KHGI-TV
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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
.
KHGI is owned and operated by Pappas Telecasting Companies
. Its programming is also aired on KWNB-TV channel 6 in Hayes Center
, which repeats the KHGI signal except for separate commercials. The two stations are known as the Nebraska Television Network (NTV), and operate out of studios in Axtell
, just outside Kearney.
Under the Pappas ownership, they are also sister stations of Fox
network affiliate KFXL-TV in Lincoln
, which Pappas operates under a local marketing agreement
.
The station is officially part of the Lincoln/Hastings
/Kearney market, but this market has no basis in television reality and is only truly realized on the local satellite feeds. The market only shares two television stations, CBS
affiliate KOLN
in Lincoln (which operates a satellite, KGIN, in Grand Island) and Fox affiliate KFXL. NTV serves as the ABC affiliate for the western half of the market, while Lincoln and the eastern half of the market are served by a separate ABC affiliate, KLKN
. A third ABC affiliate, KETV
in Omaha
, also has significant viewership in the eastern portion of the market, and all of the Omaha stations are available in Lincoln either over-the-air or on cable. Grand Island, Hastings and Kearney receive NBC
from KHAS-TV
in Hastings, while Lincoln receives it over-the-air and via cable from WOWT-TV
in Omaha (which is owned by KOLN/KGIN's owner, Gray Television
). Despite KFXL-TV broadcasting from Lincoln, Omaha's KPTM
has long been considered Lincoln's primary Fox affiliate. The market has had no over-the-air CW
affiliate since KFXL became a Fox affiliate in 2009. The eastern part of the market, including Lincoln, receives CW programming from Omaha's KXVO
. The rest of the market can receive it from out-of-market CW affiliates on satellite packages. Also, until 2009, Pappas operated a cable-only CW affiliate with the fictitious call letters 'KWBL' in the western part of the market; this has since been replaced with the national CW100+ feed.
Recently, KHGI has made moves toward gaining cable coverage on the Lincoln side of the market though has not yet gained a spot on the local Time Warner Cable
system in Lincoln. Both KHGI and KLKN are carried on the local DirecTV
and Dish Network
feeds.
This station's digital signal is multiplexed:>
KHGI-TV
KWNB
Name
Video
Aspect
Programming
13.1
6.1
KHGI-TV
KWNB
720p
16:9
Main KHGI/KWNB programming / ABC HD
13.2
6.2
KFXL-TV
720p
16:9
Fox Nebraska (HD)
and DuMont
affiliate based in Holdrege
. DuMont would end network operations in 1956, and KHOL-TV briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network
.
A little more than two years after its sign-on, KHOL added a satellite in Hayes Center, KHPL-TV on February 9, 1956. After KGIN signed on from Grand Island as a satellite of Lincoln's KOLN in 1961, KHOL and KHPL became full ABC affiliates. In 1964, another satellite joined the network, KHQL-TV in Albion
. KHTL-TV in Superior followed in 1965.
The station featured local programming, including The Bobby Mills Show on Saturday evenings from 9:30 until 10 p.m. The Bobby Mills Orchestra was the "house band" and hosted guest artists, though the bulk of the show was dedicated to the band and its soloists, similar to Lawrence Welk, who was on a syndicated network. Bobby's sons, Bobby Mills Jr. and Ron, were featured extensively on the program. Taping of the show was done once a month on a Friday night, after the station had signed off at Midnight. An average of 5 shows were done per taping, which typically ended at 4 a.m. The show ran during the late 1960s into the early 1970s.
In 1973, the call letters of all the stations were changed: KHOL became KHGI-TV, KHPL became KWNB-TV, KHQL became KCNA-TV and KHTL became KSNB-TV. The on-air name changed from "NTN" to "NTV" in the early 1980s. KCNA was spun off from NTV on November 1, 1983 and became an independent station under the call letters KBGT-TV; it was sold in 1986 to Citadel Communications
and became a satellite of Sioux City, Iowa
station KCAU-TV
. Citadel later moved the station to Lincoln, Nebraska
as a stand-alone station, KLKN
. KSNB became a Fox network affiliate in September 1996 as a satellite of Grand Island's KTVG.
KHGI-CA in North Platte, Nebraska
signed on in the mid-1990s as a low-powered relay of KTVG. It switched from Fox to ABC in 2006 and became that market's default ABC affiliate as WSWS-CA. In 2010, KHGI-CA switched to digital and became KHGI-LD. KHGI-LD is not a true repeater of KHGI-TV in that its digital television broadcast is identified as "KHGI-LD Digital Television" on compatible television receivers and appears as channel 27.1 rather than 13.1. KHGI-LD also does not rebroadcast KFXL on a digital subchannel as North Platte already receives Fox on K11TW
. ABC programming on KHGI-LD is carried in high definition.
First Alert Weather
Sports team
Good Life
Except for KHGI-LD and KHGP-LP, all translators directly repeat KWNB.
From July 4, 2005 to June 12, 2009, KHGI-CA broadcast under the call letters WSWS-CA. This made the station unique, as it is was a station with a "W" callsign prefix that was west of the Mississippi River
. This was allowed due to the fact that "WSWS" was the former callsign of current Pappas station WLGA
, and the calls were grandfathered
to the former K13VO.
NTV was previously seen in McCook on KBVZ-LP channel 42; this was shut down in favor of KWNB-LD on March 19, 2010.
American Broadcasting Company
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-affiliated television station for most of central and western Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. The station is licensed to the town of 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....
.
KHGI is owned and operated by Pappas Telecasting Companies
Pappas Telecasting Companies
Pappas Telecasting Companies was a diversely organized broadcasting company headquartered in Visalia, California, United States. Founded in 1971, it was one of the largest privately held broadcasting companies in the country, with its stations reaching over 15% of all U.S. households and over 32%...
. Its programming is also aired on KWNB-TV channel 6 in Hayes Center
Hayes Center, Nebraska
Hayes Center is a village in Hayes County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 240 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hayes County.-Geography:Hayes Center is located at ....
, which repeats the KHGI signal except for separate commercials. The two stations are known as the Nebraska Television Network (NTV), and operate out of studios in Axtell
Axtell, Nebraska
Axtell is a village in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 696 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, just outside Kearney.
Under the Pappas ownership, they are also sister stations of 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...
network affiliate KFXL-TV in 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....
, which Pappas operates under a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
.
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 market, but this market has no basis in television reality and is only truly realized on the local satellite feeds. The market only shares two television stations, CBS
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 KOLN
KOLN
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...
in Lincoln (which operates a satellite, KGIN, in Grand Island) and Fox affiliate KFXL. NTV serves as the ABC affiliate for the western half of the market, while Lincoln and the eastern half of the market are served by a separate ABC affiliate, KLKN
KLKN
KLKN, channel 8, is the ABC-affiliated television station in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is owned by Citadel Communications...
. A third ABC affiliate, KETV
KETV
KETV, digital channel 20 , is the ABC affiliate television station in Omaha, Nebraska and is owned by Hearst Television...
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...
, also has significant viewership in the eastern portion of the market, and all of the Omaha stations are available in Lincoln either over-the-air or on cable. Grand Island, Hastings and Kearney 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 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, while Lincoln receives it over-the-air and via cable 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 (which is owned by KOLN/KGIN's owner, 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...
). Despite KFXL-TV broadcasting from Lincoln, Omaha's KPTM
KPTM
KPTM is the Fox-affiliated television station for Omaha, Nebraska. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 43 from a transmitter south of Gretna and I-80. The station can also be seen on Cox channel 10 and in high definition on digital channel 710...
has long been considered Lincoln's primary Fox affiliate. The market has had no over-the-air CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
affiliate since KFXL became a Fox affiliate in 2009. The eastern part of the market, including Lincoln, receives CW programming from Omaha's 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...
. The rest of the market can receive it from out-of-market CW affiliates on satellite packages. Also, until 2009, Pappas operated a cable-only CW affiliate with the fictitious call letters 'KWBL' in the western part of the market; this has since been replaced with the national CW100+ feed.
Recently, KHGI has made moves toward gaining cable coverage on the Lincoln side of the market though has not yet gained a spot on the local 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...
system in Lincoln. Both KHGI and KLKN are carried on the local 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.
Digital programming
KHGI-DT broadcasts on digital channel 13; KWNB-DT broadcasts on digital channel 6.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,...
KWNB
720p
720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
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 ...
720p
720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
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 ...
History
KHGI signed on December 24, 1953 as KHOL-TV, a CBSCBS
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...
and DuMont
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 based 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:...
. DuMont would end network operations in 1956, and KHOL-TV 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...
.
A little more than two years after its sign-on, KHOL added a satellite in Hayes Center, KHPL-TV on February 9, 1956. After KGIN signed on from Grand Island as a satellite of Lincoln's KOLN in 1961, KHOL and KHPL became full ABC affiliates. In 1964, another satellite joined the network, KHQL-TV in Albion
Albion, Nebraska
Albion is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,797 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Albion is located at ....
. KHTL-TV in Superior followed in 1965.
The station featured local programming, including The Bobby Mills Show on Saturday evenings from 9:30 until 10 p.m. The Bobby Mills Orchestra was the "house band" and hosted guest artists, though the bulk of the show was dedicated to the band and its soloists, similar to Lawrence Welk, who was on a syndicated network. Bobby's sons, Bobby Mills Jr. and Ron, were featured extensively on the program. Taping of the show was done once a month on a Friday night, after the station had signed off at Midnight. An average of 5 shows were done per taping, which typically ended at 4 a.m. The show ran during the late 1960s into the early 1970s.
In 1973, the call letters of all the stations were changed: KHOL became KHGI-TV, KHPL became KWNB-TV, KHQL became KCNA-TV and KHTL became KSNB-TV. The on-air name changed from "NTN" to "NTV" in the early 1980s. KCNA was spun off from NTV on November 1, 1983 and became an independent station under the call letters KBGT-TV; it was sold in 1986 to Citadel Communications
Citadel Communications
Citadel Communications Ltd. is a Bronxville, NY-based private broadcasting company that operates 5 full-power television stations and 1 low-power station...
and became a satellite of Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
station KCAU-TV
KCAU-TV
KCAU-TV is a television station in Sioux City, Iowa, broadcasting digitally on VHF channel 9 as an affiliate of the American Broadcasting Company.-History:...
. Citadel later moved the station to 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....
as a stand-alone station, KLKN
KLKN
KLKN, channel 8, is the ABC-affiliated television station in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is owned by Citadel Communications...
. KSNB became a Fox network affiliate in September 1996 as a satellite of Grand Island's KTVG.
KHGI-CA in North Platte, Nebraska
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...
signed on in the mid-1990s as a low-powered relay of KTVG. It switched from Fox to ABC in 2006 and became that market's default ABC affiliate as WSWS-CA. In 2010, KHGI-CA switched to digital and became KHGI-LD. KHGI-LD is not a true repeater of KHGI-TV in that its digital television broadcast is identified as "KHGI-LD Digital Television" on compatible television receivers and appears as channel 27.1 rather than 13.1. KHGI-LD also does not rebroadcast KFXL on a digital subchannel as North Platte already receives Fox on 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...
. ABC programming on KHGI-LD is carried in high definition.
News operation
In May 2006, NTV became one of the first television stations in the country to generate a community based news site. Community Correspondent allows registered users to post stories, photos, and videos to the site. Many of the postings are used on air in different stories.Station slogans
- Central Nebraska's News Leader (early 1990s–2004)
- America's Watching NTV (1991–1992; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- It Must Be NTV (1992–1993; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- Where Your News Comes First (2004–present)
News team
Anchors/reporters- Annie Andrews - weekends at 5:30 and 10 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
- Marylyn Barnett - weekday mornings Good Morning Nebraska
- Seth Denney - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Andrea Hay - weekends at 5:30 and 10 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
- Colleen Williams - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Steve White - Grand Island bureau chief
First Alert Weather
- Kent Boughton - chief weather anchor; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Tim Reith (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) - weekday mornings Good Morning Nebraska - Sean McMullen - weather anchor; weekends at 5:30 and 10 p.m., also weeknight reporter
- Mark Reid - weather anchor; fill-in
Sports team
- Dave Griek - sports director; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Spencer Schubert - sports anchor; weekends at 5:30 and 10 p.m., also sports reporter
Good Life
- Roni Lewis - co-host of Good Life
- Zach Richie - Good Life correspondent
- Carol Staab - co-host of Good Life
Former on-air staff
- Josh Fosbrink - meteorologist (now at WBOY in Clarksburg, WV)
- Marg HelgenbergerMarg HelgenbergerMary Marg Helgenberger is an American film and television actress known for her roles as Catherine Willows in the CBS drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and as K.C...
- weather anchor (1980–1981; now an actress, known for playing Catherine WillowsCatherine WillowsCatherine Willows is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by Marg Helgenberger, who has received two Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations for the role...
on CSICSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
) - Andy Hirsch - reporter (now at WBNS-TVWBNS-TVWBNS-TV, channel 10, is a television station in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The station is an affiliate of the CBS Television Network and is owned by the Dispatch Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of the Columbus Dispatch, along with WBNS radio...
in Columbus, OH) - Rob McCartney - reporter (now at KETVKETVKETV, digital channel 20 , is the ABC affiliate television station in Omaha, Nebraska and is owned by Hearst Television...
in OmahaOmahaOmaha 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...
) - John Mason - anchor (now at KSTPKSTP-TVKSTP-TV, channel 5, is the ABC affiliate for the Twin Cities. Its transmitter is located at the Shoreview Telefarm. It is the flagship station of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other broadcasting properties across the United States....
in Minneapolis) - Tracy Madden - anchor (now at WOWT in OmahaOmahaOmaha 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...
) - Doug Ohlemeier, Reporter 1985-86
- Matt Schick - sports anchor (now at KETVKETVKETV, digital channel 20 , is the ABC affiliate television station in Omaha, Nebraska and is owned by Hearst Television...
in OmahaOmahaOmaha 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...
) - Sean Bilodeau - sports director
Translators
KHGI/NTV repeats its programming on five translators. Three of them (in bold) are owned by Pappas, one is government-owned and another is owned by a local Jaycees chapter.- McCookMcCook, NebraskaMcCook is a city in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,994 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Red Willow County...
: KWNB-LD, digital channel 29 (HD; NTV and KFXL) - North Platte: KHGI-LD, digital channel 27 (HD; does not rebroadcast KFXL)
- 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 ....
: KHGP-LP, channel 27 (digital standard definition; NTV and KFXL) - 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:...
: K06EY, channel 6 (owned by the Broken Bow Jaycees) - StapletonStapleton, NebraskaStapleton is a village in and the county seat of Logan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 301 at the 2000 census.Stapleton is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
: K11KW, channel 11 (defunct; was owned by municipal government)
Except for KHGI-LD and KHGP-LP, all translators directly repeat KWNB.
From July 4, 2005 to June 12, 2009, KHGI-CA broadcast under the call letters WSWS-CA. This made the station unique, as it is was a station with a "W" callsign prefix that was west of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
. This was allowed due to the fact that "WSWS" was the former callsign of current Pappas station WLGA
WLGA
WLGA was a television station in Opelika, Alabama. The channel broadcast in digital on UHF channel 47. Its studios were located in Opelika, with its transmitter located in Cusseta, Georgia...
, and the calls were grandfathered
Grandfather clause
Grandfather clause is a legal term used to describe a situation in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations, while a new rule will apply to all future situations. It is often used as a verb: to grandfather means to grant such an exemption...
to the former K13VO.
NTV was previously seen in McCook on KBVZ-LP channel 42; this was shut down in favor of KWNB-LD on March 19, 2010.