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The political intelligence desk for Kansas Scanning now · last 10/22 00:39 CT
LOW Ad fccissue-ad-file-moreU.S. Senate (Kansas)by Main Street Fundstatus: new

KAKE (Wichita): MAIN STREET DEFENSE FUND - Main Street Fund [invoice]

Non-Candidate Issue Ads file posted 2026-08-31T11:47; flight n/a; 126 KB. Folder: Political Files/2026/Non-Candidate Issue Ads/MAIN STREET DEFENSE FUND

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The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationKAKE · Wichita, KS
Total (gross)$14,860 · 36 spots · $413 a spot
The gross is what the advertiser is billed. $12,631 of it reaches the station; the remaining $2,229 (15%) is the agency's commission.
Order #237438
Documentinvoice
Posted08/31 10:47 CT
FileMAIN STREET DEFENSE FUND INVOICE 237438-1 (126 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.1334%65+ (43%)
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.924%65+ (40%), women-skew
Early morning5–9 a.m.718%65+ (36%), women-skew
Late news10–11 p.m.411%65+ (33%)
Prime8–10 p.m.411%35-54 (33%)
Prime access7–8 p.m.13%65+ (32%)

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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