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The political intelligence desk for Kansas Scanning now · last 10/20 08:11 CT
HIGH Ad fccissue-ad-fileKansas Governorby Build American AIstatus: new

KAKE (Wichita): BUILD AMERICAN AI - Build American AI (2026-09-24 – 2026-09-30) [invoice]

Non-Candidate Issue Ads file · posted 2026-10-06 15:07 · flight n/a · 294 KB · folder: Political Files/2026/Non-Candidate Issue Ads/BUILD AMERICAN AI

runs 09/24–09/30 · Open at the source ↗ · posted at source 10/06 14:07 CT · seen by Sentinel 10/06 14:21 CT · lead 13m after · sponsor Build American AI · every advertiser in this race →

The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationKAKE · Wichita, KS
Flight2026-09-24 to 2026-09-30
Total (gross)$19,980 · 30 spots · $666 a spot
The gross, which is what the advertiser is billed. This filing states no net, so what the station banked is not on the record.
Order #238540
Documentinvoice
Posted10/06 14:07 CT
FileBUILD AMERICAN AI INVOICE 238540-2 (294 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.1533%65+ (36%), women-skew
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.1022%65+ (40%), women-skew
Evening news4–7 p.m.1022%65+ (43%)
Late news10–11 p.m.1022%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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