Channel 26, Lexington
First Air Date: September 6, 1965
Operating Power: 375 kW @ 1,086 feet
Original Call Letters: KLNE TV
Format: Educational
Network Affiliation: PBS
General Manager: Jack McBride
Program Director: Bill Oxley
Chief Engineer: William R. Ramsay
Issued To: Nebraska Educational Television Commission
Through the Years
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1965
September 6, 1965-KLNE, Channel 3 Lexington signs on, the first of a state network of television stations owned by the Nebraska Educational Television Commission comprised of a network of public radio and television stations in Nebraska, headquartered in Lincoln. It is programmed as a satellite of KUON TV 12, affiliated with PBS.
The KLNE tower is located on the site of a World War II prisoner of war camp, Camp Atlanta, near Holdrege.
1961- Five VHF and three UHF channels were allocated for educational use in Nebraska.
1963- The Nebraska state legislature approved plans for a statewide educational network under the control of the NETC.
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1972
Headquarters move to the new location, the Terry M. Carpenter & Jack McBride Nebraska Public Media Center, 1800 North 33rd St, Lincoln on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska. Jack McBride was the founding General Manager of the network and remained in that capacity for 43 years.
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2008
February 17, 2009- KLNE shuts down its analog signal and continues broadcasting on Digital 26.