 Another likely factor was KSNB's sharply reduced coverage area in digital; it had opted to return its digital broadcasts to channel 4 after previously airing digitally on channel 34, and lower VHF frequencies do not carry very well in digital.KFXL was potentially able to make up for the shortfall in KSNB's coverage.For approximately two months, KFXL operated as a full-power repeater of KTVG under the moniker Fox 4 and 17 (in reference to the channel numbers for KSNB and KTVG); later in summer 2009, the network was rebranded as KFXL, Fox Nebraska, with KTVG and KSNB rebranded as satellites of KFXL.