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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. Scanning now · last 09/27 23:33 CT

All advertisers · Defend US PAC

The last 7 days and everything booked ahead. Spending from before that is left out until you ask.Include earlier spending

Defend US PAC unattributed first seen 07/07 19:00 CT ·

$75,748
ON FILE · LAST 7 DAYS & BOOKED AHEAD
$75,748
TV/CABLE/RADIO PLANNED · GROSS
—
INVOICED
—
FEC FILED
—
DIGITAL RANGE

What is running now, what ran in the last 7 days and what is booked ahead — 8 earlier buys left out until you include earlier spending above. Station money is gross — what the advertiser is billed, not the smaller sum the station banks after the agency's commission; it is the figure the station quotes and the one a committee discloses to the FEC, so the two can be read against each other. Total on file is the larger of two reads of the same money: what the stations and platforms show (planned TV/cable/radio orders plus the high end of digital ranges) or what the committee has sworn to at the FEC (independent expenditures). The two are never added — an FEC expenditure for “television advertising” is the station orders it paid for. A floor, de-duped so order revisions, later invoices and amended filings are never counted twice (invoiced dollars are shown beside it, not added into it). Drill into every order behind it below or in the Library.

fcc 5cable 27google_ads 3   ads and contracts ↗ · export ↗

Their ads 2 creatives seen · one tile per ad, not per station file or archive copy · all in the Library →

DUGoogle Google/YouTube video ad by DEFEND US PAC (2026-07-29)Google · 2026-07-29 DUGoogle Google/YouTube video ad by DEFEND US PAC (2026-07-08)Google · 2026-07-08 · 2 variants

TV, cable & radio buys every flight by station, newest first · planned is a de-duped floor · cycle to date · filter by market or date; the total follows the filter

Planned by race: issue ad — no race $75,748

flighttypestation · marketrace filed underspotsGRPplannedinvoiced
no datesCableCox Kansas (system 002400)
Other
issue ad — no race25—$5,456—
no datesCableCox Kansas (system 003129)
Other
issue ad — no race25—$5,456—
no datesCableCox Manhattan
Topeka
issue ad — no race25—$5,456—
no datesCableCox Salina
Wichita-Hutchinson
issue ad — no race25—$5,456—
no datesCableCox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado
Wichita-Hutchinson
issue ad — no race25—$5,456—
no datesCableCox Kansas (system 002400)
Other
issue ad — no race——$5,040—
no datesCableCox Kansas (system 003129)
Other
issue ad — no race——$5,040—
no datesCableCox Manhattan
Topeka
issue ad — no race——$5,040—
no datesCableCox Salina
Wichita-Hutchinson
issue ad — no race——$5,040—
no datesCableCox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado
Wichita-Hutchinson
issue ad — no race——$5,040—
no datesCableCox Topeka
Topeka
issue ad — no race——$5,040—
no datesCableCox Kansas (system 002400)
Other
issue ad — no race——$1,688—
no datesCableCox Kansas (system 003129)
Other
issue ad — no race——$1,688—
no datesCableCox Manhattan
Topeka
issue ad — no race——$1,688—
no datesCableCox Salina
Wichita-Hutchinson
issue ad — no race——$1,688—
no datesCableCox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado
Wichita-Hutchinson
issue ad — no race——$1,688—
no datesCableCox Topeka
Topeka
issue ad — no race——$1,688—
no datesCableCox Kansas (system 002400)
Other
issue ad — no race25—$1,620—
no datesCableCox Kansas (system 003129)
Other
issue ad — no race25—$1,620—
no datesCableCox Manhattan
Topeka
issue ad — no race25—$1,620—
no datesCableCox Salina
Wichita-Hutchinson
issue ad — no race25—$1,620—
no datesCableCox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado
Wichita-Hutchinson
issue ad — no race25—$1,620—
Total ————

Broadcast (TV/cable/radio): planned = the station order (largest revision, counted once); invoiced = what the station later billed, shown beside planned and not added to it. Both are gross — what the advertiser pays, the figure the station quotes and the one a committee discloses to the FEC; where a filing breaks out the net, the order's own page shows what reached the station and what the agency kept. Spots = occurrences, how many times the ad airs on the flight, from the station's own schedule where the file was machine-readable — a floor, and a dash means the schedule was scanned or unread, not zero airings. Digital and FEC are not here — the platforms report delivery by state, not by media market. The flight dates tell you which fight a buy was really for.

What we know

Media buyerVaulter Buying
Media buyerVAULTER BUYING

Outlets: Cox Kansas (system 002400), Cox Kansas (system 003129), Cox Manhattan, Cox Salina, Cox Topeka, Cox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado, KBSD-DT, KBSH-DT, KBSL-DT, KWCH-DT, WIBW-TV

Markets bought: Other, Topeka, Wichita-Hutchinson · coverage 60% of Kansas voters (ceiling on exposure; analyst market shares)

Pickup since first seen: 0 news/social items · see them →

Timeline 35 items, newest first · sort or expand

sevitemposted
MED Ad KBSL-DT (Goodland): Defend US PAC (2026-07-29 – 2026-08-04) [invoice]
fcc by Defend US PAC
runs 07/29–08/04
posted 09/16 10:30 CT
seen 09/16 14:25 CT
3h 54m after
MED Ad KBSH-DT (Hays): Defend US PAC (2026-07-29 – 2026-08-04) [invoice]
fcc by Defend US PAC
runs 07/29–08/04
posted 09/16 10:17 CT
seen 09/16 14:25 CT
4h 7m after
MED Ad KBSD-DT (Ensign/Dodge City): Defend US PAC (2026-07-29 – 2026-08-04) [invoice]
fcc by Defend US PAC
runs 07/29–08/04
posted 09/16 10:13 CT
seen 09/16 14:25 CT
4h 11m after
MED Ad KWCH-DT (Hutchinson/Wichita): Defend US PAC (2026-07-29 – 2026-08-04) [invoice]
fcc by Defend US PAC
runs 07/29–08/04
posted 09/16 08:23 CT
seen 09/16 08:36 CT
13m after
MED Ad WIBW-TV (Topeka): Defend US PAC (2026-07-29 – 2026-08-04) [invoice]
fcc by Defend US PAC
runs 07/29–08/04
posted 09/15 16:10 CT
seen 09/15 18:13 CT
2h 3m after
MED Ad Cable Cox Kansas (system 002400) (Kansas): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238423_SYS 1400
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:43 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
34m after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Kansas (system 002400) (Kansas): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238424_SYS 1660
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:43 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
34m after
MED Ad Cable Cox Kansas (system 003129) (Kansas): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238423_SYS 1400
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:41 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
35m after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Kansas (system 003129) (Kansas): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238424_SYS 1660
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:41 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
35m after
MED Ad Cable Cox Manhattan (Manhattan): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238423_SYS 1400
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:40 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
37m after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Manhattan (Manhattan): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238424_SYS 1660
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:40 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
37m after
MED Ad Cable Cox Salina (Salina): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238423_SYS 1400
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:38 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
38m after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Salina (Salina): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238424_SYS 1660
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:38 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
38m after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado (Wichita): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238424_SYS 1660
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:37 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
40m after
MED Ad Cable Cox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado (Wichita): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238423_SYS 1400
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:36 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
40m after
MED Ad Cable Cox Topeka (Topeka): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238423_SYS 1400
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:34 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
43m after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Topeka (Topeka): Defend US PAC - DEFEND US PAC-KSO_AUG_AFF1238424_SYS 1660
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 09/09 14:34 CT
seen 09/09 15:17 CT
43m after
MED Ad Cable Cox Kansas (system 002400) (Kansas): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 15:32 CT
seen 09/08 17:23 CT
40d after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Kansas (system 002400) (Kansas): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 15:32 CT
seen 09/08 17:23 CT
40d after
MED Ad Cable Cox Kansas (system 003129) (Kansas): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 15:30 CT
seen 09/09 03:18 CT
40d after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Kansas (system 003129) (Kansas): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 15:30 CT
seen 09/09 03:18 CT
40d after
MED Ad Cable Cox Manhattan (Manhattan): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 15:29 CT
seen 09/08 17:23 CT
40d after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Manhattan (Manhattan): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 15:29 CT
seen 09/08 17:23 CT
40d after
MED Ad Cable Cox Salina (Salina): Defend US PAC - Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 15:28 CT
seen 09/07 22:33 CT
39d after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Salina (Salina): Defend US PAC - Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 15:28 CT
seen 09/07 22:33 CT
39d after
MED Ad Cable Cox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado (Wichita): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 15:26 CT
seen 09/07 16:26 CT
39d after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado (Wichita): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 15:26 CT
seen 09/07 16:26 CT
39d after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Kansas (system 002400) (Kansas): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 11:12 CT
seen 09/08 17:23 CT
40d after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Kansas (system 003129) (Kansas): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 10:59 CT
seen 09/09 03:18 CT
40d after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Manhattan (Manhattan): Defend US PAC
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 10:57 CT
seen 09/08 17:23 CT
40d after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Salina (Salina): Defend US PAC - Defend US PAC [form]
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 10:56 CT
seen 09/07 22:33 CT
39d after
LOW Ad Cable Cox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado (Wichita): Defend US PAC [form]
cable by Defend US PAC
posted 07/30 10:51 CT
seen 09/07 16:26 CT
39d after
MED Ad Google/YouTube video ad by DEFEND US PAC (2026-07-29)
google_ads by Defend US PAC
runs 07/29–08/05
posted 07/28 19:00 CT
seen 09/27 00:27 CT
60d after
MED Ad Google/YouTube video ad by DEFEND US PAC (2026-07-08)
google_ads by Defend US PAC
runs 07/08–08/05
posted 07/07 19:00 CT
seen 09/27 00:27 CT
81d after
LOW Ad Google/YouTube video ad by DEFEND US PAC (2026-07-08)
google_ads by Defend US PAC
runs 07/08–08/05
posted 07/07 19:00 CT
seen 09/27 00:27 CT
81d after