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The political intelligence desk for Kansas Scanning now · last 10/19 08:44 CT
MED Ad fccissue-ad-fileU.S. Senate (Kansas)by Alliance for a Better Futurestatus: new

KUPK (Garden City): ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER FUTURE (2026-09-14 – 2026-11-08)

Non-Candidate Issue Ads file · posted 2026-09-15 08:19 · flight n/a · 323 KB · folder: Political Files/2026/Non-Candidate Issue Ads/ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER FUTURE/ORDER 238655

runs 09/14–11/08 · Open at the source ↗ · posted at source 09/15 07:19 CT · seen by Sentinel 09/15 08:00 CT · lead 41m after · sponsor Alliance for a Better Future · every advertiser in this race →

The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationKUPK · Garden City, KS
Flight2026-09-14 to 2026-11-08
Total (gross)$195,580 · 459 spots · $426 a spot
The gross is what the advertiser is billed. $166,243 of it reaches the station; the remaining $29,337 (15%) is the agency's commission.
Order #238655
Posted09/15 07:19 CT
FileALLIANCE FOR A BETTER FUTURE ORDER 238655 (323 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.3432%65+ (36%), women-skew
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.3432%65+ (40%), women-skew
Evening news4–7 p.m.3028%65+ (43%)
Late news10–11 p.m.66%65+ (33%)
Prime8–10 p.m.22%35-54 (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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