Free State ResearchTracker
DashboardAdsIntel mapSearchSpendMatchupAdvertisers
More ▾
ReadTop storiesCalendarFlightsAd archiveBetting oddsRecordWastewaterGone quietTurnout Take with you Behind it
Sign in
The intelligence desk for Kansas · other states as the desk reaches themads and buys, what people are searching, feeling and paying for. Scanning now · last 09/27 21:32 CT
LOW Ad fccissue-ad-fileby Stop the BANstatus: new

KMBC-TV (Kansas City): STOP THE BAN (2026-09-28 – 2026-10-05)

Non-Candidate Issue Ads file · posted 2026-09-25 18:27 · flight n/a · 184 KB · folder: Political Files/2026/Non-Candidate Issue Ads/STOP THE BAN

runs 09/28–10/05 · Open at the source ↗ · posted at source 09/25 17:27 CT · seen by Sentinel 09/26 07:18 CT · lead 13h 50m after · sponsor Stop the BAN

The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationKMBC-TV · Kansas City, MO
Flight09/28/26-10/05/26
Total (gross)$18,895 · 32 spots · $590 a spot
The gross, which is what the advertiser is billed. This filing states no net, so what the station banked is not on the record.
Order #4470569
Posted09/25 17:27 CT
FileKMBC-Stop the Ban-4470569-Contract-9.25.26 (184 KB)

Where the spots run — and who each slot reaches the station's own schedule, joined to each daypart's audience

slottypical timespotssharewho’s watching
Early morning5–9 a.m.4548%65+ (36%), women-skew
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.2931%65+ (40%), women-skew
Rotator/otherrun of schedule66%35-54 (31%)
Evening news4–7 p.m.55%65+ (43%)
Late news10–11 p.m.44%65+ (33%)
Prime8–10 p.m.22%35-54 (33%)
Sportsgame windows22%35-54 (43%), men-skew
Prime access7–8 p.m.11%65+ (32%)

Spot counts are real, from the order’s own schedule. “Who’s watching” is modeled from each daypart’s public audience mix (the same model behind the demographics export), not measured local ratings.

The contract as filed with the station's public file

The contract PDF would not embed here. Open the PDF ↗ · station's political file ↗

Memo

No memo yet. Memos are written on request in the War Room.