Broadcast Media in Topeka

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The following television and radio stations serve the city of Topeka, Kansas and surrounding areas.

Contents 1 Television 2 Radio 2.1 FM Radio 2.2 AM Radio 2.3 Market Overlap 3 External links

[edit] Television

Topeka is the 136th 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
11	23	KTWU	PBS	Washburn University	[1]
13	44	WIBW	CBS	Gray Communications	[2]
27	28	KSNT	NBC	SJL	[3]
43		KTMJ	FOX	Montgomery Communications	[4]
49	48	KTKA	ABC	World Company	[5]

According to Arbitron, the following Kansas counties are part of Topeka's DMA: Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Marshall, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Washington,

[edit] Radio

Topeka is the 194th largest radio market (as determined by Arbitron). Several radio stations cover the Topeka area, including:

[edit] FM Radio

Frequency	Callsign	Nickname	Format	Owner	City of License	Web site
88.1	KJTY	Joy 88	Christian	Joy Public Ministries	Topeka, KS	[6]
90.3	KBUZ		Contemporary Christian Simulcast	American Family Association	Topeka, KS	[7]
91.5	KANU	Kansas Public Radio	NPR	University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	[8]
92.5	KCVT		Religion	Bott Radio	Silver Lake, KS	[9]
92.9	KMXN	X 92-9	Active/Modern Rock	Jayhawk Broadcasting	Osage City, KS	[10]
94.5	WIBW	94-Country	Country	Morris Communications	Topeka, KS	[11]
95.7	KCHZ	95-7 The Vibe	CHR/Rhythmic	Cumulus Broadcasting	Ottawa, KS	[12]
99.3	WIBW	The Eagle	Classic Rock	Cumulus Broadcasting	Topeka, KS
100.3	KDVV	V100	Classic/Active Rock	Cumulus Broadcasting	Topeka, KS	[13]
102.9	KQTP	US-103	Classic Country	Cumulus Broadcasting	St. Marys, KS
105.5	KKJO	K-Jo 105-5	Hot AC	Eagle Radio Inc	St. Joseph, MO	[14]
105.9	KLZR	Lazer 105.9	Hot Adult Contemporary/Modern	Jayhawk Broadcasting	Lawrence, KS	[15]
106.9	KTPK	Country Legends	Classic Country	JMJ	Topeka, KS	[16]
107.7	KMAJ	Majic 107.7	Adult Contemporary	Cumulus Broadcasting	Shawnee, KS1	[17]

¹ KMAJ has a construction permit to construct a new tower in Shawnee. Upon completion, Majic 107.7 will broadcast from there instead of Topeka, the current city of license.

[edit] AM Radio

Frequency	Callsign	Nickname	Format	Owner	City of License	Web site
580	WIBW		News/Sports/Talk	Morris Communications	Topeka, KS	[18]
610	KCSP	610 Sports	Sports/Sports Talk	Entercom	Kansas City, MO	[19]
680	KFEQ		News/Talk	Eagle Radio	St. Joseph, MO	[20]
710	KCMO	Fox News & Talk Radio	Talk	Susquehanna Radio	Kansas City, MO	[21]
810	WHB	Sports Radio	Sports/Sports Talk	Union Broadcasting	Kansas City, MO	[22]
980	KMBZ	News Radio	News/Talk	Entercom	Kansas City, MO	[23]
1250	KKHK	La Super X	Español	Entercom	Kansas City, KS	[24]
1440	KMAJ		News/Talk/Sports	Cumulus Broadcasting	Topeka, KS
1490	KTOP	K-Top	Nostalgia	Cumulus Broadcasting	Topeka, KS

[edit] Market Overlap

Several more stations from the Kansas City metropolitan area broadcast into Topeka. Most of Kansas City's stations are among those gauged in Aribtron's semi-annual surveys.

[edit] External links

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