KPTM

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KPTM
city =
station_
station_slogan = We're Your Station! (general)
More Local At Nine (news)
station_branding = KPTM Fox 42
analog = 42 (UHF)
digital = 43 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = Fox
MyNetworkTV (DT2)
network =
founded =
airdate = April 6, 1986
location = Omaha, Nebraska
callsign_meaning = Pappas
Telecasting of the
Midlands
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Pappas Telecasting Companies
licensee = KPTM (TV) License, LLC
sister_stations = KXVO, KAZO, KKAZ
former_affiliations = independent (1986)
effective_radiated_power = 4800 kW (analog)
700 kW (digital)
HAAT = 475 m (both)
class =
facility_id = 51491
coordinates = coord|41|4|15.3|N|96|13|31.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kptm.com/ www.kptm.com]

KPTM is a Fox affiliate licensed to Omaha, Nebraska, seen on channel 42 analog, channel 43 digital. It is owned by Pappas Telecasting. Pappas also owns two other stations in the market, KXVO and KAZO-LP. KPTM's transmission tower is located at 41°04'15.31" N, 96°13'31.48" W, in Gretna, Nebraska.

KPTM was the third broadcasting property owned by Pappas when it began broadcasting on April 6, 1986 (after flagship KMPH-TV in Visalia, California and WHNS in Greenville, South Carolina). It was the second independent station in Nebraska; at the time, Omaha was one of the few top-100 markets that didn't have an independent station of its own.

KPTM today is a typical Fox affiliate carrying the entire programming lineup of the network. Only the 4Kids TV lineup is preempted and instead is aired on sister CW affiliate KXVO.

On September 5, 2006, its DT2 subcarrier began carrying My Network TV programming. My Network TV programming is also seen in Omaha on KKAZ-CA, analog channel 24, which rebroadcasts KPTM's DT2 subcarrier.

KPTM also has significant viewership in Lincoln; in fact, the station has identified as "Omaha/Council Bluffs/Lincoln" for many years. It is the only major Omaha station that includes Council Bluffs--the second "major city" in the Omaha metro area--in its IDs on a regular basis.

KPTM Fox 42 News

On August 31st, 2007, [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=7175537&nav=menu606_24_1 Taylor Wilson] announced on the News At Nine that KPTM would move into a new set in a couple of weeks. He also said that they would add a 4pm Newscast, a first for KPTM. The new set and their 4pm newscast premiered on Monday, September 17th, 2007. [http://www.mediawatchcolumn.com/2007/08/kptm-to-add-newscast.html] The newscast competes with WOWT's 4PM report, but is an hour long.

-Weekdays for 4pm & 9pm Newscasts-
* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=7175537&nav=menu606_24_1 Taylor Wilson] (News)
* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6909501&nav=menu606_24_2 Amanda Mueller] (News)
* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6909529&nav=menu606_24_3 Tyson Pearsall] (Weather)
* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6909543&nav=menu606_24_4 J.J. Davis] (Sports)

-Weekends-
* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6909558&nav=menu606_24_5 Scott Patterson] (News)
* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6909591&nav=menu606_24_6 Nathan Moore] (Weather)
* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6909594&nav=menu606_24_7 Jeff Radcliffe] (Sports)

Reporters

* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6909634&nav=menu606_24_8 Julie Hong]
* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6909714&nav=menu606_24_10 Nabil Molai]
* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=7169939&nav=menu606_24_11 Jenny Nowatzke]
* [http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6909490&nav=menu606_24_12 Meghan Youker]

Photographers

*Chief: Jason Pressler
*Arnie Girard
*Michaelangelo Heathcliff Denker
*Eric Green
*Jihad Wade
*Tom Gutterman

News Management

*News Director: Joe Radske
*Executive Producer: Open
*Webmaster: Brian Mattix

Producers/Assignment Desk

*Assignment Desk Manager: Elizabeth Merriman (Kroll)
*9pm Producer: Liz Manninger
*4pm Producer: Jackie McCarthy
*Weekend/Fill-in Producer: Lauren Fischer

Former On-Air Staff

*Scott Lea - Reporter
*Jo Giles - Reporter
*Dave Hansen - Weekend Anchor
*Tracy Jacim - Weeknight Co-Anchor
*David DeJohn - Reporter
*Matt Meyer - Reporter
*Dean Wysocki - Chief Meteorologist
*Jennifer Vargo - Reporter
*Aline Simborio - Reporter

Omaha Life

Formerly known as Omaha Living, Omaha Life is a half-hour entertainment and lifestyle that airs Mon-Fri at 10am. Starting October 13th, Omaha Life will move to 4:30pm to follow the KPTM FOX 42 News at 4pm, which will become a half hour newscast. It's host is Courtney Vacanti.

Production Staff

*Executive Producer: Erin Kinney
*Production Chief: Mike Wallace

Former Omaha Life Hosts

*Tawanna Black
*Jenny Lemmerman

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External links

* [http://www.kptm.com/ KPTM website]
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