KPTM
  
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Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa United States |
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| City | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Branding | Fox 42 (general) Fox 42 News (newscasts) My 42.2 & This Omaha (on DT2) |
| Slogan | Omaha's Only Local Source For News, Weather, and Sports at 9 |
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Digital: 43 (UHF) Virtual: 42 () |
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| Owner |
Sinclair Broadcast Group (KPTM Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | April 6, 1986 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Pappas Telecasting of the Midlands (original owner) |
| Sister station(s) | KXVO |
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| Transmitter power | 700 kW |
| Height | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Facility ID | 51491 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°4′14″N 96°13′33″W / 41.07056°N 96.22583°WCoordinates: 41°4′14″N 96°13′33″W / 41.07056°N 96.22583°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | fox42kptm.com/ |
KPTM, virtual channel 42 (UHF digital channel 43), is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Omaha, Nebraska, United States and also serving Council Bluffs, Iowa. The station is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which operates CW affiliate KXVO (channel 15) through a local marketing agreement with owner Mitts Telecasting LLC. The two stations share studios on Farnam Street in Omaha, KPTM's transmitter is located south of Gretna and I-80.
On cable, the station is available on Cox Communications channel 10 in standard definition, and digital channel 1010 in high definition. The station is also available on CenturyLink Prism channels 42 and 1042.
KPTM began broadcasting on April 6, 1986 as the third broadcasting property owned by Pappas Telecasting (after flagship KMPH-TV in Fresno, California and WHNS in Greenville, South Carolina). It was the second independent station in Nebraska, and the first new commercial station to sign on in Omaha in 29 years since KETV (channel 7) signed on in September 1957. At the time, Omaha was one of the few top-100 markets that did not have an independent station of its own.
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