Media of Topeka, Kansas

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

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[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 New Vision Television [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,

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Broadcast television in the Topeka market  (Nielsen DMA #139)


[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 88.1 Family Life Radio Christian Family Life Communications 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]
96.5 KRBZ-FM The Buzz Alternative Rock Entercom Kansas City Mission, KS

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98.9 KQRC-FM The Rock Active Rock Entercom Kansas City Mission, KS

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99.3 KWIC-FM The Eagle Classic Rock Cumulus Broadcasting Topeka, KS
100.3 KDVV V100 Classic/Active Rock Cumulus Broadcasting Topeka, KS

[15]
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

[16]
105.9 KLZR Lazer 105.9 Hot Adult Contemporary/Modern Jayhawk Broadcasting Lawrence, KS [17]
106.9 KTPK Country Legends Classic Country JMJ Topeka, KS

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107.7 KMAJ Majic 107.7 Adult Contemporary Cumulus Broadcasting Shawnee, KS1 [19]

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 [20]
610 KCSP 610 Sports Sports/Sports Talk Entercom Kansas City, MO [21]
680 KFEQ News/Talk Eagle Radio St. Joseph, MO [22]
710 KCMO Fox News & Talk Radio Talk Susquehanna Radio Kansas City, MO [23]
810 WHB Sports Radio Sports/Sports Talk Union Broadcasting Kansas City, MO [24]
980 KMBZ News Radio News/Talk Entercom Kansas City, MO [25]
1250 KKHK La Super X Español Entercom Kansas City, KS [26]
1440 KMAJ News/Talk/Sports Cumulus Broadcasting Topeka, KS
1490 KTOP K-Top ESPN SPORTS 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.

Many Topeka stations also penetrate into the eastern counties of the Wichita media market, notably Saline County, which contains Salina, and the counties around Salina.

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Radio stations in the Topeka, Kansas media market(Arbitron #194) (R&R info)
By FM frequency
88.1 · 90.3 · 91.5 · 92.5 · 92.9 · 94.5 · 95.7 · 99.3 · 100.3 · 102.9 · 103.9 · 105.9 · 106.9 · 107.7
By AM frequency
580 · 610 · 680 · 710 · 810 · 980 · 1440 · 1490
By callsign
KANU · KBUZ · KCHZ · KCMO · KCSP · KCVT · KDVV · KFEQ · KJTY · KLZR · KMAJ · KMAJ · KMBZ · KMXN · KNZA · KQTP · KTOP · KTPK · KWIC · WHB · WIBW · WIBW

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