
: K43FX, channel 43 - North PlatteNorth Platte, NebraskaNorth Platte is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the southwestern part of the state, along Interstate 80, at the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers forming the Platte River...
: K25KA, channel 25 - ValentineValentine, Nebraska-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,820 people, 1,209 households, and 733 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,401.1 people per square mile . There were 1,373 housing units at an average density of 682.2 per square mile...
: K69AL, channel 69 (defunct)
KGIN translators
- Broken BowBroken Bow, NebraskaBroken Bow is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,491 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Custer County.-History:...
: K04CV, channel 4 - CambridgeCambridge, NebraskaCambridge is a city in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,041 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Cambridge has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
: K30FV, channel 30 - CozadCozad, NebraskaCozad is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,977 at the 2010 census. The town is on the Great Plains of central Nebraska, along the Union Pacific Railroad and U.S. Highway 30, just north of the Platte River...
: K55AF, channel 55 - GothenburgGothenburg, NebraskaGothenburg is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lexington, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,619 at the 2000 census.-History:...
: K28GC, channel 28 - North PlatteNorth Platte, NebraskaNorth Platte is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the southwestern part of the state, along Interstate 80, at the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers forming the Platte River...
: K04ED, channel 4 - OrdOrd, NebraskaOrd is a city in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Valley County. Ord was named in honor of Civil War general Edward O. C...
: K04HL, channel 4 - WallaceWallace, NebraskaWallace is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 329 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wallace is located at ....
: K33FF, channel 33
External links
- KOLN & KGIN Website
- Obituary of A. James Ebel (longtime KOLN general manager)
- Nebraska Broadcasters Association profile of Mel Mains (longtime KOLN news anchor)
- Lincoln Journal-Star's Jeff Korbelik reports on departure of Randy Lube (longtime 10/11 news director)