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The political intelligence desk for Kansas Scanning now · last 10/22 04:36 CT

All advertisers · U.S. Senate (Kansas) · Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

The last 7 days and everything booked ahead. Spending from before that is left out until you ask.Include earlier spending

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee blue first seen 09/03 15:58 CT · U.S. Senate (Kansas)

$66,555
ON FILE · LAST 7 DAYS & BOOKED AHEAD
$66,555
TV/CABLE/RADIO PLANNED · GROSS
—
INVOICED
—
FEC FILED
—
DIGITAL RANGE

What is running now, what ran in the last 7 days and what is booked ahead — 2 earlier buys left out until you include earlier spending above. Station money is gross — what the advertiser is billed, not the smaller sum the station banks after the agency's commission; it is the figure the station quotes and the one a committee discloses to the FEC, so the two can be read against each other. Total on file is the larger of two reads of the same money: what the stations and platforms show (planned TV/cable/radio orders plus the high end of digital ranges) or what the committee has sworn to at the FEC (independent expenditures). The two are never added — an FEC expenditure for “television advertising” is the station orders it paid for. A floor, de-duped so order revisions, later invoices and amended filings are never counted twice (invoiced dollars are shown beside it, not added into it). Drill into every order behind it below or in the Library.

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Their ads 1 creative seen · one tile per ad, not per station file or archive copy · all in the Library →

DSMeta Meta ad by Senate Democrats: Rush a gift to flip the Senate NOW Rush a gift to flip the Senate NOW Rush a giftMeta · 2026-09-11 · 2 variants

TV, cable & radio buys every flight by station, newest first · planned is a de-duped floor · cycle to date · filter by market or date; the total follows the filter

Planned by race: U.S. Senate (Kansas) $66,555

flighttypestation · marketrace filed underspotsGRPplanned · spentinvoiced
2026-10-27 – 2026-11-03TVKSHB-TV
Kansas City
U.S. Senate (Kansas)30—$30,320—
2026-10-20 – 2026-10-26TVKSHB-TV
Kansas City
U.S. Senate (Kansas)36—$16,760—
2026-10-19 – 2026-11-01TVKMBC-TV
Kansas City
U.S. Senate (Kansas)101—$19,475—
Total ————

Broadcast (TV/cable/radio): planned = the station order (largest revision, counted once); invoiced = what the station later billed, shown beside planned and not added to it. Both are gross — what the advertiser pays, the figure the station quotes and the one a committee discloses to the FEC; where a filing breaks out the net, the order's own page shows what reached the station and what the agency kept. Spots = occurrences, how many times the ad airs on the flight, from the station's own schedule where the file was readable — a floor, and a dash means the schedule was scanned or unread, not zero airings. Digital and FEC are not here — the platforms report delivery by state, not by media market. The flight dates tell you which fight a buy was really for.

Who Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee reaches every current or upcoming buy, all races · air and platforms together, weighted by money

59% of the audience these spots reach is 55 or older (34% is 65+); early morning carries the most spots (26%).

12%
AGE 18-34
28%
AGE 35-54
25%
AGE 55-64
34%
AGE 65+
54%
WOMEN, ON AIR
167
SPOTS SCHEDULED
slottypical timespotssharewho’s watching
Early morning5–9 a.m.4326%65+ (36%), women-skew
Late news10–11 p.m.3622%65+ (33%)
Evening news4–7 p.m.2515%65+ (43%)
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.1911%65+ (40%), women-skew
Prime8–10 p.m.148%35-54 (33%)
Prime access7–8 p.m.106%65+ (32%)
Rotator/otherrun of schedule106%35-54 (31%)
Late night11 p.m.–2 a.m.85%35-54 (40%)
Sportsgame windows21%35-54 (43%), men-skew

From 3 flights with a readable schedule ($66,555 planned). Spot counts are real. Who’s watching on air is modeled from each daypart’s public audience mix, not measured local ratings. The method and its sources ↗

What we know BLUE

Media buyerAL Media LC

Outlets: KMBC-TV, KSHB-TV

Markets bought: Kansas City · coverage 34% of Kansas voters (ceiling on exposure; analyst market shares)

Pickup since first seen: 8 news/social items (feeds 8) · see them →

Timeline 13 items, newest first · sort or expand

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LOW Ad KMBC-TV (Kansas City): US Senate - Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2026-10-19 – 2026-11-01)
fccU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
runs 10/19–11/01
posted 10/21 15:47 CT
seen 10/21 18:22 CT
2h 34m after
LOW News DSCC: A “Perfect Storm to Put Kansas In Play”: Roger Marshall Faces “Uphill Battle” in Toss-Up Senate Race - DSCC
feedsU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committeere Roger Marshall
posted 10/19 14:48 CT
seen 10/19 15:10 CT
21m after
LOW Ad KSHB-TV (Kansas City): US Senate - Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2026-10-20 – 2026-10-26)
fccU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
runs 10/20–10/26
posted 10/19 12:26 CT
seen 10/19 13:19 CT
53m after
LOW Ad KSHB-TV (Kansas City): US Senate - Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2026-10-27 – 2026-11-03)
fccU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
runs 10/27–11/03
posted 10/19 12:26 CT
seen 10/19 13:19 CT
53m after
LOW Ad KSHB-TV (Kansas City): US Senate - Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2026-10-20 – 2026-10-26)
fccU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
runs 10/20–10/26
posted 10/15 09:33 CT
seen 10/15 22:51 CT
13h 17m after
LOW Ad KSHB-TV (Kansas City): US Senate - Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2026-10-27 – 2026-11-03)
fccU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
runs 10/27–11/03
posted 10/15 09:33 CT
seen 10/15 22:51 CT
13h 17m after
LOW News DSCC: PRAIRIE PROBLEMS: Roger Marshall’s Campaign Flounders as Reports Find He Abused Taxpayer Dollars and Stiffed a Kansas Business - DSCC
feedsU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committeere Roger Marshall
posted 10/12 12:31 CT
seen 10/14 21:12 CT
2d after
LOW News dscc: QUICK CLIP: Roger Marshall Facing a “Mathematical Perfect Storm” in Kansas as “Historically Popular” Adam Hamilton Surges in New Poll - dscc.org
feedsU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committeere Adam Hamilton
posted 10/05 17:21 CT
seen 10/05 18:10 CT
48m after
LOW News dscc: “SHAME ON YOU”: Roger Marshall Relentlessly Booed, Heckled at Debate Amid Questions About His Toxic Record, “Predatory” Practices as OB-GYN - dscc.org
feedsU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committeere Roger Marshall
posted 09/12 16:56 CT
seen 09/12 17:07 CT
10m after
HIGH Ad Meta ad by Senate Democrats: Rush a gift to flip the Senate NOW Rush a gift to flip the Senate NOW Rush a gift to flip the Senate NOW Rush
metaU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committeere Adam Hamilton
runs 09/11–09/20
posted 09/10 19:00 CT
seen 09/11 20:19 CT
25h 19m after
HIGH Ad Meta ad by Senate Democrats: Rush a gift to flip the Senate NOW Rush a gift to flip the Senate NOW Rush a gift to flip the Senate NOW Rush
metaU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committeere Adam Hamilton
runs 09/11–09/30
posted 09/10 19:00 CT
seen 09/11 21:22 CT
26h 22m after
LOW News dscc: ICYMI: GOP Senator Roger Marshall “Facing Backlash” for “Extreme,” “Predatory,”& “Unbelievably Aggressive” Practices - dscc.org
feedsU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committeere Roger Marshall
posted 09/09 13:28 CT
seen 09/09 14:07 CT
38m after
LOW News dscc: NEW: Inside Elections Shift Alaska, Ohio, and Kansas Senate Races Towards Democrats - dscc.org
feedsU.S. Senate (Kansas) by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
posted 09/03 15:58 CT
seen 09/07 23:22 CT
4d after