KETV (channel 7) is a television station in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, affiliated with ABC.
Its transmitter is located on a "tower farm" near North 72nd Street and Crown Point Avenue in north-central Omaha.
Incidentally, until KLKN-TV signed on from Lincoln in 1996 (by then, KOLN had switched to CBS), KETV served as the default ABC affiliate for Nebraska's state capital; to this day, KETV still retains significant viewership in Lincoln, and the station operates a news bureau in the city.
On July 9, 2012, a conflict between Hearst Television and Time Warner Cable caused KETV to be taken off the provider's systems in the Lincoln market.
[citation needed] KETV was one of many ABC stations that preempted the special showing of Saving Private Ryan in late 2004 due to concerns that the FCC would impose a fine on them if they had aired the World War II-set movie due to the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy earlier that year.
The Douglas Street radar tower and dome would remain standing and unused for several years until the demolition of the original KETV building in May 2016.
In November 2006, KETV overtook long-time ratings leader WOWT to become the top-rated news station in the Omaha market.
In the years prior to the "Newsplex", reporters and anchors had to type their news stories in a separate newsroom and deliver them to the NewsWatch 7 set located on the opposite side of the building.
On February 1, 2010, KETV became the third television station in Omaha to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in 16:9 widescreen standard definition, which included the introduction of updated graphics.
KETV was the last news operation in Omaha to upgrade to full high definition operations, a purposeful move as the new Burlington Station facilities were HD-ready from day one in late October 2015 and it was deemed cost-effective to remain in SD for the last few years at KETV's original facilities.
As part of the SAFER Act, KETV kept its analog signal on the air until July 12 to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop of public service announcements from the National Association of Broadcasters.