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The political intelligence desk for Kansas Scans every hour · last 10/19 16:46 CT
LOW Ad fccissue-ad-file-moreU.S. Senate (Kansas)by Senate Leadership Fundstatus: new

KUPK (Garden City): SLF PAC - Senate Leadership Fund (2026-10-21 – 2026-10-27)

Non-Candidate Issue Ads file · posted 2026-10-05 15:46 · flight n/a · 341 KB · folder: Political Files/2026/Non-Candidate Issue Ads/SLF PAC

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The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationKUPK · Garden City, KS
Flight2026-10-21 to 2026-10-27
Total (gross)$199,150 · 206 spots · $967 a spot
The gross is what the advertiser is billed. $169,278 of it reaches the station; the remaining $29,872 (15%) is the agency's commission.
Order #240034
Posted10/05 14:46 CT
FileSLF PAC ORDER 240034 (341 KB)

Where the spots run — and who each slot reaches the station's own schedule, joined to each daypart's audience

slottypical timespotssharewho’s watching
Early morning5–9 a.m.5453%65+ (36%), women-skew
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.4847%65+ (40%), women-skew

Spot counts are real, from the order’s own schedule. “Who’s watching” is modeled from each daypart’s public audience mix (the same model behind the demographics export), not measured local ratings.

The contract as filed with the station's public file

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