Programming That Connects & Inspires
Public media in Nebraska reflects the wholeness of our great state – where narrow highways twist through fertile valleys and climb gentle hills, and in vibrant metropolitan cities with rich histories and small towns with cherished connections. Original broadcasts from PBS; news from NPR; high school, collegiate and professional sports; and local storytelling deepen our appreciation for each other and the world.
Information for All
Our award-winning team of local news reporters has strong Nebraska ties and a powerful commitment to in-depth, trusted journalism.
Forward-thinking collaborations with NPR’s Midwest Newsroom, Harvest Public Media and America Amplified increase our capacity to research complex issues, offer more perspectives and create more valuable conversations – strengthening the future of local journalism.
Supporting Children & Families
We nurture meaningful partnerships with parents, educators and caregivers to support children as they learn and grow – so they can thrive in school.
Trusted PBS KIDS content powered a new learning neighborhood in Fremont to foster cognitive, social, emotional and physical development. Now we share these valuable resources with families across the state.
We also develop educational tools like Nebraska Studies and the Nebraska Virtual Capitol tour, using interactive lessons and digital experiences to make history and government engaging.
Keeping Communities Safe
Working in partnership with local, state and federal agencies, we relay information to all Nebraskans from the Emergency Alert System and originate tests and alerts from the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Nebraska State Patrol. When severe weather threatens Nebraska communities, we alert the public with tornado warnings on our network of FM radio transmitters. .
Funding
The public media partnership between the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission and the University of Nebraska provides exceptional service as we engage with people living in communities across Nebraska.
We carefully balance the state, university and private investments we receive with strategic local fundraising so that every Nebraskan can access trusted educational resources, public safety information and high-quality, local television and radio programming provided by Nebraska Public Media. Every dollar becomes part of our vision to create one of the most innovative, resourceful and unique public media networks in the country.
When Congress passed a rescission package on July 18, it resulted in the loss of $1.1 billion in previously appropriated federal funding for public media nationwide. Clawing back this previously approved Congressional funding for public media eliminated nearly $4 million (14.4%) from Nebraska Public Media’s annual budget.
Federal funding may be gone, but our mission continues. Nebraska Public Media is still here to serve our state – just as we have for more than 70 years.
By the Numbers
In one year, we alerted Nebraskans with more than 170 regional tornado warnings broadcast on our network of FM radio transmitters.
We measured reliability for our FM radio transmitters at 99.5 percent and at 99.9 percent for our television transmitters.
(FY 24-25 - 0.5 and 0.1 percent radio and TV interruptions due to weather or outage events.)
Our network serves as a Joint Information Center for the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, disseminating vital information to Nebraskans through the media.
We send statewide Amber Alerts from our network to all other TV and radio stations when the Nebraska State Patrol issues emergency messages.
(2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR)
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