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KNHL

KNHL (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Hastings, Nebraska, United States, affiliated with MeTV and owned by Gray Media. As KHAS-TV, it formerly served as the NBC affiliate for the western side of the Lincoln–Hastings–Kearney market. KNHL is a sister station to NBC affiliate KSNB-TV (channel 4) in York, CBS affiliates KOLN/KGIN (channels 10 and 11) in Lincoln and Grand Island, and low-power CW+ affiliate KCWH-LD (channel 18) in Lincoln. KNHL's transmitter is located on US 281 north of Hastings. In 2014, Gray acquired Hoak Media; as it already owned the three aforementioned stations (KOLN/KGIN and KSNB) in the same market, it planned to sell KHAS to the shell company Excalibur Broadcasting and operate KHAS under a shared services agreement (SSA). As a result of growing FCC scrutiny towards "virtual duopolies", Gray instead let KHAS fall silent on June 13, 2014, and its programming and news operation were relocated to KSNB-TV, pending a sale of KHAS-TV to a minority owned broadcaster, Legacy Broadcasting. In September 2018, Gray agreed to purchase KNHL.

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KNHL (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Hastings, Nebraska, United States, affiliated with MeTV and owned by Gray Media. As KHAS-TV, it formerly served as the NBC affiliate for the western side of the Lincoln–Hastings–Kearney market. KNHL is a sister station to NBC affiliate KSNB-TV (channel 4) in York, CBS affiliates KOLN/KGIN (channels 10 and 11) in Lincoln and Grand Island, and low-power CW+ affiliate KCWH-LD (channel 18) in Lincoln. KNHL's transmitter is located on US 281 north of Hastings. In 2014, Gray acquired Hoak Media; as it already owned the three aforementioned stations (KOLN/KGIN and KSNB) in the same market, it planned to sell KHAS to the shell company Excalibur Broadcasting and operate KHAS under a shared services agreement (SSA). As a result of growing FCC scrutiny towards "virtual duopolies", Gray instead let KHAS fall silent on June 13, 2014, and its programming and news operation were relocated to KSNB-TV, pending a sale of KHAS-TV to a minority owned broadcaster, Legacy Broadcasting. In September 2018, Gray agreed to purchase KNHL.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1956 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of foundation: 1940 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1956". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1940". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368823499

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.