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The political intelligence desk for Kansas Scans every hour · last 10/19 03:13 CT
MED Ad fccissue-ad-fileby People Over Politics Action Fundstatus: new

KMBC-TV (Kansas City): PEOPLE OVER POLITICS ACTION FUND (issue ads; race not stated in the file) - People Over Politics Action Fund (2026-10-27 – 2026-11-03)

Non-Candidate Issue Ads file · posted 2026-10-15 18:10 · flight n/a · 135 KB · folder: Political Files/2026/Non-Candidate Issue Ads/PEOPLE OVER POLITICS ACTION FUND

runs 10/27–11/03 · Open at the source ↗ · posted at source 10/15 17:10 CT · seen by Sentinel 10/15 21:23 CT · lead 4h 13m after · sponsor People Over Politics Action Fund

The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationKMBC-TV · Kansas City, MO
Flight10/27/26-11/03/26
Total (gross)$131,500 · 63 spots · $2,087 a spot
The gross is what the advertiser is billed. $111,775 of it reaches the station; the remaining $19,725 (15%) is the agency's commission.
Order #4481566
Posted10/15 17:10 CT
FileKMBC-People Over Politics-4481566-Contract-10.15.26 (135 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.1422%65+ (43%)
Late night11 p.m.–2 a.m.1321%35-54 (40%)
Early morning5–9 a.m.1016%65+ (36%), women-skew
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.813%65+ (40%), women-skew
Late news10–11 p.m.711%65+ (33%)
Rotator/otherrun of schedule58%35-54 (31%)
Sportsgame windows35%35-54 (43%), men-skew
Prime8–10 p.m.23%35-54 (33%)
Prime access7–8 p.m.12%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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