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The political intelligence desk for Kansas Scanning now · last 10/20 03:10 CT
LOW Ad fccissue-ad-fileKansas Attorney Generalby Kansas Values Institutestatus: new

WDAF-TV (Kansas City): Kansas Values Institute PAC - Kansas Values Institute

Non-Candidate Issue Ads file posted 2026-08-31T11:30; flight n/a; 34 KB. Folder: Political Files/2026/Non-Candidate Issue Ads/Kansas Values Institute PAC

Open at the source ↗ · posted at source 08/31 10:30 CT · seen by Sentinel 09/03 21:45 CT · lead 3d after · sponsor Kansas Values Institute · every advertiser in this race →

The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationWDAF-TV · Kansas City, MO
Total (gross)$48,100 · 35 spots · $1,374 a spot
The gross is what the advertiser is billed. $40,885 of it reaches the station; the remaining $7,215 (15%) is the agency's commission.
Order #5383047
Posted08/31 10:30 CT
FileKS VALUES INSTITUTE 5383047 (34 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
Evening news4–7 p.m.1234%65+ (43%)
Early morning5–9 a.m.1029%65+ (36%), women-skew
Prime8–10 p.m.514%35-54 (33%)
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.411%65+ (40%), women-skew
Late news10–11 p.m.411%65+ (33%)

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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