Communications and Information Communications Communications Information and Kansas Statistical Abstract 2020 Institute for Policy & Social Research ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/ September 2021 Digital TV Licensees in Kansas with Tower Locations KSNB-TV Cheyenne Nemaha Brown Rawlins Norton Phillips Smith Jewell Washington Marshall KSNK Doniphan KQTV Republic Atchison Decatur Cloud Sherman Jackson Thomas Sheridan Graham Rooks Osborne Mitchell Clay Pottawatomie KBSL-DT Riley KTWU Leavenworth KTMJ-CD WDAF-TV KSNT KCTV KMBC-TV Ottawa KSMO-TV KWKS KTKA-TV Wyandotte Lincoln Jefferson KCPT Wallace Logan Gove Trego Ellis Russell KAAS-TV Geary KSQA KCWE Dickinson WIBW-TV Johnson KBSH-DT Shawnee KPXE-TV Saline KMCI-TV Wabaunsee KSHB-TV Morris Osage Douglas KTAJ-TV KOOD Miami Lyon Franklin KMCI-TV Greeley Wichita Scott Lane Ness Rush KOCW Ellsworth McPherson Marion Chase Coffey KSNC Anderson Linn Pawnee Barton Hamilton Kearny Finney Hodgeman Stafford Rice Reno Harvey Greenwood KPTS KMTW Butler Woodson Allen Bourbon Gray Edwards KSCW-DT KSNG KWCH-DT KAKE KSWK KDCK Pratt KGPT-CD KSAS-TV Stanton Grant Wilson Neosho Kiowa Kingman KDCU-DT Crawford KUPK KBSD-DT KSNW Elk Ford Sedgwick Haskell Meade Clark Barber Sumner Cowley Morton Stevens Labette Seward Comanche Harper KFJX Chautauqua Montgomery KOAM-TV KOZJ Cherokee KODE-TV KSNF Source: Institute for Policy & Social Research, The University of Kansas; data from Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Digital TV Tower Tower symbol represents the approximate location of one or more towers. (as of July 1, 2021) Radio and Television Stations in Kansas, 1971-2020 Radio Stations Television Year AM FM Total Stations 1971 63 31 94 15 1972 63 36 99 15 1973 63 36 99 15 1974 61 42 103 14 1975 62 46 108 14 1976 61 49 110 14 1977 61 57 118 14 1978 62 58 120 14 1979 61 64 125 14 1980 63 70 133 14 1981 64 72 136 16 1982 61 73 134 16 1983 63 78 141 19 1984 62 79 141 24 1985 63 90 153 24 1986 67 79 146 22 1987 62 87 149 21 1988 62 89 151 21 1989 61 94 155 20 1990 61 97 158 22 1991 61 101 162 22 1992 61 104 165 23 1993 62 107 169 22 1994 60 115 175 22 1995 61 118 179 22 1996 61 124 185 22 1997 61 128 189 22 1998 62 131 193 22 1999 63 141 204 24 2000 59 136 195 24 2001 70 157 227 36 2002 69 159 228 36 2003 72 166 238 36 2004 72 167 239 38 2005 72 179 251 39 2006 72 183 255 40 2007 72 183 255 40 2008 72 183 255 40 2009 72 185 257 40 2010 73 181 254 39 2011 73 181 254 39 2012 73 181 254 39 2013 73 183 256 39 2014 71 197 268 39 2015 71 197 268 39 2016 71 193 264 39 2017 65 185 250 39 2018 75 175 250 43 2019 75 175 250 43 2020 76 176 252 43 Source: Associated Press Broadcast Services, Broadcasting Yearbook, various issues; R.R. Bowker, Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook, 1996-2000; Kansas Association of Broadcasters, 2001-2020. Data for some years may include out-of-state stations that broadcast in Kansas. Newspapers in Kansas 2015, 2017, and 2019 Circulation City Newspaper Established Issued* 2015 2017 2019 Abilene Abilene Reflector-Chronicle 1873 Mon. - Fri. 3,935 3,935 3,925 Alma The Wabaunsee County Signal Enterprise 1884 Thur. 1,112 1,112 1,300 Andale The Clarion (The Mount Hope Clarion) 1885 Thur. 1,650 1,500 1,500 Andover Andover American 2011 Wed. - - -- Anthony Anthony Republican & 4 County News 1878 Wed. 1,900 1,900 1,900 Arkansas City Arkansas City Traveler 1870 Tues. - Sat. 4,832 4,832 4,832 Ashland The Clark County Clipper 1884 Thur. 1,260 603 -- Atchison Atchison Globe 1877 Wed., Sat. 3,293 3,293 3,293 Attica Attica Independent 1895 Thur. 659 659 - Augusta The Butler County Times-Gazette 1882 Tues., Thurs., Sat. 2,247 2,247 2,247 Basehor Kansas City Record 1888 Thur. 6,000 6,000 - Belle Plaine The Belle Plaine News 1879 Thur. 1,048 1,048 548 Belleville The Belleview Telescope 1870 Wed. 3,500 3,500 3,500 Beloit Beloit Call 1901 Mon.,Wed., Fri. 1,620 1,620 - Bird City Bird City Times 1926 Thur. 568 568 568 Blue Rapids Blue Rapids Free Press 2009 Thur. 1,900 1,900 - Bucklin Bucklin Banner 1901 Wed. 287 247 200 Burlington The Coffey County Republican 1856 Tues., Fri. 3,000 3,000 3,000 Caldwell Caldwell Messenger 1887 Wed. 1,350 1,350 1,350 Caney Montgomery County Chronicle 1885 Thur. 1,963 2,020 - Cawker City Cawker City Ledger 1899 Thur. - 764 -- Cedar Vale Cedar Vale Lookout - Thur. 256 300 -- Chanute The Chanute Tribune 1892 Tues. - Sat. 4,359 4,359 4,359 Chapman Chapman & Enterprise News-Times - Thur. 750 750 - Cheney Times Sentinel 1894 Thur. 3,000 3,000 3,000 Cherryvale Cherryvale Chronicle 1885 Thur. 3,100 3,100 3,100 Cimarron Jacksonian 1885 Wed. 1,200 1,200 905 Clay Center The Clay Center Dispatch 1873 Mon. - Fri. 2,300 1,500 1,500 Clyde Clyde Republican 1900 Thur. 1,000 1,000 1,000 Coffeyville Coffeyville Journal Addition 1875 Mon., Wed., Fri. 10,000 14,103 14,103 Colby Colby Free Press 1888 Mon.; Wed. - Fri. 1,954 1,954 1,954 Coldwater The Western Star 1884 Thur. 939 830 780 Columbus Columbus News Report 2010 Mon.,Wed., Fri. 1,191 1,191 1,191 The Cherokee County News Advocate 1882 Tues., Fri. 3,300 3,300 3,300 Concordia Concordia Blade-Empire 1902 Mon. - Fri. 2,357 2,357 2,357 Conway Springs Conway Springs Star and The Argonia Argosy 1884 Thur. - 740 -- Cottonwood Falls Chase County Leader-News 1871 Thur. 1,215 1,215 1,215 Council Grove Council Grove Republican 1872 Mon. - Fri. 2,150 1,400 1,400 Courtland Courtland Journal 1903 Thur. 720 720 720 Cunningham Cunningham Courier 1886 Thur. 604 542 - Derby Derby Informer 1998 Wed. 1,750 2,789 2,789 Dighton The Dighton Herald 1885 Wed. 1,000 1,000 1,000 Dodge City Dodge City Daily Globe 1878 Tues. - Sat. 9,700 9,700 9,700 High Plains Journal 1949 Mon. 46,814 44,232 44,232 Downs The Downs News and Times 1879 Thur. 1,155 1,155 1,155 Effingham Newsleaf - Tues. 210 210 - Elkhart Elkhart Tri-State News 1886 Thur. - 933 -- Ellinwood Ellinwood Leader 1894 Fri. 1,666 1,666 1,666 Ellis The Ellis Review 1880 Thur. 1,162 1,162 1,162 Ellsworth The Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter 1871 Thur. 2,745 2,745 2,745 Emporia The Emporia Gazette 1890 Mon. - Sat. 5,746 5,746 5,746 Erie The Erie Record 1876 Thur. 987 987 - Eureka The Eureka Herald 1868 Wed. 2,340 2,340 2,340 Newspapers in Kansas 2015, 2017, and 2019 Circulation City Newspaper Established Issued* 2015 2017 2019 Fairview Fairview Enterprise 1888 Wed. 325 325 325 Fort Scott The Fort Scott Tribune 1884 Tues. - Sat. 3,289 3,289 3,289 Frankfort Frankfort Area News 1991 Thur. 700 700 700 Fredonia Wilson County Citizen 1870 Mon., Thur. 4,069 3,069 3,069 Galena Galena Sentinel-Times 1880 Wed. 1,159 1,159 - Garden City The Garden City Telegram 1906 Mon. - Fri. 7,432 7,432 7,432 Sat. 7,966 7,966 7,966 Gardner Spring Hill New Era - Wed. 2,010 2,010 2,010 Garnett Anderson County Advocate - Fri. 1,022 965 - The Anderson County Review 1865 Tues. 2,117 2,117 2,362 Glasco The Delphos Republican 1883 Thur. 400 400 -- Goodland Goodland Star-News 1993 Tues., Fri. 2,004 2,004 2,004 Great Bend Great Bend Tribune 1876 Tues. - Fri., Sun. 5,977 5,977 5,977 Greensburg Kiowa County Signal 1886 Wed. 900 900 900 Halstead Harvey County Independent 1881 Thur. 1,700 1,709 - Hanover Hanover News 1948 Fri. - 805 -- Harper Harper Advocate 1881 Wed. - - 1,200 Haven Rural Messenger 2008 Tues. 18,000 18,000 18,000 Hays The Hays Daily News 1929 Tues. - Fri. 9,500 9,000 6,000 Sun. 9,500 9,500 6,500 Haysville Haysville Sun-Times - Thur. 1,100 1,100 1,100 Herington The Herington Times 1889 Thur. 2,058 1,100 850 Hesston Hesston Record - Thur. 1,204 1,204 1,204 The Ledger - Thur. - - 1,300 Hiawatha Hiawatha World 1908 Tues., Fri. 2,300 2,300 2,300 Hill City The Hill City Times 1886 Wed. 2,260 2,260 1,810 Hillsboro Hillsboro Free Press 1998 Wed. 7,238 7,260 7,260 Hillsboro Star-Journal 1908 Wed. 1,300 1,300 1,300 Holton The Holton Recorder 1867 Mon., Wed. 6,900 6,900 6,900 Horton The Horton Headlight 1886 Thur. 1,300 1,300 1,300 Hoxie The Sheridan Sentinel 1884 Thur. 1,801 1,801 850 Hugoton The Hugoton Hermes 1887 Thur. 2,300 2,300 2,300 Hutchinson The Hutchinson News 1872 Mon. - Sat. 21,050 18,507 17,605 Sun. 23,502 21,015 21,393 Independence Independence Daily Reporter 1881 Tues. - Fri.; Sun. 6,654 6,654 6,654 Iola Iola Register 1875 Mon. - Thur.; Sat. 3,750 3,750 3,750 Jetmore Jetmore Republican 1878 Wed. 470 403 - Johnson Johnson Pioneer 1914 Thur. - 703 -- Junction City The Daily Union 1861 Tues. - Fri. 2,604 3,092 3,092 Sat. 2,770 3,092 3,092 Kansas City Wyandotte County Business News - Mon.