Local news in Kansas: TV, radio and newspapers
29 full-power television stations are licensed to communities in Kansas, across 4 TV markets. NewsyAmerica also lists 23 news, talk and public radio stations and 169 more radio stations (music, sports and other formats) and 5 low-power or Class A TV stations and 23 NOAA Weather Radio transmitters and 38 local newspapers here. Pick a market to see which channel each network is on, or browse the listings below.
Obituaries from Kansas newspapers →
News, talk and public radio in Kansas (23)
| Station | Frequency | Format | City of license |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNSS-FM | 98.7 FM | News/Talk | Clearwater, KS |
| KGGF | 690 AM | Talk radio | Coffeyville, KS |
| KVOE | 1400 AM | News/talk/sports; adult contemporary music | Emporia, KS |
| KIUL | 1240 AM | News Talk Information | Garden City, KS |
| KVGB | 1590 AM | Talk radio | Great Bend, KS |
| KBUF | 1030 AM | News Talk Information | Holcomb, KS |
| KWBW | 1450 AM | Talk radio | Hutchinson, KS |
| KMBZ-FM | 98.1 FM | News/talk | Kansas City, KS |
| KANU | 91.5 FM | NPR news, classical music, jazz | Lawrence, KS |
| KLWN | 1320 AM | News Talk Information | Lawrence, KS |
| KSCB | 1270 AM | News Talk Information | Liberal, KS |
| KMAN | 1350 AM | Talk radio | Manhattan, KS |
| KCHZ | 95.7 FM | Conservative talk | Ottawa, KS |
| KLKC | 1540 AM | News/Talk, Sports | Parsons, KS |
| KRPS | 89.9 FM | Public radio; News/talk | Pittsburg, KS |
| KINA | 910 AM | News/talk | Salina, KS |
| KSAL | 1150 AM | News-talk | Salina, KS |
| KYUL | 1310 AM | News Talk Information | Scott City, KS |
| KTOP-FM | 102.9 FM | News/talk | St. Marys, KS |
| KMAJ | 1440 AM | Talk radio | Topeka, KS |
| KMUW | 89.1 FM | Public radio; news/talk; eclectic music | Wichita, KS |
| KNSS | 1330 AM | News/talk | Wichita, KS |
| KQAM | 1480 AM | Talk radio | Wichita, KS |
Newspapers in Kansas (38)
| Newspaper | Based in | Type | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle | Abilene, KS | Daily newspaper | 1942 |
| The Anthony Republican | Anthony, KS | Weekly newspaper | 1865 |
| The Cowley Courier Traveler | Arkansas City, KS | Local newspaper | 2016 |
| The Attica Independent | Attica, KS | Local newspaper | 1951 |
| The Coffeyville Journal | Coffeyville, KS | Local newspaper | 1964 |
| Colby Free Press | Colby, KS | Daily newspaper | 1888 |
| Blade-Empire | Concordia, KS | Local newspaper | 1979 |
| Council Grove Republican | Council Grove, KS | Local newspaper | 1924 |
| High Plains Journal | Dodge City, KS | Weekly newspaper | 1949 |
| The Butler County Times-Gazette | El Dorado, KS | Local newspaper | 2013 |
| Emporia Gazette | Emporia, KS | Daily newspaper | 1890 |
| Fort Scott Tribune | Fort Scott, KS | Daily newspaper | 1884 |
| Hometown Girard | Girard, KS | Local newspaper | 2013 |
| Hillsboro Free Press | Hillsboro, KS | Weekly newspaper | |
| Hillsboro Star-Journal | Hillsboro, KS | Weekly newspaper | |
| The Hugoton Hermes | Hugoton, KS | Local newspaper | 1893 |
| The Hutchinson News | Hutchinson, KS | Daily newspaper | 1872 |
| Independence Daily Reporter | Independence, KS | Local newspaper | 1927 |
| The Iola Register | Iola, KS | Local newspaper | 1939 |
| Kansas State Collegian | Kansas State University, KS | Student newspaper | 1896 |
| Lawrence Journal-World | Lawrence, KS | Daily newspaper | 1892 |
| The Lawrence Times | Lawrence, KS | Independent local newsroom | |
| University Daily Kansan | Lawrence, KS | Student newspaper | 1904 |
| The Wichita County Native Sun | Leoti, KS | Local newspaper | 2020 |
| The Lindsborg News | Lindsborg, KS | Local newspaper | 1919 |
| The Mercury | Manhattan, KS | Local newspaper | 2012 |
| The McPherson Sentinel | McPherson, KS | Local newspaper | 1959 |
| Johnson County Post | Overland Park, KS | Local newspaper | 2024 |
| Farm Talk | Parsons, KS | Local newspaper | 1974 |
| The Morning Sun | Pittsburg, KS | Daily newspaper | 1885 |
| Tri-County Tribune | Pratt, KS | Local newspaper | 2023 |
| Salina311 | Salina, KS | Local newspaper | |
| The Salina Journal | Salina, KS | Daily newspaper | 1871 |
| The Syracuse Journal | Syracuse, KS | Local newspaper | 1933 |
| The Topeka Capital-Journal | Topeka, KS | Daily newspaper | 1879 |
| The Ulysses News | Ulysses, KS | Local newspaper | 1937 |
| Planeta Venus Online | Wichita, KS | Independent local newsroom | |
| The Community Voice | Wichita, KS | Independent local newsroom |
Low-power and Class A TV in Kansas (5)
Music, sports and other radio in Kansas (169)
| Station | Frequency | Format | City of license |
|---|---|---|---|
| KABI | 1560 AM | Classic country | Abilene, KS |
| KHDL | 99.5 FM | Country | Americus, KS |
| KDGS | 93.5 FM | Urban Contemporary | Andover, KS |
| KACY | 102.5 FM | Classic hits | Arkansas City, KS |
| KSOK | 1280 AM | Classic country | Arkansas City, KS |
| KYQQ | 106.5 FM | Regional Mexican | Arkansas City, KS |
| KNZS | 100.3 FM | Classic rock | Arlington, KS |
| KYVZ | 106.1 FM | Classic hits | Atwood, KS |
| KFXJ | 104.5 FM | Classic rock | Augusta, KS |
| KVWF | 100.5 FM | Country | Augusta, KS |
| KCAR-FM | 104.3 FM | Adult contemporary | Baxter Springs, KS |
| KGHF | 99.7 FM | Classic country | Belle Plaine, KS |
| KREP | 92.1 FM | Country | Belleville, KS |
| KVSV | 1190 AM | Full-service | Beloit, KS |
| KVSV-FM | 105.5 FM | Adult standards | Beloit, KS |
| KKDT | 93.5 FM | Country music | Burdett, KS |
| KSAJ-FM | 98.5 FM | Adult hits | Burlingame, KS |
| KSNP | 97.7 FM | Classic rock | Burlington, KS |
| KEOJ | 101.1 FM | Sports | Caney, KS |
| KZDY | 96.3 FM | Classic rock | Cawker City, KS |
| KKOY | 1460 AM | Country | Chanute, KS |
| KKOY-FM | 105.5 FM | Classic Rock | Chanute, KS |
| KMML | 102.1 FM | Mainstream rock | Cimarron, KS |
| KQQF | 98.9 FM | Contemporary Christian | Coffeyville, KS |
| KRDQ | 100.3 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Colby, KS |
| KTCC | 91.9 FM | College/Modern Rock | Colby, KS |
| KWGB | 97.9 FM | Country | Colby, KS |
| KXXX | 790 AM | Classic country | Colby, KS |
| KJML | 107.1 FM | Active rock | Columbus, KS |
| KMOQ | 105.3 FM | Classic rock | Columbus, KS |
| KNCK | 1390 AM | Classic hits | Concordia, KS |
| KNCK-FM | 94.9 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Concordia, KS |
| KVCO | 88.3 FM | Active Rock/College Radio | Concordia, KS |
| KHYM | 103.9 FM | Christian Music / Christian Talk and Teaching | Copeland, KS |
| KJIL | 99.1 FM | Christian Adult Contemporary Music | Copeland, KS |
| KSKZ | 98.1 FM | Top 40/CHR | Copeland, KS |
| KUSN | 98.1 FM | Country music | Dearing, KS |
| KZCH | 96.3 FM | Contemporary hit radio | Derby, KS |
| KAHE | 95.5 FM | Classic hits | Dodge City, KS |
| KGNO | 1370 AM | Classic country | Dodge City, KS |
| KZRD | 93.9 FM | Bilingual CHR | Dodge City, KS |
| KDNS | 94.1 FM | Country | Downs, KS |
| KOZA | 96.9 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Effingham, KS |
| KBTL | 88.1 FM | College Radio | El Dorado, KS |
| KPHN | 1360 AM | Catholic radio | El Dorado, KS |
| KTLI | 99.1 FM | Contemporary Christian | El Dorado, KS |
| KIND-FM | 94.9 FM | Classic Rock | Elk City, KS |
| KANS | 96.1 FM | Adult hits | Emporia, KS |
| KFFX | 104.9 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Emporia, KS |
| KVOE-FM | 101.7 FM | Country music | Emporia, KS |
| KBMP | 90.5 FM | Religious | Enterprise, KS |
| KOTE | 93.9 FM | Country | Eureka, KS |
| KMDO | 1600 AM | Classic country | Fort Scott, KS |
| KOMB | 103.9 FM | Classic hits | Fort Scott, KS |
| KVCY | 104.7 FM | Christian | Fort Scott, KS |
| KGGF-FM | 104.1 FM | Oldies | Fredonia, KS |
| KQYX | 1450 AM | Contemporary Hit Radio | Galena, KS |
| KGGS | 1340 AM | Regional Mexican | Garden City, KS |
| KKJQ | 97.3 FM | Country | Garden City, KS |
| KSEK-FM | 99.1 FM | Sports | Girard, KS |
| KLOE-FM | 102.5 FM | Classic rock | Goodland, KS |
| KVGB-FM | 104.3 FM | Classic rock | Great Bend, KS |
| KZRS | 107.9 FM | Classic hits | Great Bend, KS |
| KBOB-FM | 97.1 FM | Adult hits | Haven, KS |
| KAYS | 1400 AM | Oldies | Hays, KS |
| KJLS | 103.3 FM | Hot AC | Hays, KS |
| KMDG | 105.7 FM | Catholic radio | Hays, KS |
| KPRD | 88.9 FM | Christian contemporary music; Christian talk and teaching | Hays, KS |
| KVDM | 88.1 FM | Catholic | Hays, KS |
| KFBZ | 105.3 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Haysville, KS |
| KNZA | 103.9 FM | Country | Hiawatha, KS |
| KHOK | 100.7 FM | Country music | Hoisington, KS |
| KAIR-FM | 93.7 FM | Country music | Horton, KS |
| KINZ | 95.3 FM | Adult hits | Humboldt, KS |
| KHUT | 102.9 FM | Country music | Hutchinson, KS |
| KWHK | 95.9 FM | Classic hits | Hutchinson, KS |
| KZSN | 102.1 FM | Country | Hutchinson, KS |
| KBIK | 102.9 FM | Country | Independence, KS |
| KIND | 1010 AM | Sports | Independence, KS |
| KERP | 96.3 FM | Country | Ingalls, KS |
| KSSA | 105.9 FM | Regional Mexican | Ingalls, KS |
| KIKS-FM | 101.5 FM | Country | Iola, KS |
| KIOL | 1370 AM | Classic hits | Iola, KS |
| KJCK | 1420 AM | Classic hits | Junction City, KS |
| KDTD | 1340 AM | Mexican Regional music | Kansas City, KS |
| KFKF-FM | 94.1 FM | Country music | Kansas City, KS |
| KWOD | 1660 AM | Sports gambling | Kansas City, KS |
| KYYS | 1250 AM | Regional Mexican | Kansas City, KS |
| KQZQ | 98.3 FM | Country | Kiowa, KS |
| KTRU | 91.9 FM | Christian Contemporary | La Harpe, KS |
| KGBL | 100.9 FM | Country | Lakin, KS |
| KBGL | 106.9 FM | Contemporary hit radio | Larned, KS |
| KGBK | 96.7 FM | Country | Larned, KS |
| KLQR | 1510 AM | Classic hits | Larned, KS |
| KJHK | 90.7 FM | College radio | Lawrence, KS |
| KKSW | 105.9 FM | Contemporary hit radio | Lawrence, KS |
| KKLO | 1410 AM | Spanish-language Christian radio | Leavenworth, KS |
| KQRC-FM | 98.9 FM | Active rock | Leavenworth, KS |
| KWKR | 99.9 FM | Mainstream rock | Leoti, KS |
| KSCB-FM | 107.5 FM | Hot adult contemporary | Liberal, KS |
| KSMM-FM | 101.5 FM | Regional Mexican | Liberal, KS |
| KJDM | 101.7 FM | Catholic | Lindsborg, KS |
| KLBG | 95.5 FM | Active rock | Lindsborg, KS |
| KXKU | 106.1 FM | Country music | Lyons, KS |
| KMKF | 101.5 FM | Mainstream rock | Manhattan, KS |
| KSDB-FM | 91.9 FM | New alternative and hip hop | Manhattan, KS |
| KXBZ | 104.7 FM | New Country | Manhattan, KS |
| KNDY | 1570 AM | Classic country | Marysville, KS |
| KNDY-FM | 95.5 FM | Country music | Marysville, KS |
| KMCP | 1540 AM | Classic hits | McPherson, KS |
| KMPK | 96.7 FM | Adult contemporary | McPherson, KS |
| KREJ | 101.7 FM | Christian Radio | Medicine Lodge, KS |
| KSNS | 91.5 FM | Contemporary Christian music | Medicine Lodge, KS |
| KZUH | 92.7 FM | Christian adult contemporary | Minneapolis, KS |
| KCZZ | 1480 AM | Spanish music | Mission, KS |
| KXNC | 104.7 FM | Contemporary hit radio | Ness City, KS |
| KKGQ | 92.3 FM | Sports | Newton, KS |
| KBLS | 102.5 FM | Adult contemporary | North Fort Riley, KS |
| KBCU | 88.1 FM | Variety | North Newton, KS |
| KQNK | 1530 AM | Country | Norton, KS |
| KQNK-FM | 106.7 FM | Classic hits | Norton, KS |
| KFNF | 101.1 FM | Country | Oberlin, KS |
| KQLA | 103.5 FM | Country | Ogden, KS |
| KEKS | 103.1 FM | Contemporary hit radio | Olpe, KS |
| KMXN | 92.9 FM | Country | Osage City, KS |
| KOFO | 1220 AM | Country | Ottawa, KS |
| KLKC-FM | 93.5 FM | Hot AC | Parsons, KS |
| KQMA | 92.5 FM | Variety/Full-Service | Phillipsburg, KS |
| KKOW | 860 AM | Farm–classic country | Pittsburg, KS |
| KKOW-FM | 96.9 FM | Country music | Pittsburg, KS |
| KSEK | 1340 AM | Classic Rock | Pittsburg, KS |
| KFIX | 96.9 FM | Classic rock | Plainville, KS |
| KPIO-FM | 93.7 FM | Religious broadcasting | Pleasanton, KS |
| KHMY | 93.1 FM | Top 40 (CHR) | Pratt, KS |
| KMMM | 1290 AM | Classic country | Pratt, KS |
| KACZ | 96.3 FM | Top 40 (CHR) | Riley, KS |
| KRSL | 990 AM | Classic country | Russell, KS |
| KRSL-FM | 95.9 FM | Adult hits | Russell, KS |
| KCVS | 91.7 FM | Christian Radio | Salina, KS |
| KFRM | 550 AM | Full-service, agricultural News and classic country | Salina, KS |
| KSAL-FM | 104.9 FM | Classic hits | Salina, KS |
| KSKG | 99.9 FM | Country | Salina, KS |
| KYEZ | 93.7 FM | Country | Salina, KS |
| KSKL | 94.5 FM | Adult contemporary | Scott City, KS |
| KMZA | 92.1 FM | Classic country | Seneca, KS |
| KCMO-FM | 94.9 FM | Classic hits | Shawnee, KS |
| KSKU | 94.7 FM | Contemporary hit radio | Sterling, KS |
| KDVV | 100.3 FM | Classic rock | Topeka, KS |
| KJTY | 88.1 FM | Contemporary Christian | Topeka, KS |
| KTOP | 1490 AM | Sports | Topeka, KS |
| KTPK | 106.9 FM | Classic country | Topeka, KS |
| KWIC | 99.3 FM | Classic hits | Topeka, KS |
| WIBW | 580 AM | Talk and sports | Topeka, KS |
| WIBW-FM | 94.5 FM | Country | Topeka, KS |
| KHCA | 95.3 FM | Christian | Wamego, KS |
| KGKP | 92.7 FM | Classic hits | Wellington, KS |
| KLEY | 1130 AM | Country | Wellington, KS |
| KCFN | 91.1 FM | Conservative Christian radio | Wichita, KS |
| KFDI-FM | 101.3 FM | Country | Wichita, KS |
| KFH | 1240 AM | Sports radio | Wichita, KS |
| KGSO | 1410 AM | Sports | Wichita, KS |
| KICT-FM | 95.1 FM | Active rock | Wichita, KS |
| KRBB | 97.9 FM | Adult contemporary | Wichita, KS |
| KSGL | 900 AM | Religious radio; adult standards | Wichita, KS |
| KYWA | 90.7 FM | Contemporary Christian music | Wichita, KS |
| KBDD | 91.9 FM | Christian radio | Winfield, KS |
| KKLE | 1550 AM | Classic Rock | Winfield, KS |
| KSOK-FM | 95.9 FM | Variety hits | Winfield, KS |
| KWLS | 107.9 FM | Classic country | Winfield, KS |
NOAA Weather Radio in Kansas (23)
| Frequency | Call sign | Transmitter | NWS office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 162.525 MHz | WXL71 | Abilene, KS | Topeka, KS |
| 162.500 MHz | WWH22 | Beaumont, KS | Wichita, KS |
| 162.525 MHz | WNG534 | Belvidere, KS | Dodge City, KS |
| 162.425 MHz | KZZ67 | Blue Rapids, KS | Topeka, KS |
| 162.400 MHz | WXK95 | Chanute, KS | Wichita, KS |
| 162.550 MHz | WXK94 | Concordia, KS | Topeka, KS |
| 162.525 MHz | WNG535 | Dighton, KS | Dodge City, KS |
| 162.475 MHz | WXK93 | Dodge City, KS | Dodge City, KS |
| 162.400 MHz | WXK92 | Ellsworth, KS | Wichita, KS |
| 162.400 MHz | WXK96 | Gem, KS | Goodland, KS |
| 162.500 MHz | KPS511 | Great Bend, KS | Wichita, KS |
| 162.425 MHz | KGG98 | Halls Summit, KS | Topeka, KS |
| 162.450 MHz | WXM35 | Hays, KS | Dodge City, KS |
| 162.500 MHz | KWN59 | Kirwin, KS | Hastings, NE |
| 162.425 MHz | WWF87 | Lenora, KS | Goodland, KS |
| 162.425 MHz | WNG555 | Meade, KS | Dodge City, KS |
| 162.525 MHz | WZ2512 | Parker, KS | Kansas City, MO |
| 162.400 MHz | KEC77 | Saint Joseph, KS | Kansas City, MO |
| 162.400 MHz | WZ2511 | Sharon, KS | Wichita, KS |
| 162.475 MHz | WXK91 | Topeka, KS | Topeka, KS |
| 162.550 MHz | WWG22 | Tribune, KS | Dodge City, KS |
| 162.450 MHz | WXN81 | Ulysses, KS | Dodge City, KS |
| 162.550 MHz | KEC59 | Wichita, KS | Wichita, KS |
The Mercury – Manhattan, KS
Based in Manhattan, Kansas, The Mercury is a local newspaper.
The Lindsborg News – Lindsborg, KS
The Lindsborg News is a local newspaper published in Lindsborg, Kansas.
The Wichita County Native Sun – Leoti, KS
The Wichita County Native Sun is a local newspaper published in Leoti,
The Iola Register – Iola, KS
The Iola Register is a local newspaper published in Iola, Kansas.
Independence Daily Reporter – Independence, KS
Independence Daily Reporter is a local newspaper serving readers in and around
The Hugoton Hermes – Hugoton, KS
Based in Hugoton, Kansas, The Hugoton Hermes is a local newspaper.
Hometown Girard – Girard, KS
Hometown Girard is a local newspaper serving readers in and around Girard,
The Butler County Times-Gazette – El Dorado, KS
The Butler County Times-Gazette is a local newspaper serving readers in and
Council Grove Republican – Council Grove, KS
Based in Council Grove, Kansas, Council Grove Republican is a local newspaper.
Blade-Empire – Concordia, KS
Blade-Empire is a local newspaper serving readers in and around Concordia, Kansas.