Media in Topeka, Kansas

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

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Television

Topeka is the 133rd largest television media market in the United States (as ranked by Nielsen), and has several television stations, as follows:

Digital Channel Digital Subchannel Analog Channel Callsign[1] Network[2] City of License Notes
11 11.1 - KTWU PBS Topeka, Kansas -
11.2 MHz WorldView
11.3 Create
12 12.1 - KSQA - Topeka, Kansas -
13 13.1 44 WIBW-TV CBS Topeka, Kansas -
13.2 - MyNetworkTV
27 27.1 - KSNT NBC Topeka, Kansas -
27.2 43 KTMJ-CA FOX
- - 32 KQKC-LP - Topeka, Kansas -
- - 33 K33IC TBN Topeka, Kansas TBN satellite repeater[3]
40 40.1 - K40IJ-D LegacyTV[4] Topeka, Kansas -
49 49.1 - KTKA-TV ABC Topeka, Kansas -
49.2 - Local Weather
49.3 CW -

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,

Television stations in northeastern Kansas, including Topeka
Local stations
KTWU (11.1 PBS, 11.2 Create, 11.3 PBS HD) • KSQA (12.1 Ind) • WIBW (13.1 CBS, 13.2 MNTV) • KKSU-LP 21 (Ind) • KSNT (27.1 NBC, 27.2 KTMJ-CA) • K31BW 31 (silent) • K33IC 33 (TBN) • KTMJ 43 / KTLJ 6 / KMJT 15 / KETM 17 (Fox) • KTKA (49.1 ABC, 49.2 Weather, 49.3 The CW)
Adjacent locals
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Kansas City: WDAF 4 (Fox) • KCTV 5 (CBS) • KMBC 9 (ABC) • KCPT 19 (PBS) • KSHB 41 (NBC)
Omaha: KMTV 3 (CBS) • WOWT 6 (NBC) • KETV 7 (ABC)
St. Joseph: KQTV 2 (ABC)
Defunct stations
See also: Wichita TV • Kansas City TV • St. Joseph TV • Tulsa TV • Omaha TV • Lincoln TV • Joplin TV • List_of_television_stations_in_Kansas

Radio

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

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 [1]
90.3 KBUZ Contemporary Christian Simulcast American Family Association Topeka, KS [2]
91.5 KANU Kansas Public Radio NPR University of Kansas Lawrence, KS [3]
92.5 KCVT Religion Bott Radio Silver Lake, KS [4]
92.9 KMXN 92.9 The Bull Country Great Plains Media Osage City, KS [5]
94.5 WIBW 94-Country Country Morris Communications Topeka, KS [6]
95.7 KCHZ 95-7 The Vibe CHR/Rhythmic Cumulus Broadcasting Ottawa, KS [7]
96.5 KRBZ-FM The Buzz Alternative Rock Entercom Kansas City Mission, KS

[8]
98.9 KQRC-FM The Rock Active Rock Entercom Kansas City Mission, KS

[9]
99.3 KWIC-FM The Eagle Classic Rock Cumulus Broadcasting Topeka, KS
100.3 KDVV V100 Classic/Active Rock Cumulus Broadcasting Topeka, KS

[10]
102.9 KTOP-FM US-103 Classic Country Cumulus Broadcasting St. Marys, KS
105.5 KKJO K-Jo 105-5 Hot AC Eagle Radio Inc St. Joseph, MO

[11]
105.9 KLZR Lazer 105.9 Hot Adult Contemporary/Modern Great Plains Media Lawrence, KS [12]
106.9 KTPK Country Legends Classic Country JMJ Topeka, KS

[13]
107.7 KMAJ Majic 107.7 Adult Contemporary Cumulus Broadcasting Shawnee, KS1 [14]

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.

AM Radio

Frequency Callsign Nickname Format Owner City of License Web site
580 WIBW News/Sports/Talk Morris Communications Topeka, KS [15]
610 KCSP 610 Sports Sports/Sports Talk Entercom Kansas City, MO [16]
680 KFEQ News/Talk Eagle Radio St. Joseph, MO [17]
710 KCMO Fox News & Talk Radio Talk Susquehanna Radio Kansas City, MO [18]
810 WHB Sports Radio Sports/Sports Talk Union Broadcasting Kansas City, MO [19]
980 KMBZ News Radio News/Talk Entercom Kansas City, MO [20]
1250 KKHK La Super X Español Entercom Kansas City, KS [21]
1440 KMAJ News/Talk/Sports Cumulus Broadcasting Topeka, KS
1490 KTOP K-Top ESPN SPORTS Cumulus Broadcasting Topeka, KS

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.

Radio stations in the Topeka, Kansas media market
By AM frequency
580 · 610 · 680 · 710 · 810 · 980 · 1440 · 1490
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 callsign
KANU · KBUZ · KCHZ · KCMO · KCSP · KCVT · KDVV · KFEQ · KJTY · KLZR · KMAJ · KMAJ-FM · KMBZ · KMXN · KNZA · KTOP · KTOP-FM · KTPK · KWIC · WHB · WIBW · WIBW-FM
Kansas Radio Markets: Kansas City · Pittsburg · Salina-Manhattan · Topeka · Wichita · Other Radio Areas: Southwest Kansas · West and Northwest Kansas
See also: List of radio stations in Kansas

References

  1. ^ "TVQ TV Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html. Retrieved 2011-05-15. 
  2. ^ "Stations for Topeka, Kansas". RabbitEars.Info. http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_market&mktid=171. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 
  3. ^ "TBN Affiliate Stations in the USA". TBN. http://www.tbn.org/index.php/2/17/18/Kansas.html. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
  4. ^ "Affiliates". LegacyTV. http://legacytv.wordpress.com/affiliates-2/. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 

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