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Media in Topeka, Kansas

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

Television

Topeka is the 133rd largest television media market in the United States (as ranked by Nielsen).[citation needed] The following is a list of television stations licensed to and/or broadcast from the city.

Display
Channel
Network[1] Callsign[2] City of License Notes
11.1 PBS KTWU Topeka, Kansas -
11.2 MHz WorldView
11.3 Enhance
13.1 CBS WIBW-TV Topeka, Kansas -
13.2 MyNetworkTV/Me-TV
22.1 ZUUS Country KSQA Topeka, Kansas -
22.3 Bounce TV
25.1 BUZZR WROB-LD Topeka, Kansas -
25.2 Justice Network
25.3 Q Network
25.4 Heartland TV Network
25.5 NewsMax TV
25.6 Weather Nation
25.7 Rev'N TV
25.8 Untamed Sports
25.9 Retro TV
25.10 The Works
27.1 NBC KSNT Topeka, Kansas -
27.2 FOX Simulcast of KTMJ-CD
40.1 GCN K40IJ-D Topeka, Kansas -
43.1 FOX KTMJ-CD Topeka, Kansas -
49.1 ABC KTKA-TV 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,

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 KKSW 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.

References

  1. ^ "Stations for Topeka, Kansas". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. ^ "TVQ TV Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2011-05-15.