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Everything on file, cycle to date — including spending from before the last 7 days.Back to the last 7 days & booked ahead
Cycle-to-date — everything Sentinel has on file for the 2026 election. 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 36 ads and contracts ↗ · export ↗
Planned by race: Kansas Governor $145,575
| flight | type | station · market | race filed under | spots | GRP | planned | invoiced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28 | TV | WIBW-TV Topeka | Kansas Governor | 126 | — | $46,550 | — |
| 2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28 | TV | KSCW-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 51 | — | $5,650 | — |
| 2026-09-21 – 2026-09-28 | TV | KBSL-DT +3 (network) Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 98 | — | $48,825 | — |
| 2026-09-15 – 2026-09-21 | TV | KSCW-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 11 | — | $1,350 | — |
| 2026-09-14 – 2026-09-27 | TV | KBSL-DT +3 (network) Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 49 | — | $22,925 | — |
| 2026-09-14 – 2026-09-27 | TV | WIBW-TV Topeka | Kansas Governor | 61 | — | $20,275 | — |
| 2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06 | TV | KBSL-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 35 | — | — | $33,600 |
| 2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06 | TV | KBSH-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 35 | — | — | $33,600 |
| 2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06 | TV | KBSD-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 35 | — | — | $33,600 |
| 2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06 | TV | KWCH-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 35 | — | — | $33,600 |
| 2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06 | TV | WIBW-TV Topeka | Kansas Governor | 60 | — | — | $49,300 |
| 2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06 | TV | KSCW-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 18 | — | — | $3,300 |
| 2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30 | TV | KBSL-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 44 | — | — | $45,350 |
| 2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30 | TV | KBSH-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 44 | — | — | $45,350 |
| 2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30 | TV | KBSD-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 44 | — | — | $45,350 |
| 2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30 | TV | KWCH-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 44 | — | — | $45,350 |
| 2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30 | TV | WIBW-TV Topeka | Kansas Governor | 71 | — | — | $53,200 |
| 2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30 | TV | KSCW-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 23 | — | — | $4,150 |
| 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09 | TV | KBSL-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 53 | — | — | $39,225 |
| 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09 | TV | KBSH-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 53 | — | — | $39,225 |
| 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09 | TV | KBSD-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 53 | — | — | $39,225 |
| 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09 | TV | KWCH-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 53 | — | — | $39,225 |
| 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09 | TV | KSCW-DT Wichita-Hutchinson | Kansas Governor | 44 | — | — | $4,750 |
| 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09 | TV | WIBW-TV Topeka | Kansas Governor | 59 | — | — | $37,850 |
| 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.
| Media buyer | AL Media |
| Media buyer | AL Media LLC |
Outlets: KBSD-DT, KBSH-DT, KBSL-DT, KSCW-DT, KWCH-DT, WIBW-TV
Markets bought: Topeka, Wichita-Hutchinson · coverage 55% of Kansas voters (ceiling on exposure; analyst market shares)
Pickup since first seen: 32 news/social items (feeds 31, tvnews 1) · see them →
| sev | item | posted |
|---|---|---|
| LOW | Ad KBSL-DT (Goodland): Governor [traffic] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
posted 09/24 15:51 CT seen 09/24 22:01 CT 6h 9m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSH-DT (Hays): Governor [traffic] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
posted 09/24 15:49 CT seen 09/24 22:01 CT 6h 11m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSD-DT (Ensign/Dodge City): Governor [traffic] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
posted 09/24 15:48 CT seen 09/24 21:43 CT 5h 55m after |
| LOW | Ad KWCH-DT (Hutchinson/Wichita): Governor [traffic] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
posted 09/24 15:46 CT seen 09/24 16:17 CT 31m after |
| LOW | Ad KSCW-DT (Wichita): Governor [traffic] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
posted 09/24 15:43 CT seen 09/24 16:17 CT 34m after |
| LOW | Ad WIBW-TV (Topeka): Governor [traffic] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
posted 09/24 15:41 CT seen 09/24 19:17 CT 3h 36m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSL-DT (Goodland): Governor (2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/17–08/30 posted 09/23 08:41 CT seen 09/23 19:17 CT 10h 36m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSL-DT (Goodland): Governor (2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/24–09/06 posted 09/23 08:41 CT seen 09/23 19:17 CT 10h 36m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSH-DT (Hays): Governor (2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/17–08/30 posted 09/23 08:37 CT seen 09/23 19:17 CT 10h 40m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSH-DT (Hays): Governor (2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/24–09/06 posted 09/23 08:37 CT seen 09/23 19:17 CT 10h 40m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSD-DT (Ensign/Dodge City): Governor (2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/17–08/30 posted 09/23 08:34 CT seen 09/23 18:17 CT 9h 43m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSD-DT (Ensign/Dodge City): Governor (2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/24–09/06 posted 09/23 08:34 CT seen 09/23 18:17 CT 9h 43m after |
| LOW | Ad KWCH-DT (Hutchinson/Wichita): Governor (2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/17–08/30 posted 09/23 08:24 CT seen 09/23 09:18 CT 53m after |
| LOW | Ad KWCH-DT (Hutchinson/Wichita): Governor (2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/24–09/06 posted 09/23 08:24 CT seen 09/23 09:18 CT 53m after |
| LOW | Ad WIBW-TV (Topeka): Governor (2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/17–08/30 posted 09/23 08:08 CT seen 09/23 11:17 CT 3h 8m after |
| LOW | Ad WIBW-TV (Topeka): Governor (2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/24–09/06 posted 09/23 08:08 CT seen 09/23 11:17 CT 3h 8m after |
| LOW | Ad KSCW-DT (Wichita): Governor (2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/17–08/30 posted 09/23 08:05 CT seen 09/23 08:18 CT 13m after |
| LOW | Ad KSCW-DT (Wichita): Governor (2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 08/24–09/06 posted 09/23 08:05 CT seen 09/23 08:18 CT 13m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSL-DT (Goodland): Governor (2026-09-21 – 2026-09-28) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/21–09/28 posted 09/22 11:05 CT seen 09/22 13:18 CT 2h 13m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSH-DT (Hays): Governor (2026-09-21 – 2026-09-28) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/21–09/28 posted 09/22 11:03 CT seen 09/22 13:18 CT 2h 15m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSD-DT (Ensign/Dodge City): Governor (2026-09-21 – 2026-09-28) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/21–09/28 posted 09/22 11:02 CT seen 09/22 13:18 CT 2h 16m after |
| LOW | Ad KWCH-DT (Hutchinson/Wichita): Governor (2026-09-21 – 2026-09-28) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/21–09/28 posted 09/22 11:00 CT seen 09/22 11:18 CT 18m after |
| LOW | Ad KSCW-DT (Wichita): Governor (2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/22–09/28 posted 09/22 10:58 CT seen 09/22 11:18 CT 20m after |
| LOW | Ad WIBW-TV (Topeka): Governor (2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/22–09/28 posted 09/22 10:56 CT seen 09/22 11:18 CT 22m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSL-DT (Goodland): Governor (2026-09-14 – 2026-09-27) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/14–09/27 posted 09/16 10:34 CT seen 09/16 13:33 CT 2h 59m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSL-DT (Goodland): Governor (2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 07/27–08/09 posted 09/16 10:34 CT seen 09/16 13:33 CT 2h 59m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSH-DT (Hays): Governor (2026-09-14 – 2026-09-27) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/14–09/27 posted 09/16 10:20 CT seen 09/16 13:13 CT 2h 52m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSH-DT (Hays): Governor (2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 07/27–08/09 posted 09/16 10:20 CT seen 09/16 13:13 CT 2h 52m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSD-DT (Ensign/Dodge City): Governor (2026-09-14 – 2026-09-27) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/14–09/27 posted 09/16 10:15 CT seen 09/16 13:13 CT 2h 57m after |
| LOW | Ad KBSD-DT (Ensign/Dodge City): Governor (2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 07/27–08/09 posted 09/16 10:15 CT seen 09/16 13:13 CT 2h 57m after |
| LOW | Ad KWCH-DT (Hutchinson/Wichita): Governor (2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 07/27–08/09 posted 09/16 08:27 CT seen 09/16 08:36 CT 9m after |
| LOW | Ad KWCH-DT (Hutchinson/Wichita): Governor (2026-09-14 – 2026-09-27) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/14–09/27 posted 09/16 08:19 CT seen 09/16 08:36 CT 17m after |
| LOW | Ad KSCW-DT (Wichita): Governor (2026-09-15 – 2026-09-21) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/15–09/21 posted 09/15 16:15 CT seen 09/15 17:02 CT 46m after |
| LOW | Ad KSCW-DT (Wichita): Governor (2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 07/27–08/09 posted 09/15 16:12 CT seen 09/15 17:02 CT 49m after |
| LOW | Ad WIBW-TV (Topeka): Governor (2026-07-27 – 2026-08-09) [invoice] fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 07/27–08/09 posted 09/15 16:06 CT seen 09/15 17:32 CT 85m after |
| LOW | Ad WIBW-TV (Topeka): Governor (2026-09-14 – 2026-09-27) fccKansas Governor by Governor |
runs 09/14–09/27 posted 09/15 15:59 CT seen 09/15 17:32 CT 1h 32m after |