Rural Communities Deserve Local TV Access

When we want to learn what’s on the news, most of us turn on our television. According to a Pew Research poll, television is still America’s favorite platform for news consumption. When Nebraskans need to know the latest about events taking place in their community, the weather, or broadcast coverage of local sports, it is essential that they have access to their local television networks.

Unfortunately, when many Nebraskans turn on their TV, they don’t see news coverage in their local community – they see programming from cities like Denver or Sioux Falls.

Dianne Johnson, a rancher in western...