KHAS-TV
Encyclopedia
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
. The station is rebroadcast on translator K02HJ in Ord
on channel 2.
Recently, KHAS-TV has promoted itself as a full-market NBC station, challenging the long-standing status of Omaha
's WOWT-TV
as the default NBC affiliate in the capital. It has begun identifying as "Hastings/Kearney/Grand Island/Lincoln" on-air and on its Website. It is also available on the Lincoln DirecTV
and Dish Network
feeds as the local NBC station, boosting its potential audience to over 700,000 people across Nebraska and Kansas
.
This station's digital signal is multiplexed:>
Channel
Name
Video
Aspect
Programming
5.1
KHAS-DT
1080i
16:9
Main KHAS-TV programming / NBC HD
5.2
KHAS-DT2
480i
4:3
"This Nebraska
"; movies, classic television series, and children's programming
In September 2010, KHAS-TV digital subchannel 5.2 switched from a standard definition simulcast to This TV
. It identifies locally as "This Nebraska".
channel.
newspaper and Secretary of the Interior
during the Eisenhower Administration. It took its calls from KHAS (AM)
, which Seaton had founded in 1940. In 1967, it was one of the first stations in the area to acquire color broadcasting equipment.
The Seaton family owned KHAS-TV until 1997, when it was sold to Dick Shively and Ulysses Carlini Sr., owners of North Platte TV stations KNOP-TV
and K11TW
, operating the three stations under the name Greater Nebraska Television. In 2005, Greater Nebraska Television sold the stations to Hoak Media.
The station's studio is located north of Hastings on U.S. 281. The transmitter tower is located next to the studio. KHAS-TV was formerly rebroadcast on translator station K14IY in Holdrege
; this translator went dark in 2009. NBC programming is carried in high definition, but KHAS produces all local content in standard definition.
Anchors
SkyWatch 5 Weather Team
Sports team
Reporters
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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...
television station in Hastings, Nebraska
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...
. It serves as the NBC affiliate for the western side of the Lincoln
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....
/Hastings/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....
market. The station is owned by Hoak Media Corporation
Hoak Media Corporation
Hoak Media Corporation is a United States broadcasting media company based in Dallas, Texas. Hoak owns eighteen television stations , all in medium and small-markets, mostly in the Great Plains states and Colorado....
, which also owns and operates sister station KNOP-TV
KNOP-TV
KNOP-TV is the NBC affiliated television station in North Platte, Nebraska. It is owned by Hoak Media along with local Fox affiliate KIIT. The station is also seen on rebroadcast translators K20DK south of Valentine, K35AL in Lexington, K09GW and K18DH in Broken Bow, and K21CY in Ogallala...
in 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...
. The station is rebroadcast on translator K02HJ in Ord
Ord, Nebraska
Ord 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...
on channel 2.
Recently, KHAS-TV has promoted itself as a full-market NBC station, challenging the long-standing status of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
's 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...
as the default NBC affiliate in the capital. It has begun identifying as "Hastings/Kearney/Grand Island/Lincoln" on-air and on its Website. It is also available on the Lincoln DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
and Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
feeds as the local NBC station, boosting its potential audience to over 700,000 people across Nebraska and 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...
.
Digital programming
KHAS-DT broadcasts on digital channel 5.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,...
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...
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
"; movies, classic television series, and children's programming
In September 2010, KHAS-TV digital subchannel 5.2 switched from a standard definition simulcast to This TV
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
. It identifies locally as "This Nebraska".
Analog-to-digital conversion
On December 1, 2008, the station ended analog transmission and became exclusively digital. Due to Nebraska's cold winter weather, the station elected to make the transition early rather than on the national February 17, 2009 analog shutoff date. The digital signal on channel 5 is one of only 48 US full-power stations to broadcast digitally using a low-VHF/Band IBand I
Band I is the name of a radio frequency range within the very high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum.Band I ranges from 47 to 88 MHz, and it is primarily used for radio and television broadcasting....
channel.
History
KHAS was founded by a group of local investors headed by Fred A. Seaton, publisher of the Hastings TribuneHastings Tribune
The Hastings Tribune is a newspaper published in Hastings, Nebraska. The newspaper is put out six days a week, excluding Sundays. It serves ten counties in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas.It has a circulation of 11,145.-History:...
newspaper and Secretary of the Interior
United States Secretary of the Interior
The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...
during the Eisenhower Administration. It took its calls from KHAS (AM)
KHAS (AM)
KHAS is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Hastings, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is currently owned by Platte River Radio, Inc. and features programing from CBS Radio....
, which Seaton had founded in 1940. In 1967, it was one of the first stations in the area to acquire color broadcasting equipment.
The Seaton family owned KHAS-TV until 1997, when it was sold to Dick Shively and Ulysses Carlini Sr., owners of North Platte TV stations KNOP-TV
KNOP-TV
KNOP-TV is the NBC affiliated television station in North Platte, Nebraska. It is owned by Hoak Media along with local Fox affiliate KIIT. The station is also seen on rebroadcast translators K20DK south of Valentine, K35AL in Lexington, K09GW and K18DH in Broken Bow, and K21CY in Ogallala...
and K11TW
K11TW
K11TW, known locally as KIIT, is a television station in North Platte, Nebraska, broadcasting locally as an affiliate of Fox. The station is a Class-A operation, even though the station's official calls are still translator-style calls...
, operating the three stations under the name Greater Nebraska Television. In 2005, Greater Nebraska Television sold the stations to Hoak Media.
The station's studio is located north of Hastings on U.S. 281. The transmitter tower is located next to the studio. KHAS-TV was formerly rebroadcast on translator station K14IY in Holdrege
Holdrege, Nebraska
Holdrege is a city in Phelps County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 5,636 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Phelps County.-Transportation:...
; this translator went dark in 2009. NBC programming is carried in high definition, but KHAS produces all local content in standard definition.
News operation
KHAS-TV produces newscasts weekday mornings at 6 and 11:30 a.m., weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m., and a weekend newscast at 10 p.m.News team
(Year person joined KHAS in parentheses)Anchors
- Jeniffer Berry - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. (2007)
- Josh Egbert - weekends at 10 p.m.; also weekday reporter (2011)
- Colin Murphy - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. (2007)
- Chris Schukei - weekday mornings (2008)
- Amy West - weekday mornings and 11:30 a.m. (2010)
SkyWatch 5 Weather Team
- Travis Klanecky - chief meteorologist; weekday mornings and 11:30 a.m. (2008)
- Joe Thompson - meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. (2011)
- Amy Hadachek - meteorologist; weekends at 10 p.m. (2011)
Sports team
- Ed Littler - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m. (1992)
- Kyle Thomas - sports anchor; weekends at 10 p.m. (2011)
Reporters
- Ginger ten Bensel - general assignment reporter (2000)
- Josh Egbert - general assignment reporter; also fill-in/weekend anchor (2011)
- Katie Gauthier - general assignment reporter (2011)
- Jordan Shefte - general assignment reporter (2011)
Newscast titles
- Five Star News (1960s)
- The Sixth Hour Report/The Eleventh Hour Report (1968–1975)
- NewsCenter 5 (1975–1985)
- Channel 5 News (1985–1994)
- News 5 (1994–present)
Station slogans
- Your Full Color Station! (1960s)
- Channel 5 is Alive in the Air (1969–1970)
- Coverage You Can Count On (1997–2011)
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