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The intelligence desk for Kansas · other states as the desk reaches themads and buys, what people are searching, feeling and paying for. Scans every hour · last 09/28 18:34 CT
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KAKE (Wichita): CHRIS MANN FOR KANSAS - Chris Mann (2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28)

State file · posted 2026-09-28 12:01 · flight n/a · 355 KB · folder: Political Files/2026/State/CHRIS MANN FOR KANSAS

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The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationKAKE · Wichita, KS
Flight2026-09-22 to 2026-09-28
Total (gross)$9,500 · 53 spots · $179 a spot
The gross is what the advertiser is billed. $8,075 of it reaches the station; the remaining $1,425 (15%) is the agency's commission.
Order #239122
Posted09/28 11:01 CT
FileCHRIS MANN FOR KANSAS 239122-1 (355 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
Evening news4–7 p.m.1432%65+ (43%)
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.1227%65+ (40%), women-skew
Early morning5–9 a.m.920%65+ (36%), women-skew
Late news10–11 p.m.920%65+ (33%)

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

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