Media in Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is a major center of media in Kansas. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city.

Print

Magazines

• Splurge!, monthly, local fashion and lifestyle[1]
• Teenview Magazine, monthly magazine created for teens by teens from a teens point of view.[2]

Newspapers

The Wichita Eagle is the city's primary newspaper, published daily.[3] Other newspapers published in the city include:

The Active Age, monthly, seniors' lifestyle[4] Catholic Advance, twice monthly, published by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita[5][6] The Community Voice, bi-weekly, local African American news[7] Liberty Press, monthly, gay and lesbian lifestyle[8]

The PlainDealer, monthly, labor news[9] The Sunflower, three days a week, Wichita State University student newspaper[10] The White Buffalo Gazette, monthly, American Indian news[11] The Wichita Business Journal, weekly[12]

Radio

Wichita, Kansas is the 98th largest radio market in the country as ranked by Arbitron. The following is a list of radio stations licensed to and/or broadcasting in the Wichita market. Unless otherwise noted, stations broadcast from studios in their city of license.

AM

Frequency	Callsign[13]	Format[14]	City of License	Notes
900	KSGL	Adult Standards	Wichita, Kansas	-
950	KJRG	Religious	Newton, Kansas	Bott Radio Network affiliate [15]
1070	KFTI	Classic Country	Wichita, Kansas	-
1240	KFH	Sports	Wichita, Kansas	-
1330	KNSS	News/Talk	Wichita, Kansas	-
1360	KPHN	Religious	El Dorado, Kansas	EWTN[16]
1410	KGSO	Sports	Wichita, Kansas	-
1480	KQAM	News/Talk	Wichita, Kansas	-

FM

Frequency	Callsign[17]	Format[14]	City of License	Notes
88.3	KYFW	Religious	Wichita, Kansas	BBN[18]
88.7	K204DQ	Religious	Wichita, Kansas	CSN[19]
89.1	KMUW	Public	Wichita, Kansas	NPR[20]
90.7	KYWA	Christian Contemporary	Wichita, Kansas	WAY-FM[21]
91.1	KCFN	Religious	Wichita, Kansas	AFR[22]
91.5	K281DR	Christian Contemporary	Bel Aire, Kansas	Air 1[23]
92.3	KKGQ	Sports	Newton, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[24]
92.7	KWME	Classic Hits	Wellington, Kansas
93.1	KHMY-FM	Hot Adult Contemporary	Pratt, Kansas	Broadcasts from Hutchinson, Kansas[25]
93.5	KDGS	Rhythmic Contemporary	Andover, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[26]
93.9	KGSO	Sports	Wichita, Kansas	-
95.1	KICT-FM	Rock	Wichita, Kansas	-
95.5	K238BD	Religious	Haysville, Kansas	Translator of KCCV-FM, Overland Park, Kansas[15]
96.3	KZCH	Top 40	Derby, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[27]
97.1	KBOB-FM	Adult Hits	Haven, Kansas	Bob FM; Broadcasts from Wichita[28]
97.5	KFH-FM	Sports	Wichita, Kansas	-
97.9	KRBB	Adult Contemporary	Wichita, Kansas	-
98.7	KNSS-FM	News/Talk	Clearwater, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[29]
99.1	KTLI	Christian Contemporary	El Dorado, Kansas	K-LOVE[30]
99.7	KGHF	Classic Country	Belle Plaine, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[31]
100.1	K261DR	Christian Contemporary	Wichita, Kansas	Translator of KJTH, Ponca City, Oklahoma[32]
100.5	KVWF	Country	Augusta, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[33]
100.9	KAXZ-LP	Unknown Format	Wichita, Kansas	-
101.3	KFDI-FM	Country	Wichita, Kansas	-
101.7	KIHB-LP	Religious	Wichita, Kansas	3ABN Radio
102.1	KZSN	Country	Hutchinson, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[34]
102.5	K273CX	Regional Mexican	Belle Plaine, Kansas	-
103.7	KEYN-FM	Classic Hits	Wichita, Kansas	-
104.5	KFXJ	Classic Rock	Augusta, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[35]
104.9	KYOM-LP	Urban Contemporary/Community Radio	Wichita, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[36]
105.3	KFBZ	Hot Adult Contemporary	Haysville, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[37]
106.5	KYQQ	Regional Mexican	Arkansas City, Kansas	Broadcasts from Wichita[38]
107.3	KTHR	Alternative Rock	Wichita, Kansas	-
107.9	KWLS	Country	Winfield, Kansas	-

 

Television

Wichita is the principal city of the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market which consists of the western two-thirds of the state.[39] According to Nielsen, it is the 67th largest market in the country.[40] Cable television service for Wichita and the surrounding area is provided by Cox Communications and AT&T.[41]

The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to the city. Unless otherwise noted, stations broadcast from studios in their city of license.

Display Channel[42]	Network[42][43]	Callsign[44]	City of License	Notes
3.1	NBC	KSNW	Wichita, Kansas	-
3.2	Telemundo
3.3	Ion
3.4	Justice
5.1	This TV	KCTU-LD	Wichita, Kansas	-
5.2	Estrella TV
5.3	Youtoo America
5.4	Untamed Sports TV
5.5	Religious
5.6	Classic Shows
5.7	AMGTV
5.8	The Walk TV
5.9	TheCoolTV
5.10	RT
8.1	PBS	KPTS	Hutchinson, Kansas	Broadcasts from studios in Wichita[45] with transmitters near Buhler, Kansas and in Park City, Kansas[46]
8.2	PBS Explore
8.3	Create
8.4	PBS Kids
10.1	ABC	KAKE	Wichita, Kansas	-
10.2	MeTV
12.1	CBS	KWCH-DT	Hutchinson, Kansas	Broadcasts from studios in Wichita[47] with transmitter near Buhler, Kansas[48]
12.2	Always on Storm Team 12			Local weather
12.3	H&I
12.4	Circle
15.1	HSN	K15DD-D	Wichita, Kansas	-
24.1	Fox	KSAS-TV	Wichita, Kansas	-
24.2	MyNetworkTV
24.3	Comet
26.1	Cozi TV	KAGW-CD	Wichita, Kansas	-
26.2	Bounce TV
26.3	Grit
26.4	Escape
26.5	Laff
26.6	Buzzr
26.7	Light TV
26.8	Quest
26.9	Newsmax TV
26.10	InfoWars
28.1	Daystar	KWKD-LD	Wichita, Kansas	-
30.1	Retro TV	KSMI-LD	Wichita, Kansas	-
30.2	Heartland
30.3	The Family Channel
30.4	DriveIn Movies
30.5	The Action Channel
30.6	Rev'n
30.7	Shop Now TV
30.8	Evine
31.1	Univision	KDCU-DT	Derby, Kansas	Broadcasts from studios in Wichita[49]
31.2	Grit
31.3	Escape
31.4	Laff
33.1	CW	KSCW-DT	Wichita, Kansas	-
33.2	Decades
33.3	Antenna TV
34.1	Movies!	KFVT-LD	Wichita, Kansas	-
34.2	GetTV
34.3	AccuWeather
34.4	Sonlife
34.5	QVC
34.6	QVC2
34.7	JTV
36.1	Dabl	KMTW	Hutchinson, Kansas	Broadcasts from studios in Wichita[50] with transmitter near Sedgwick, Kansas[51]
36.2	Stadium
36.3	Charge!
36.4	TBD

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