You gotta remember a couple things:
1) The vast majority of the population in this state is Lincoln and Omaha. And, I say that's a good thing. It leaves all the land out here to us normal people. It really doesn't matter what stations in Lincoln and Omaha carry the Huskers, as long as the network in outstate Nebraska covers geographically the rest of the state. The good thing about KFAB, was their 50,000 watt signal would cover the gaps that local stations in the Husker network couldn't. 590 and their 5,000 watt signal won't pick up that slack even though they're lower on the AM dial.
2) The refs last night REALLY sucked.