Media in Kansas City, Missouri
The following media outlets serve Kansas City, Missouri and the surrounding Kansas City metropolitan area.
Magazines
- Camp Magazine, local LGBT news, monthly[1]
- The Independent (1899—present), Kansas City, Kansas magazine[2][3]
- Ingram's Magazine, local business news, monthly[4]
- Our Health Matters, health and wellness, bi-monthly[5]
- Spaces Kansas City, lifestyle and entertainment, bi-monthly[6]
Newspapers
The Kansas City Star is the city's primary newspaper, published daily.[7]
Other papers published in the city include:
- African-American news, weekly[8]
- Kansas City Business Journal, business news, weekly[9]
- The Kansas City Globe, local African-American news, weekly[10]
- Kansas City Hispanic News, local Hispanic news, weekly[11]
- Metro Voice Newspaper, local Christian digital news[12]
- Roman Catholic news, bi-weekly[13]
- Northeast News, Northeast Kansas City neighborhood news, weekly[14][15]
- The Pitch, alternative newspaper, weekly[16]
- University News, University of Missouri–Kansas City student newspaper, weekly[17]
TV
Arbitron, the 31st largest market in the United States.[18]
The following is a list of
Full-power
- 4 WDAF-TV Kansas City (Fox)
- 5 KCTV Kansas City (CBS)
- 9 KMBC-TV Kansas City (ABC)
- 19 KCPT Kansas City (PBS)
- 29 KCWE Kansas City (The CW)
- 38 KMCI-TV Lawrence (Independent)
- 41 KSHB-TV Kansas City (NBC)
- 50 KPXE-TV Kansas City (Ion Television)
- 62 KSMO-TV Kansas City (MyNetworkTV)
Low-power
- 20 KUKC-LD Kansas City (Univision)
- 25 KMJC-LD Louisburg, Kansas (Buzzr)
- 43 KCDN-LD Kansas City (Daystar)*
- 45 K15MB-D Kansas City (HSN)
Cable
- Bally Sports Kansas City
- Spectrum Sports
Radio
Kansas City is the 32nd largest radio market (as determined by
Arbitron[22]
). Several radio stations cover the Kansas City area, including:
FM
- 88.5 KJNW Kansas City (Contemporary Christian)*
- 89.3 KCUR-FM Kansas City (NPR)*
- 90.1 KKFI Kansas City (Variety)*
- 90.7 KJHK Lawrence, Kansas (Campus/variety/alternative)*
- 90.9 KTBG Warrensburg (NPR/alternative)*
- 91.5 KANU Lawrence (NPR/classical)*
- 91.9 KWJC Liberty (Classical music)*
- 92.3 KCCV Olathe, Kansas (Bott Radio)*
- 93.3 KMXV Kansas City (Contemporary hits)
- 94.1 KFKF-FM Kansas City, Kansas (Country)
- 95.7 KCHZ Ottawa, Kansas (Contemporary hits)
- 96.1 KLRQ Clinton (K-Love)*
- 96.5 KRBZ Mission, Kansas (Alternative rock)
- 97.3 KLRX Lee's Summit (K-Love)*
- 97.7 KPOW-FM La Monte (Classic hits)
- 98.1 KMBZ-FM Kansas City (Talk radio)
- 98.9 KQRC-FM Leavenworth, Kansas (Rock)
- 99.7 KZPT Kansas City (Adult contemporary)
- 100.1 KKWK Cameron (Adult contemporary)
- 100.3 KDVV Topeka, Kansas (Album-oriented rock)
- 100.7 KMZU Carrollton (Country)
- 101.1 KCFX Harrisonville (Classic rock)
- 102.1 KCKC Kansas City (Adult contemporary)
- 103.3 KPRS Kansas City (Urban contemporary)
- 103.9 KRLI Malta Bend (Classic country)
- 104.3 KBEQ-FM Kansas City (Country)
- 105.1 KCJK Garden City (Alternative rock)
- 105.5 KKJO-FM St. Joseph (Adult contemporary)
- 105.9 KKSW Lawrence, Kansas (Contemporary hits)
- 106.5 WDAF-FM Liberty (Country)
- 107.3 KMJK North Kansas City (Urban adult contemporary)
- 107.7 KMAJ Shawnee, Kansas (Adult contemporary)
AM
- 580 WIBW Topeka, Kansas (Talk)
- 610 KCSP Kansas City (Sports)
- 680 KFEQ St. Joseph (Talk)
- 710 KCMO Kansas City (Talk)
- 760 KCCV Kansas City (Bott Radio)
- 810 WHB Kansas City (Sports)
- 890 EWTN Radio)*
- 980 KMBZ Kansas City (Talk)
- 1030 KCWJ Blue Springs (Classic country)
- 1090 EWTN Radio)*
- 1140 Radio Sputnik)
- 1160 KCTO Cleveland (Spanish Christian)
- 1190 EWTN Radio)*
- 1250 KYYS Kansas City, Kansas (Regional Mexican)
- 1340 KDTD Kansas City, Kansas (Regional Mexican)
- 1380 KCNW Fairway, Kansas (Christian)
- 1410 KKLO Leavenworth, Kansas (Talk)
- 1480 KCZZ Mission, Kansas (Regional Mexican)
- 1510 KCTE Independence (Sports)
- 1550 KESJ St. Joseph (Classic hits)
- 1590 KPRT Kansas City (Urban contemporary gospel)
- 1660 KWOD Kansas City, Kansas (Sports)
Notable personalities
- Walt Bodine
- Walter Cronkite
- Harris Faulkner
- Rush Limbaugh
- Mancow Muller
References
- ^ "Camp KC". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "ABOUT US". The Independent. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ The Independent. KC, KS: The Independent. 1920.
- ^ "Ingram's Magazine". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Our Health Matters (OHM) Magazine". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Spaces Kansas City Magazine". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas City Star". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas City Call". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas City Business Journal". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas City Globe". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas City Hispanic News". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Metro Voice Christian Newspaper". Lee’s Summit, MO: Widaman Communications, Inc.
- ^ "National Catholic Reporter". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas City Northeast News". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "About Us". Northeast News. January 10, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas City Pitch". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "UMKC University News". Mondo Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- Arbitron. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "TVQ TV Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ "Stations for Kansas City, Missouri". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ "TV Signal Locator". TV Fool. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ Arbitron, Inc., Spring '08 Blue Book, "2008 Market Survey Schedule: All Markets,", p. 4