KNOP-TV
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| North Platte, Nebraska | |
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| Branding | News 2 |
| Slogan | Coverage You Can Count On |
| Channels | Digital: 2 (VHF) |
| Subchannels | 2.1 NBC 2.2 Fox "KIIT" |
| Translators | K35AL Lexington K20DK Beaver Lake K09GW Broken Bow K18DH Broken Bow K21CY Ogallala |
| Affiliations | National Broadcasting Company |
| Owner | Hoak Media Corporation (Hoak Media of Nebraska License, LLC) |
| First air date | December 1958[1] |
| Call letters' meaning | NOrth Platte |
| Sister station(s) | KIIT |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 2 (VHF, 1958-2009) Digital: 22 (UHF) |
| Transmitter power | 16 kW |
| Height | 196 m |
| Facility ID | 49273 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°12′17.3″N 100°44′4.6″W / 41.204806°N 100.734611°W |
| Website | www.knopnews2.com |
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. All of the translators currently broadcast an analog signal.
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[edit] Digital television
| Channel | Aspect | Format | Programming |
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| 2.1 | 16:9 | 1080i | main KNOP-TV programming / NBC |
| 2.2 | 720p | simulcast of K11TW (Fox) |
[edit] History
The television station went on-air in December 1958. In 1968, it was purchased by Dick Shively and Ulysses Carlini Sr. After purchasing Hastings, Nebraska station KHAS-TV in 1997, Shively and Carlini operated the stations (as well as KIIT, which they founded in 1994) as Greater Nebraska Television. Shively died in 2003. In 2005, Greater Nebraska Television sold the stations to Hoak Media. Since early February 2009, KNOP's broadcasts have been digital-only.[2]
KNOP is the only full-fledged full-power station in North Platte. Its only competition comes from low-powered digital repeaters of KOLN and NTV.
KNOP started rebroadcasting NBC programming in high-definition, and carrying Fox programming on its .2 digital subchannel, in March 2011.[3]
KNOP gained national attention in February 2012 for being the only station in the country to air a Will Ferrell-produced Super Bowl commercial for Old Milwaukee beer.[4][5]
[edit] News operation
[edit] News/station presentation
[edit] Newscast titles
- TV-2 News (1970s)
- NewsCenter 2 (1970s-1990s)
- News 2 (1990s-present)
[edit] Station slogans
- "Coverage You Can Count On" (1999–present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.[edit] On-air staff
[edit] Current on-air staff[6]
Anchors
- Jenn Hatcher - weekday mornings News 2 Sunrise
- Jacque Harms - weekdays at 11:30 a.m.; also news director
- Jacqueline Skarda - Saturdays at 6 p.m. and weekends at 10 p.m.; also reporter and photographer
- Kent Winder - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.; also assignment editor
TrueView Weather Team
- Mike Daniels - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
- Tara Moore - meteorologist; weekday mornings News 2 Sunrise, also reporter, photographer and fill-in anchor
- Tom Clements - weather anchor; Saturdays at 6 p.m. and weekends at 10 p.m., also reporter and photographer
Sports team
- Joe Swift - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
- Daniel Hawk - sports anchor; Saturdays at 6 p.m. and weekends at 10 p.m.; also photographer
Reporters
- Holly Carlini - general assignment reporter; also photographer
- Beatriz Reyna - general assignment reporter; also photographer
[edit] References
- ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says December 2, while the Television and Cable Factbook says December 15.
- ^ Several Neb. stations prepare for digital switch, JOSH FUNK, Associated Press, February 13, 2009
- ^ http://www.knopnews2.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=978:new-broadcasting-qualities&Itemid=105
- ^ Burke, Timothy. "We Now Have The Will Ferrell Old Milwaukee Super Bowl Ad In HD, Along With More Info About It". Deadspin. http://deadspin.com/5882821/we-now-have-the-will-ferrell-old-milwaukee-super-bowl-ad-in-hd-along-with-more-info-about-it. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Carlini, Holly. "Commercial Ran Only On KNOP-TV". KNOP-TV. http://www.knopnews2.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=3822:commercial-ran-only-on-knop-tv&Itemid=105. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ The KNOP News 2 News Team
[edit] External links
- KNOP-TV 2 Online
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KNOP
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KNOP-TV
- Hoak Media (parent of KNOP-TV)
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