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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 09/27 21:32 CT
MED Ad fccissue-ad-fileU.S. Senate (Kansas)by Main Street Fundstatus: new

KAKE (Wichita): MAIN STREET DEFENSE FUND - Main Street Fund [invoice]

Non-Candidate Issue Ads file posted 2026-08-26T14:38; flight n/a; 108 KB. Folder: Political Files/2026/Non-Candidate Issue Ads/MAIN STREET DEFENSE FUND

Open at the source ↗ · posted at source 08/26 13:38 CT · seen by Sentinel 09/03 21:45 CT · lead 8d after · sponsor Main Street Fund · every advertiser in this race →

The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationKAKE · Wichita, KS
Total (gross)$14,330 · 44 spots · $326 a spot
The gross is what the advertiser is billed. $12,180 of it reaches the station; the remaining $2,150 (15%) is the agency's commission.
Documentinvoice
Posted08/26 13:38 CT
FileMAIN STREET DEFENSE FUND INVOICE 236339-1 (108 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
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.1330%65+ (40%), women-skew
Early morning5–9 a.m.1126%65+ (36%), women-skew
Evening news4–7 p.m.1126%65+ (43%)
Late news10–11 p.m.716%65+ (33%)
Prime access7–8 p.m.12%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

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