Full-length newscasts on Gray TV's new "
NBC Nebraska Scottsbluff" channel are due to begin Thursday (5/5). "NBC Nebraska Scottsbluff" will be simulcast on channel 4.2 of KDUH and channel 10.2 of KSTF, as well as Charter cable channel 8 and DISH Network channel 11, according to a promo posted on the station's
Facebook page. The newscasts originating from Scottsbluff will air weekdays at Noon, 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. and weekends at 10 p.m. They will apparently share some staff with other Gray TV stations in Nebraska, based on staff bios posted on the stations' websites. The change follows Gray's purchase of KDUH as part of the Schurz Communications deal. News updates from the station have suggested that 4.1 will continue to relay Gray ABC affiliate KOTA-TV (Rapid City) and 10.1 will continue to relay Gray CBS affiliate KGWN (Cheyenne). Channel 10.2 had previously relayed Gray NBC affiliate KCWY (Casper). The KNEP callsign has been promoted as part of the launch of "NBC Nebraska Scottsbluff," but FCC records do not list any station with that callsign as of Thursday. Gray has applied to change KDUH's community of license to Sidney, which is outside of the Cheyenne-Scottsbluff market, to comply with ownership caps that prohibit permanent co-ownership of the only two TV stations licensed to Scottsbluff.
