Great Plains Communications Residential Blog

Find ideas to maximize your Great Plains Communications services, tech tips, and learn about upcoming shows and other exciting trends and news in our bi-weekly blog!

In Memorium – Patty Armstrong

This past week, the Great Plains Communications' family lost a dear employee. Patty Armstrong, wife of fellow longtime employee Tim Armstrong, succumbed to her battle with cancer. The funeral service was held on April 22nd at Salem Lutheran Church and Patty was then...

Don’t Miss A Weekend of Sports on GPC-TV!

Don’t Miss A Weekend of Sports on GPC-TV!

We know how much our customers love local high school sports and we are proud to be able to air so many great games every year.  To celebrate a fantastic year of high school sports, we will be airing games all next weekend on GPC-TV.  April 25th- 27th will be wall to...

Congrats to South Loup Athletics!

Congrats to South Loup Athletics!

We're saying a big congratulations to students at Arnold and Callaway High Schools!  These students proved that they have exemplary schools spirit during out "Pump It Up" video contest. The contest was sponsored by GPC-TV, our family of local channels, that airs on...

It’s Time for the Husker Spring Game Brought to You by BTN!

It’s Time for the Husker Spring Game Brought to You by BTN!

If you aren't one of the expected 60,000+ fans going to see the Husker spring game live, you can still catch every minute of action!  The game will be televised on BTN at 7pm CT as part of a full day of Big Ten spring game action.  Other games include Penn St. and...

Three New Reasons to Keep Your Landline Phone

1. It's the best way to secure your home:  Many emergency systems demand a dependable landline connection to make the system work.  It is certainly necessary for many emergency alert pendants who use a wireless connection to a landline device to ensure that an...

Give the Gift of Ease!

Give the Gift of Ease!

When it comes to finding the perfect gift for Mother's Day, we invite you to get your mom or grandma the gift of an easy wireless Internet connection. From now until May 8th, register to win a tablet for your mom or grandma at www.gpcom.com/mom! Tablets have become...

Congratulations to Ponca High School!

Congratulations to Ponca High School!

Congratulations to Ponca High School!  They won our Winter Sports Contest which asked schools to send in video coverage of their winter sporting events.  We received dozens of great games from around the state, but Ponca won for the quality and quantity of its...

It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week

It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week

It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week and we’re making sure that our customers know that they have a great option for staying on top of storms and tornadoes. If you haven’t seen GPC-TV recently, you may have noticed our new weather service.  It’s called Weather on...

Last Day to Vote In the Pump Up Video Contest!

Today is the last day to vote in our Pump Up Video Contest!  You have until midnight tonight to vote for your favorite video and help one deserving team win $500!  The second place team will win $200 and the third place team will win $100.  That's three chances for...

March Madness is Back!

March Madness is Back!

It's a big year for Nebraska in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and we can't be happier to be able to help you keep up with every minute of the action!  This year, both the Nebraska Huskers (11 seed) and the Creighton Bluejays (3 seed) are in the tournament....

A Brand New Site – TVOnMySide.com

Recently, a brand new site was launched to help answer some of the most common questions we get from our customers.  Specifically, TVOnMySide.com explains how Cable fees work and how they impact the TV our cutomers see.  The site also serves as an area to provide our...

Get Pumped and Get Voting!

Get Pumped and Get Voting!

Voting is now open for the Great Plains Communications Pump It Up Video Contest!  We have nearly a dozen amazing videos from South Loup and McCook.  Voting is easy and you can vote every single day during the contest! To vote, visit...

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