KNPL-LD

KNPL-LD (channel 10) is a low-power television station in North Platte, Nebraska, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Gray Television alongside NBC affiliate KNOP-TV (channel 2) and Class A Fox affiliate KIIT-CD (channel 11). The three stations share studios on South Dewey Street in downtown North Platte; KNPL-LD's transmitter is located on US 83 in the northern part of the city.

KNPL-LD
Semi-satellite of KOLN–KGIN,
Lincoln–Grand Island, Nebraska
Channels
Branding10/11 North Platte
Programming
Affiliations10.1: CBS
10.2: MyNetworkTV; MeTV
10.3: The CW Plus
Ownership
Owner
KOLN–KGIN, KNOP-TV, KIIT-CD, KNEP, KNHL, KSNB-TV, WOWT
History
First air date
March 1983 (1983-03) (as translator)
September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
(as separate station)
Former call signs
K57CZ (1982–2009)
K25KA-D (2009–2013)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
57 (UHF, 1983–2009)
Call sign meaning
North Platte
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID7891
ClassLD
ERP9.5 kW
HAAT97.1 m (319 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°12′13″N 100°44′0″W
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website1011np.com

Originally a translator of KOLN/KGIN in Lincoln/Grand Island, the station was relaunched on September 3, 2013, as a semi-satellite featuring local news programming specific to the North Platte market. Master control and some internal operations of KNPL-LD are based at KOLN's facilities on North 40th Street in Lincoln.

History

In March 2013, Gray Television announced that it would launch a dedicated CBS station for the North Platte market, KNPL-LD.[2] It would replace two low-powered KOLN translators that had been in operation since the early 1980s. KNPL operates under the license of one of those translators, K25KA-D (formerly K57CZ), which directly repeated KOLN and was owned by Gray Television. The other translator, K04ED, was owned by the city of North Platte and directly repeated KGIN. News director Stephanie Hedrick explained that the launch of KNPL, along with KSNB-TV, were a part of Gray's aim to build a statewide chain of news stations, and "provide viewers in North Platte with local news and instant access to other news that matters to North Platte."[3]

KNPL-LD signed on under the branding 10/11 North Platte on September 3, 2013.[3]

News operation and programming

At launch, KNPL broadcast two North Platte-specific newscasts at 6:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., branded as 10/11 North Platte News. Those newscasts launched in high definition, making them the first local newscasts in the market to be broadcast in HD.[3] KNPL also simulcasts programming from KOLN/KGIN, including Pure Nebraska and 10/11 PrepZone.[4] After merging studios with KNOP/KIIT in 2015, the 6:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. newscasts were dropped. Sometime in the second half of 2016, it returned to producing its own newscasts at 5:00 p.m. on the same set as KNOP/KNEP titled 10/11 North Platte Today At 5. It simulcasts all of KOLN/KGIN's other newscasts, as well as all network and syndicated programming.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KNPL-LD[5]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
10.1 1080i16:9KNPL-DTCBS
10.2 480iMeMy SDMyNetworkTV & MeTV
10.3 CW NPThe CW Plus

Translator

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for KNPL-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "CBS Adding Gray's KNPL As Affiliate". TVNewsCheck. March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. "KNPL North Platte, Neb., Goes On The Air". TVNewsCheck. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. "1011 Announces Launch of KNPL-TV in North Platte Market". 1011Now.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  5. RabbitEars TV Query for KNPL-LD
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