('''NET''') is a statewide Public Broadcasting network of Radio and Television stations in the state of Nebraska . The network is operated by the '''Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission''', which owns the license for all but one station in the network. The license of the network's flagship station, '''KUON-TV''', is owned by the University Of Nebraska system.
There are nine full-power stations in the network:
The network also has 14 low-power repeater signals.
NET Radio is governed by the NET Commission and the NET Foundation for Radio Board.
There are nine full-power stations in the network:
The network also has five low-power repeater signals.
- University Of Nebraska 's KUON channel 12 in Lincoln signed on the air on November 1, 1954, using studios, equipment and frequency donated by KOLN-TV . The educational allocation that was originally on channel 18 was moved to channel 12.
- In 1960, The Nebraska Council for Educational Television was created by six school districts in Nebraska. By 1961, 5 VHF and 3 UHF channels were allocated for educational use in Nebraska -- the largest amount ever approved for educational use in a single state.
- In 1962, a videotape exchange service, The Great Plains Regional Instructional Television Library, as established, using federal funds.
- In 1965, KLNE-TV Channel 3, Lexington, and KYNE-TV Channel 26, Omaha, joined KUON as the first links of the new ETV network.
- In 1966, KTNE-TV Channel 13, Alliance, and KPNE-TV Channel 9, North Platte, opened.
The Great Plains Regional Instructional Television Library was renamed ''The Great Plains National Instructional Television Library'' (GPN).
The Nebraska Educational Television Council for Higher Education (NETCHE), the nation’s first statewide television initiative for colleges, was organised.
- In 1967, KMNE-TV Channel 7, Bassett, and KXNE-TV Channel 19, Norfolk, opened.
- In 1968, KHNE-TV Channel 29, Hastings, and KRNE-TV Channel 12, Merriman, opened.
- In 1969, ETV programming was expanded to seven days a week, beginning that fall. Previously, the network was off the air on Sundays.
- In 1971, Nebraskans for Public Television, Inc. (NPTV), an organisation designed to gather donations for ETV from the viewers themselves, was organised.
- In 1972, The Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Center opened.
Nebraska ETV assumed responsibility for providing programming to the regional Central Educational Network, serving PBS stations in 12 Midwestern states.
- In 1973, KXNE, KYNE and KHNE were put under remote control from the Telecommunications Center.
- In 1974, KYNE began broadcasting selected programming to its Omaha-area viewers, under a schedule different from the rest of the NETV network.
KYNE also provided two-way communications between medical schools in Omaha and Lincoln.
- In 1975, the Nebraska Legislature’s Judiciary Committee deliberations on correctional reforms was televised -- the first time a legislative hearing was televised live on Nebraska television.
- In 1976, NBC unveiled its new "N" logo on New Year's Day, replacing the "NBC Snake" logo that was in use since 1959. The trouble with that, though, was that Nebraska ETV created a similar logo first. NETV filed a lawsuit, which resulted in an out-of-court settlement, in which NETV received a color mobile unit and other equipment totalling over $800,000, in exchange for discontinuing their logo. A new NETV logo, which replaced NETV's "N", was unveilled May 25. NBC's purloined "N" logo lasted until 1979, when the Peacock was overlayed over it. In 1986, the "N" was gone for good when NBC unveiled its current, Peacock-only logo.
''Anyone for Tennyson?'', NETV's first program for the PBS network, was first released.
- In 1977, The Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium (NAPBC) establishes headquarters at the Telecommunications Center.
- In 1978, NETV was linked to PBS's new satellite program distribution system. In earlier years, GPN experimented with satellite distribution.
- In 1979, The Nebraska Educational Television Council for Higher Education changed its name to just its acronym, NETCHE, Inc.
- In 1980, NETV's ''Life On The Mississippi'' debuted on PBS.
EduCable, NETV's specialty cable channel, with educational programs and coverage of the state legislature, signed on as a local service for viewers of Lincoln CableVision (now Time Warner Cable ).
- In 1981, ''Hidden Places: Where History Lives'', produced by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, debuted on PBS.
- In 1982, Sunday service on NETV expanded to mornings.
- In 1985, NETV began experimental broadcasts in stereo.
- In 1988, UN-L's ''The Trial of Standing Bear'' debuted, first on NETV on June 30, then later on July 4 on PBS.
- In 1989, KLNE, KYNE, KHNE and KUON began full-time stereo broadcasting.
- In 1990, ''Reading Rainbow'' won a 1990 Emmy for “Outstanding Children’s Series”.
Public radio stations in Alliance, Lexington, Norfolk and Hastings opened.
- In 1991, public radio stations opened in North Platte, Bassett, Merriman and Chadron. The entire Nebraska Public Radio Network (NPRN) was formally dedicated on October 8 in a special ceremony, broadcasted live on NPRN and NETV.
The Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Facilities Corporation was established to facilitate lease/purchase of the GTE SpaceNet 3 transponder.
A CPB study, ''Study of School use of Television and Video'', found ''Reading Rainbow'' to be the most used and viewed children’s television program in America during the 1990-1991 school year.
- In 1992, NETV began Descriptive Video Service (DVS) on selected programs.
- In 1993, NETV's Closed Captioning Center completed its first real-time captioning contract, for the University Of Kentucky . NETV was also responsible for their first live-captioned program, ''Big Red Play-By-Play''.
''Reading Rainbow'' won three 1993 Daytime Emmy Awards, including Best Children’s Program.
- In 1994, UN-L's ''Mysteries In The Dust'', a.k.a. ''Buried In Ash'', about Nebraska's Ashfall Fossil Bed, was televised nationally on PBS's science series, '' Nova ''.
KUON, KTNE and KLNE became remotely-controlled from NETV's Lincoln headquarters.
- In 1996, UN-L's ''In Search of the Real Jesse James '' debuted on the Discovery Channel , the fisrt NETV-related program produced for a commercial network.
''In Search of the Oregon Trail'', a co-production of NETV and Oregon Public Broadcasting , debuted on PBS.
EduCable expanded to everyday 24-hour service.
- In 1997, ''Reading Rainbow'' won Daytime Emmy Awards for Best Children’s Program and Outstanding Single Camera Photography, netting a total of 12 Emmys for the long-running program.
NETV's documentary on famed journalist Nellie Bly , ''Around the World in 72 Days'', debuted on '' The American Experience ''.
- In 1998, ''Reading Rainbow'' won Daytime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding Children’s Series and Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing. The popular children’s series also received awards from the Chicago International Film Festival, the International Cinema in Industry, the Coalition for Quality Children’s Media, the Columbus International Film Festival, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Education Film and Video Festival, the U.S. International Film and Video Festival and the Prix Jeunesse – International Children’s Competition.
- In 1999, NETV experimented with webcasting two Nebraska Women’s basketball games live on the internet.
- In 2000, Nebraska Public Radio began real-time audio streaming.
EduCable was renamed ''NETV2''.
- In 2001, ''Reading Rainbow'' won three daytime Emmy Awards -- a total of 15.
Nebraska Public Radio commenced 24-hour service and launched its new Web site, www.nprn.org -- both in August.
- In 2002, '' The American Experience '' presnted NETV's ''Monkey Trial'', a look at the 1925 trial involving John Scopes , who was convicted of teaching evolution in Tennessee's schools.
''Reading Rainbow'' won an Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Series for its second consecutive year. Host and executive producer LeVar Burton won his second consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series.
- In 2003, ''Reading Rainbow'' won an Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Series for its third consecutive year (the eighth award in this category) and received seven Daytime Emmy Award nominations. It also received an award for outstanding achievement in single camera editing, bringing its total Emmys won in all categories to 20.
On April 23, NETV commenced its digital service, consisiting of NETV and NETV2, plus ''NETV3'' (in-school and lifelong learning programs) and ''NETV-HD'' (programs in high-definition).
- In 2004, NETV celebrates its 50th anniversary.
- In 2005, Nebraska's public radio and TV networks were renamed ''NET'', reviving an acronym originally used for PBS's Predecessor .
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