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Media and Communication

Telephone

Telephone service is provided to urban, rural, and business customers in the Broken Bow area by QWest. 1-800-244-1111

Cellular service is provided by Cellular One and Alltel.

Radio

Television

Television stations received locally are:

StationAffiliationChannelLocation
KOLN/KGINCBS10/11Lincoln/Grand Island
NTV-KHGIABC13Kearney
KNOPNBC2North Platte

Additional channels viewed on Cable TV and local satellite providers supply a wide array of channels for all ages and interests

For Cable TV, contact:
Great Plains Communications
P.O. Box 500
Blair NE 68008
1-888-343-8014

Newspaper

The Custer County Chief, the local weekly paper, has 3,200 subscribers in addition to circulation numbers of 7,300 of the weekly paper the X-TRA.

Other papers available locally include:
  • USA Today

  • Grand Island Independent

  • Omaha World Herald

  • North Platte Telegraph

  • Lincoln Star

  • Kearny Daily Hub

Internet Service Providers

There are currently five Internet Service Providers with local dial-up connections in Broken Bow: