Nebraska Educational Telecommunications

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NET (Nebraska Educational Telecommunications)
Statewide Nebraska
Branding	NET
Channels	(various, see article) analog, (various, see FCC data in "External Links") digital
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission
Founded	November 1, 1954
Former affiliations	NET (1954-1970)
Transmitter Power	(see FCC data in "External Links")
Website	netnebraska.org

Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) is a statewide public broadcasting network of radio and television stations in the state of Nebraska, based out of Lincoln. The network is operated by the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission, which owns the license for all but one station in the network. The license of the network's flagship station, KUON-TV, is owned by the University of Nebraska system.

Contents 1 Television stations 2 Radio stations 3 History 4 Digital TV 5 External links

[edit] Television stations

There are nine full-power analog broadcast stations in the network:

Station	Analog Channel	Digital Channel	City	Callsign Meaning
KUON-TV	12	40	Lincoln (flagship)	University Of Nebraska
KHNE-TV	29	28	Hastings	Hastings NEbraska
KLNE-TV	3	26	Lexington	Lexington NEbraska
KMNE-TV	7	15	Bassett	Middle NEbraska
KPNE-TV	9	16	North Platte	North Platte NEbraska
KRNE-TV	12	17	Merriman	MeRriman NEbraska
KTNE-TV	13	24	Alliance	Television NEbraska
KXNE-TV	19	16	Norfolk	X (Across) NEbraska
KYNE-TV	26	17	Omaha	Your NEbraska

The network also has 14 low-power repeater signals.

[edit] Radio stations

NET Radio is governed by the NET Commission and the NET Foundation for Radio Board.

There are nine full-power stations in the network:

Station	Frequency	City	Callsign Meaning
KUCV-FM	91.1	Lincoln (flagship)	Union College (original owner) Voice
KYNE-FM	91.9	Chadron	Chadron NEbraska
KHNE-FM	89.1	Hastings	Hastings NEbraska
KLNE-FM	88.7	Lexington	Lexington NEbraska
KMNE-FM	90.3	Bassett	Middle NEbraska
KPNE-FM	91.7	North Platte	North Platte NEbraska
KRNE-FM	91.5	Merriman	MeRriman NEbraska
KTNE-FM	91.1	Alliance	Towards NEbraska
KXNE-FM	89.3	Norfolk	X (Across) NEbraska

The network also has five low-power repeater signals.

[edit] History

• University of Nebraska's KUON channel 12 in Lincoln signed on the air on November 1, 1954, using studios, equipment and frequency donated by KOLN-TV. The educational allocation that was originally on channel 18 was moved to channel 12.

• In 1960, The Nebraska Council for Educational Television was created by six school districts in Nebraska. By 1961, 5 VHF and 3 UHF channels were allocated for educational use in Nebraska -- the largest amount ever approved for educational use in a single state.

• In 1962, a videotape exchange service, The Great Plains Regional Instructional Television Library, as established, using federal funds.

• In 1963, the Nebraska Unicameral created the Nebraska Educational Television Commission.

• In 1965, KLNE-TV Channel 3, Lexington, and KYNE-TV Channel 26, Omaha, joined KUON as the first links of the new ETV network.

• In 1966, KTNE-TV Channel 13, Alliance, and KPNE-TV Channel 9, North Platte, opened.
  The Great Plains Regional Instructional Television Library was renamed The Great Plains National Instructional Television Library (GPN).
  The Nebraska Educational Television Council for Higher Education (NETCHE), the nations first statewide television initiative for colleges, was organized.

• In 1967, KMNE-TV Channel 7, Bassett, and KXNE-TV Channel 19, Norfolk, opened.

• In 1968, KHNE-TV Channel 29, Hastings, and KRNE-TV Channel 12, Merriman, opened.

• In 1969, ETV programming was expanded to seven days a week, beginning that fall. Previously, the network was off the air on Sundays.

• In 1971, Nebraskans for Public Television, Inc. (NPTV), an organisation designed to gather donations for ETV from the viewers themselves, was organized.

• In 1972, The Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Center opened.
  Nebraska ETV assumed responsibility for providing programming to the regional Central Educational Network, serving PBS stations in 12 Midwestern states.

• In 1973, KXNE, KYNE and KHNE were put under remote control from the Telecommunications Center.

• In 1974, KYNE began broadcasting selected programming to its Omaha-area viewers, under a schedule different from the rest of the NETV network.
  KYNE also provided two-way communications between medical schools in Omaha and Lincoln.

• In 1975, the Nebraska Legislatures Judiciary Committee deliberations on correctional reforms was televised -- the first time a legislative hearing was televised live on Nebraska television.

• In 1976, NBC unveiled its new "N" logo on New Year's Day, replacing the "NBC Snake" logo that was in use since 1959. Since Nebraska ETV created a similar logo first, NETV filed a lawsuit, which resulted in an out-of-court settlement, in which NETV received from NBC a color mobile unit and other equipment totaling over $800,000, in exchange for discontinuing NETV's logo. A new NETV logo, which replaced NETV's "N", was unveiled May 25. (NBC's "N" logo lasted until 1979, when the Peacock was overlayed over it, and the NBC logo consisted only of a peacock symbol in 1986.)
  Anyone for Tennyson?, NETV's first program for the PBS network, was first released.

• In 1977, The Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium (NAPBC) establishes headquarters at the Telecommunications Center.

• In 1978, NETV was linked to PBS's new satellite program distribution system. In earlier years, GPN experimented with satellite distribution.

• In 1979, The Nebraska Educational Television Council for Higher Education changed its name to just its acronym, NETCHE, Inc.

• In 1980, NETV's Life On The Mississippi debuted on PBS.
  EduCable, NETV's specialty cable channel, with educational programs and coverage of the state legislature, signed on as a local service for viewers of Lincoln CableVision (now Time Warner Cable).

• In 1981, Hidden Places: Where History Lives, produced by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, debuted on PBS.

• In 1982, Sunday service on NETV expanded to mornings.

• In 1983, Reading Rainbow, a Children's reading series co-produced by GPN and Buffalo's WNED, started its long run on PBS, with LeVar Burton as host.

• In 1985, NETV began experimental broadcasts in stereo.

• In 1988, UN-L's The Trial of Standing Bear debuted, first on NETV on June 30, then later on July 4 on PBS.

• In 1989, KLNE, KYNE, KHNE and KUON began full-time stereo broadcasting.

• In 1990, Reading Rainbow won a 1990 Emmy for Outstanding Children's Series.
  Public radio stations in Alliance, Lexington, Norfolk and Hastings opened.

• In 1991, public radio stations opened in North Platte, Bassett, Merriman and Chadron. The entire Nebraska Public Radio Network (NPRN) was formally dedicated on October 8 in a special ceremony, broadcasted live on NPRN and NETV.
  The Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Facilities Corporation was established to facilitate lease/purchase of the GTE SpaceNet 3 transponder.
  A CPB study, Study of School use of Television and Video, found Reading Rainbow to be the most used and viewed children's television program in America during the 1990-1991 school year.

• In 1992, NETV began Descriptive Video Service (DVS) on selected programs.

• In 1993, NETV's Closed Captioning Center completed its first real-time captioning contract, for the University of Kentucky. NETV was also responsible for their first live-captioned program, Big Red Play-By-Play.
  Reading Rainbow won three 1993 Daytime Emmy Awards, including Best Children's Program.

• In 1994, UN-L's Mysteries In The Dust, a.k.a. Buried In Ash, about Nebraska's Ashfall Fossil Bed, was televised nationally on PBS's science series, Nova.
  KUON, KTNE and KLNE became remotely-controlled from NETV's Lincoln headquarters.

• In 1996, UN-L's In Search of the Real Jesse James debuted on the Discovery Channel, the fisrt NETV-related program produced for a commercial network.
  In Search of the Oregon Trail, a co-production of NETV and Oregon Public Broadcasting, debuted on PBS.
  EduCable expanded to everyday 24-hour service.

• In 1997, Reading Rainbow won Daytime Emmy Awards for Best Children's Program and Outstanding Single Camera Photography, netting a total of 12 Emmys for the long-running program.
  NETV's documentary on famed journalist Nellie Bly, Around the World in 72 Days, debuted on The American Experience.

• In 1998, Reading Rainbow won Daytime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding Children's Series and Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing. The popular children's series also received awards from the Chicago International Film Festival, the International Cinema in Industry, the Coalition for Quality Children's Media, the Columbus International Film Festival, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Education Film and Video Festival, the U.S. International Film and Video Festival and the Prix Jeunesse International Children's Competition.

• In 1999, NETV experimented with webcasting two Nebraska Women's basketball games live on the internet.

• In 2000, Nebraska Public Radio began real-time audio streaming.
  EduCable was renamed NETV2.

• In 2001, Reading Rainbow won three daytime Emmy Awards -- a total of 15.
  Nebraska Public Radio commenced 24-hour service and launched its new Web site, www.nprn.org -- both in August.

• In 2002, The American Experience presnted NETV's Monkey Trial, a look at the 1925 trial involving John Scopes, who was convicted of teaching evolution in Tennessee's schools.
  Reading Rainbow won an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Series for its second consecutive year. Host and executive producer LeVar Burton won his second consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series.

• In 2003, Reading Rainbow won an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Series for its third consecutive year (the eighth award in this category) and received seven Daytime Emmy Award nominations. It also received an award for outstanding achievement in single camera editing, bringing its total Emmys won in all categories to 20.
  On April 23, NETV commenced its digital service, consisting of NETV and NETV2, plus NETV3 (in-school and lifelong learning programs) and NETV-HD (programs in high-definition).

• In 2004, NETV celebrates its 50th anniversary.

• In 2005, Nebraska's public radio and TV networks were renamed NET, reviving an acronym originally used for PBS's predecessor, National Educational Television.

• In 2006, The University of Nebraska Regents sold its production interests of Reading Rainbow to WNED-TV in Buffalo, New York.

[edit] Digital TV

Here's what you can see on NET Digital Television today:

• NET1
  • This is the same NET Television you've known for over 50 years. PBS favorites for children like "Reading Rainbow" and "Arthur", the finest drama from "Masterpiece Theatre" and locally-produced programs like "Backyard Farmer", and "Big Red Wrap-Up" are all part of NET1’s schedule.

• NET2
  • Once available only on cable, NET2 is now part of our digital television broadcast lineup. On NET2 you can see live coverage of the Nebraska Unicameral, Spanish language programs for children and adults, rebroadcasts of PBS and NET programs, and some programs not available on NET1, yet are rather enjoyable.

• NET3
  • Our new channel dedicated to lifelong learning of all sorts, NET3 lets you explore the world through hands-on experiences. Watch it today.

• NET-HD
  • You've heard about High Definition Television, now you can see it on NET-HD. Whether you're watching a documentary from PBS or an NET Sports live broadcast, television never looked as good as it does in High Definition.
• Cox Cable Omaha
  • NET1 channel 12
  • NET2 channel 16
  • NET3 channel 803
  • NET-HD channel 812

• TimeWarner Cable - Southeast Nebraska
  • NET1 channel 12
  • NET2 channel 17
  • NET3 channel 212
  • NET-HD channel 112

• Charter Communications – Central Nebraska
  • NET1, channel 14
  • NET2, channel 392
  • NET3, channel 393
  • NET-HD, channel 780

• Alliance - channel 24
• Bassett - channel 15
• Hastings - channel 28
• Lexington - channel 26
• Lincoln - channel 40
• Merriman - channel 17
• Norfolk - channel 16
• North Platte - channel 16
• Omaha - channel 17

[edit] External links

• Nebraska Educational Telecommunications
• NET Television
• NET Television History
• NET Radio
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KUON