News Operation
KOLN/KGIN is one of the only television stations in the United States with a husband/wife anchor team, Jon Vanderford and Taryn Vanderford serve as anchors for the station's 4 p.m. newscast. On September 15, 2007, KOLN/KGIN started airing weekend morning newscasts from 7-8 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. It now competes with weekend morning newscasts on WOWT and KETV out of Omaha.
On June 15, 2009, KOLN/KGIN became the first commercial station in Nebraska to broadcast local news in a widescreen format. Then on August 10, 2009, KOLN/KGIN took it one step further to become the first station in Nebraska to launch local news in high definition. With the change came new graphics and a new website www.1011now.com. On September 13, 2010, KOLN/KGIN debuted the market's first 4 p.m. newscast with 10/11 First at Four, the newscast air on Time Warner Cable channels 11 and 111 in Lincoln, and is streamed live on www.1011now.com, and now on KOLN and KGIN.
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