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The political intelligence desk for Kansas Scanning now · last 10/22 02:44 CT
MED Ad fcccandidate-buy-fileU.S. Senate (Kansas)by Roger Marshallstatus: new

KUPK (Garden City): US Senate - Roger Marshall (2026-09-04 – 2026-09-08) [invoice]

Federal file posted 2026-09-11T11:15; flight n/a; 123 KB. Folder: Political Files/2026/Federal/US Senate/KANSANS FOR MARSHALL

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The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationKUPK · Garden City, KS
Flight2026-09-04 to 2026-09-08
Total (gross)$4,995 · 39 spots · $128 a spot
The gross is what the advertiser is billed. $4,246 of it reaches the station; the remaining $749 (15%) is the agency's commission.
Order #236783
Documentinvoice
Posted09/11 10:15 CT
FileKANSANS FOR MARSHALL INVOICE 236783-1 (123 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.1232%65+ (43%)
Early morning5–9 a.m.1129%65+ (36%), women-skew
Late news10–11 p.m.718%65+ (33%)
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.38%65+ (40%), women-skew
Prime8–10 p.m.38%35-54 (33%)
Prime access7–8 p.m.25%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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