Pappas Telecasting Launches Azteca America Affiliates In Omaha & Nebraska.

Pappas Telecasting Companies announced that it has affiliated three of its television stations in Nebraska with the Azteca America network.

On June 17, Omaha-area viewers were the first in the state of Nebraska to receive Spanish-language television via a local, over-the-air broadcast on KAZO-LP/Channel 57. Lincoln’s Azteca America affiliate, KWAZ-LP/Channel 56, also began providing service to Lancaster County and adjacent communities, and K57HV/Channel 57 commenced broadcasting from its transmitter south of Columbus to the majority of Platte, Colfax, Polk, and Butler counties.

“Pappas Telecasting has had the pleasure of serving the residents of Nebraska for 18 years, and now, we are very happy to provide a new choice for Spanish-speaking viewers in Omaha, Lincoln, and the Columbus area,” said Howard H. Shrier, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Pappas Telecasting Companies TV Stations Group. “Our unique business arrangement with TV Azteca enables us to broadcast top-quality exclusive programming available only in Mexico and select major markets in the United States.”