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KOLN · channel 10.1

KOLN is channel 10.1 (CBS), a full-power station licensed to Lincoln, NE.

Updated from FCC data

KOLN channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 10.1 CBS
  • 10.2 Start TV
  • 10.3 Court TV
  • 10.4 Heroes & Icons
  • 10.5 365BLK
  • 10.6 True Crime Network

Which way to point your antenna for KOLN

KOLN transmits from its own site, apart from the main Lincoln and Hastings-Kearney towers, so it may need a separate aim. It broadcasts on RF 10 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.

FromPointDistance
Grand Island, NE east (97°) 62 mi
Columbus, NE south-southeast (168°) 45 mi
Beatrice, NE north-northwest (328°) 43 mi
Crete, NE northwest (316°) 17 mi
Wahoo, NE southwest (226°) 41 mi
Waverly, NE west-southwest (258°) 35 mi

KOLN transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
10 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
66.1 kW
Antenna height
913 m above sea level, 454 m above average terrain
Tower location
40.8031, -97.1814 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
7890
Licence on file
2021-11-29

More in Lincoln and Hastings-Kearney

Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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