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The political intelligence desk for Kansas Scanning now · last 10/19 10:40 CT
LOW Ad fccissue-ad-fileby Stop the Ban PACstatus: new

WDAF-TV (Kansas City): Stop the Ban PAC (2026-10-19 – 2026-11-01)

Non-Candidate Issue Ads file · posted 2026-10-13 13:27 · flight n/a · 41 KB · folder: Political Files/2026/Non-Candidate Issue Ads/Stop the Ban PAC

runs 10/19–11/01 · Open at the source ↗ · posted at source 10/13 12:27 CT · seen by Sentinel 10/13 15:23 CT · lead 2h 55m after · sponsor Stop the Ban PAC

The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationWDAF-TV · Kansas City, MO
Flight2026-10-19 to 2026-11-01
Total (gross)$87,625 · 61 spots · $1,436 a spot
The gross is what the advertiser is billed. $74,481 of it reaches the station; the remaining $13,144 (15%) is the agency's commission.
Order #5434994
Posted10/13 12:27 CT
FileSTOP THE BAN5434994 (41 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.2134%65+ (36%), women-skew
Evening news4–7 p.m.1525%65+ (43%)
Late news10–11 p.m.1118%65+ (33%)
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.1016%65+ (40%), women-skew
Prime8–10 p.m.47%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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