KSNK
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KSNK digital channel 12 (PSIP 8) is an NBC
affiliate licensed to McCook, Nebraska
with its studio and transmitter located just west of Oberlin, Kansas
. It is owned by New Vision Television, Inc.
KSNK is part of the Kansas State Network group of NBC affiliates, repeating the signal of KSNW
in Wichita, Kansas
, with local advertising and news inserts. It is the only KSNW satellite to be licensed outside of Kansas and also outside of the Wichita market, although it covers the general Oberlin
/Colby
/Goodland
area as well.
Although the station's city of license is in Red Willow County, Nebraska
, which is in the Lincoln
/Hastings
/Kearney
market, one county in Nebraska, Dundy County
, is in the Wichita/Hutchinson
market.
, were known as the "Tri-Circle Network".
In 1962, the FCC ruled that central and western Kansas were part of the Wichita market. Central Kansas Television then bought Wichita's KARD-TV and combined it with its existing three-station network. The new group was known as the Kansas State Network, based at KARD. KOMC changed its call letters to KSNK in 1983 as KSN sought to help its viewers think of its four stations as part of one large network.
In the early-1980s, the station, originally licensed in Oberlin, moved its city of license to McCook. Its studio is still located in Oberlin. Although KSNK originated its own newscasts for many years, the station's local operations were progressively cut back from the mid-1980s onward. By the start of the 21st century, local news had been reduced to inserts in KSNW's newscasts, and separate identifications had been largely eliminated.
On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its stations to New Vision Television
. The sale was finalized on November 1 of that year. http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462752.html
KSNK's analog signal left the air on November 26, 2008. KSNK-DT remains on channel 12 using PSIP
to display KSNK's virtual channel
as 8 on digital television receivers.
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...
affiliate licensed to McCook, Nebraska
McCook, Nebraska
McCook 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...
with its studio and transmitter located just west of Oberlin, Kansas
Oberlin, Kansas
Oberlin is a city in and the county seat of Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,788.-History:...
. It is owned by New Vision Television, Inc.
KSNK is part of the Kansas State Network group of NBC affiliates, repeating the signal of KSNW
KSNW
KSNW, digital channel 45 , is a NBC affiliate television station based in Wichita, Kansas. It is owned by the New Vision Television group. KSNW is also the flagship station of the Kansas State Network , a chain of NBC affiliates serving the western three-fourths of the state. KSNW's transmitter is...
in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, with local advertising and news inserts. It is the only KSNW satellite to be licensed outside of Kansas and also outside of the Wichita market, although it covers the general Oberlin
Oberlin, Kansas
Oberlin is a city in and the county seat of Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,788.-History:...
/Colby
Colby, Kansas
Colby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,387.-History:...
/Goodland
Goodland, Kansas
Goodland is a city in and the county seat of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,489.-History:...
area as well.
Although the station's city of license is in Red Willow County, Nebraska
Red Willow County, Nebraska
-History:Red Willow County was formed in 1873. It was named after the Red Willow Creek.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,448 people, 4,710 households, and 3,188 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile . There were 5,278 housing...
, which is in 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
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
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, one county in Nebraska, Dundy County
Dundy County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,292 people, 961 households, and 637 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 1,196 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...
, is in the Wichita/Hutchinson
Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson is the largest city in and the county seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, northwest of Wichita, on the Arkansas River. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of "Salt City", but locals call it "Hutch"...
market.
History
It signed on the air on November 28, 1959 as KOMC-TV (for K Oberlin-McCook), a satellite of Great Bend's KCKT-TV, under the ownership of Central Kansas Television Co., Inc. KCKT, KOMC and KGLD-TV in Garden CityGarden City, Kansas
Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,658. The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological park in western Kansas.-History:In February 1878, James...
, were known as the "Tri-Circle Network".
In 1962, the FCC ruled that central and western Kansas were part of the Wichita market. Central Kansas Television then bought Wichita's KARD-TV and combined it with its existing three-station network. The new group was known as the Kansas State Network, based at KARD. KOMC changed its call letters to KSNK in 1983 as KSN sought to help its viewers think of its four stations as part of one large network.
In the early-1980s, the station, originally licensed in Oberlin, moved its city of license to McCook. Its studio is still located in Oberlin. Although KSNK originated its own newscasts for many years, the station's local operations were progressively cut back from the mid-1980s onward. By the start of the 21st century, local news had been reduced to inserts in KSNW's newscasts, and separate identifications had been largely eliminated.
On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its stations to New Vision Television
New Vision Television
New Vision Television is a broadcast company based in Los Angeles, California. The company owns or manages 18 television stations in medium sized markets.-New Vision I:...
. The sale was finalized on November 1 of that year. http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462752.html
KSNK's analog signal left the air on November 26, 2008. KSNK-DT remains on channel 12 using PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
to display KSNK's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 8 on digital television receivers.
Station slogans
- Clear. Accurate. To the Point. (2002-2006; news)
- Chime In! (2008-present; localized version of current NBC ad campaign)