Broadcast media in Kansas City

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Landmark KCTV-TV tower on 31st Street on Union Hill, with the Firefighters Fountain in foreground.

The following television and radio stations serve the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

1 Television
2 Radio
- 2.1 FM Radio
- 2.2 AM Radio
3 Sports Coverage
4 Notable personalities who worked in the market
5 External links

[edit] Television

Kansas City is the 31st largest television media market in the United States (as ranked by Nielsen), and has several television stations, as follows:

Analog Channel	Digital Channel	Callsign	Network	Owner	Web site
4	34	WDAF	Fox	Fox Television Stations	[1]
5	24	KCTV	CBS	Meredith Corporation	[2]
9	7	KMBC	ABC	Hearst-Argyle	[3]
16	21	KTAJ	TBN	Trinity Broadcasting Network	[4]
19	18	KCPT	PBS	Public Television 19 Inc.	[5]
29	31	KCWE	The CW	Hearst-Argyle	[6]
38	36	KMCI	Ind.	Scripps-Howard	[7]
41	42	KSHB	NBC	Scripps-Howard	[8]
48	40	KUKC-LP	Univision	Univision
50	51	KPXE	i	Paxson Communications
62	47	KSMO	My Network TV	Meredith Corporation	[9]

According to Arbitron, the following counties are in Kansas City's DMA:
Kansas – Anderson, Atchison, Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte
Missouri – Bates, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Pettis, Platte, Ray, Saline, Worth

Much of the Kansas City area is serviced by Time Warner Cable, with some Kansas and Missouri suburbs serviced by Comcast. Sections of South Kansas City and some Kansas suburbs are also served by Everest.

Broadcast television in the Kansas City market (Nielsen DMA #31)

WDAF 4 (Fox) - KCTV 5 (CBS) - KMBC 9 (ABC) - KUJH-LP 14 (Ind) - KCPT 19 (PBS) - KCWE 29 (The CW) - KCDN-LP 35 (DS) - KMCI 38 (Ind) - KSHB 41 (NBC) - K45IO 45 (HSN) - KUKC-LP 48 (UNI) - KPXE 50 (i) - KSMO 62 (MNTV)
Out-of-market stations available on cable
KTWU 11 (PBS, Topeka)
Local cable television channels
Metro Sports

[edit] Radio

Kansas City is the 30th largest radio market (as determined by Arbitron). Several radio stations cover the Kansas City area, including:

[edit] FM Radio

Frequency	Callsign	Nickname	Format	Owner	City of License	Web site
88.5	KLJC	Calvary 88.5	Christian Contemporary	Calvary Bible College	Kansas City, MO	[10]
89.3	KCUR		National Public Radio	UMKC	Kansas City, MO	[11]
90.1	KKFI		Variety	Local Not-for-profit	Kansas City, MO	[12]
90.7	KJHK		Various/Alternative	University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	[13]
90.9	KTBG	The Bridge	NPR/Alternative	Central Missouri State University	Warrensburg, MO	[14]
91.5	KANU	Kansas Public Radio	NPR	University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	[15]
91.9	KWJC	K-LOVE	Christian Contemporary	William Jewell College	Liberty, MO	[16]
92.3	KCCV		Religion	Bott Radio	Olathe, KS	[17]
93.3	KMXV	Mix 93.3	Contemporary Hits/Top-40	CBS Radio¹	Kansas City, MO	[18]
94.1	KFKF	Country 94.1 KFKF	Country	CBS Radio	Kansas City, KS	[19]
94.9	KCMO	94-9 KCMO	60s and 70s	Cumulus Broadcasting	Kansas City, MO	[20]
95.7	KCHZ	95-7 The Vibe	Rhythmic Contemporary Hits	Cumulus Broadcasting	Ottawa, KS	[21]
96.1	KLRQ	K-LOVE	Christian Contemporary	EMF Broadcasting	Clinton, MO	[22]
96.5	KRBZ	The Buzz	Alternative Rock	Entercom	Kansas City, MO	[23]
	HD-2		All Comedy Radio
97.3	KCXM	Max FM	Rock	Union Broadcasting	Lee's Summit, MO	[24]
97.7	KPOW	Power 97	Rock Archive	Sedalia Broadcasting Inc	La Monte, MO	[25]
98.1	KUDL		Adult Contemporary	Entercom	Kansas City, KS	[26]
98.9	KQRC	The Rock	Rock	Entercom	Leavenworth, KS	[27]
99.7	KYYS	99-7 KY	Classic Rock	Entercom	Kansas City, MO	[28]
100.1	KKWK	Regional Radio "Quick"	Adult Contemporary	Shepard Group	Cameron, MO	[29]
100.3	KDVV	V100	Modern Active Rock	Cumulus Broadcasting	Topeka, KS	[30]
100.7	KMZU	The Farm	Country	Kanza Inc.	Carrollton, MO	[31]
101.1	KCFX	101 The Fox	Classic Rock	Cumulus Broadcasting	Harrisonville, MO	[32]
102.1	KCKC	Star 102	Adult Contemporary	CBS Radio	Kansas City, MO	[33]
103.3	KPRS	Hot 103 Jamz	Urban Contemporary	Carter Broadcast Group	Kansas City, MO	[34]
104.3	KBEQ	Young Country Q104	Country	CBS Radio	Kansas City, MO	[35]
105.1	KCJK	Jack FM	Variety Hits	Cumulus Broadcasting	Garden City, MO	[36]
105.5	KKJO	K-Jo 105-5	Adult Contemporary	Eagle Communications	St. Joseph, MO	[37]
105.9	KLZR	Lazer 105.9	Hot Adult Contemporary	Zimmer Radio Group	Lawrence, KS	[38]
106.5	WDAF	Country 106.5	Country	Entercom	Liberty, MO	[39]
	HD-2		Smooth Jazz
107.3	KMJK	Magic 107.3	Urban Adult Contemporary	Cumulus Broadcasting	Lexington, MO	[40]
107.7	KMAJ	Majic 107.7	Adult Contemporary	Cumulus Broadcasting	Shawnee, KS²	[41]

¹ CBS Radio stations in Kansas City and Columbus, Ohio were purchased by Wilks Group in October 2006 for $135 million. The sale is pending FCC approval.
² KMAJ has a construction permit to construct a new tower in Shawnee. Upon completion, Majic 107.7 will broadcast from here instead of Topeka, Kansas, their current city of license.

FM radio stations in the Kansas City media market

By frequency: 88.5 | 89.3 | 90.1 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 91.5 | 91.9 | 92.3 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 94.9 | 95.7 | 96.1 | 96.5 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 99.7 | 100.1 | 100.7 | 101.1 | 102.1 | 103.3 | 104.3 | 105.1 | 105.5 | 105.9 | 106.5 | 107.3 | 107.7

See also: Kansas City (FM) (AM)

Missouri Radio Markets St. Louis (AM) (FM) · Kansas City (AM) (FM) · Springfield · Joplin · Columbia

See also: List of radio stations in Missouri and List of United States radio markets

Kansas Radio Markets Wichita (AM) (FM) · Kansas City (AM) (FM) · Topeka

See also: List of radio stations in Kansas and List of United States radio markets

[edit] AM Radio

Frequency	Callsign	Nickname	Format	Owner	City of License	Web site
580	WIBW		News/Sports/Talk	Morris Communications	Topeka, KS	[42]
610	KCSP	610 Sports	Sports/Sports Talk	Entercom	Kansas City, MO	[43]
680	KFEQ		News/Talk	Eagle Radio	St. Joseph, MO	[44]
710	KCMO	Fox News & Talk Radio	Talk	Cumulus Broadcasting	Kansas City, MO	[45]
760	KCCV		Religion	Bott Radio	Kansas City, MO	[46]
810	WHB	Sports Radio	Sports/Sports Talk	Union Broadcasting	Kansas City, MO	[47]
890	KGGN		Black Gospel	Mortenson Broadcasting	Gladstone, MO	[48]
980	KMBZ	News Radio	News/Talk	Entercom	Kansas City, MO	[49]
1030	KCWJ	1030 The Light	Christian Music	Christian Broadcasting Associates	Blue Springs, MO	[50]
1090	KEXS	Catholic Radio	Religion	KC Catholic Network	Excelsior Springs, MO	[51]
1140	KCXL	Radio Free Liberty	Talk	Alpine Broadcasting	Liberty, MO	[52]
1160	KCTO		Talk	Alpine Broadcasting	Cleveland, MO
1190	KPHN	Radio Disney	Children's	Radio Disney Group	Kansas City, MO	[53]
1250	KKHK	La Super X	Español	Entercom	Kansas City, KS	[54]
1340	KDTD	Regional Mexican	Español	Davidson Media	Kansas City, KS	[55]
1380	KCNW		Religion	Wilkins Communications	Fairway, KS
1410	KKLO	Love 14	Religion	New Life Evangelistic Center	Leavenworth, KS	[56]
1480	KCZZ	Radio Activo	Español Top-40	Davidson Media	Mission, KS
1510	KCTE	Hot Talk 1510	Talk	Union Broadcasting	Independence, MO	[57]
1590	KPRT	Today's Gospel	Black Gospel	Carter Broadcast Group	Kansas City, MO	[58]
1660	KXTR	The Classical Station	Classical	Entercom	Kansas City, KS	[59]

AM radio stations in the Kansas City media market (Arbitron #30)

By frequency: 580 | 610 | 680 | 710 | 760 | 810 | 890 | 980 | 1030 | 1090 | 1140 | 1190 | 1250 | 1340 | 1380 | 1410 | 1480 | 1510 | 1590 | 1660

See also: Kansas City (FM) (AM)

Missouri Radio Markets St. Louis (AM) (FM) · Kansas City (AM) (FM) · Springfield · Joplin · Columbia

See also: List of radio stations in Missouri and List of United States radio markets

[edit] Sports Coverage

Related Article: Kansas City Sports

Team	League	Local Television	Radio
Kansas City Brigade	Arena Football League	KSMO-TV/DT (Some national games on KSHB-TV/DT)	KCXM-FM
Kansas City Chiefs	National Football League	When an NFC team visits KC, WDAF-TV/DT Sunday Night Games, KSHB-TV/DT Monday Night Games, KMBC-TV/DT (from ESPN) All other games, including pre-season and playoffs, KCTV-TV/DT	KCFX-FM
Kansas City Explorers	World Team Tennis
Kansas City Royals	Major League Baseball	RSTN (KMCI, Metro Sports)	WHB-AM, KCXM-FM
Kansas City T-Bones	Northern League Baseball		KCWJ-AM KCSP-AM (Sundays)
Kansas City Wizards	Major League Soccer

Time Warner Cable subscribers receive local sports programming from Metro Sports (Channel 30), which includes postgame coverage of Royals and Chiefs games, high school and college game coverage, and ESPN News.

[edit] Notable personalities who worked in the market

Walt Bodine, WHB, KCMO-AM, WDAF, now at KCUR
Walter Cronkite, KCMO-AM
Harris Faulkner, WDAF-TV
Rush Limbaugh, KMBZ, KFIX (now KCXL), and KUDL

[edit] External links

Kansas City Radio and TV - Detailed histories of radio and television frequencies in Kansas City, St. Joseph, Lawrence, and Topeka

The City of Kansas City
History • Architecture • Downtown • Economy • Barbeque • Jazz • Fountains • Broadcast • Film • Neighborhoods • Metro Area • Sports

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