The following media outlets serve

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

and the surrounding

Kansas City metropolitan area The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more th ...

Print

Magazines

*''Camp Magazine'', local LGBT news, monthly *''Ingram's Magazine'', local business news, monthly *''Our Health Matters'', health and wellness, bi-monthly *''Spaces Kansas City'', lifestyle and entertainment, bi-monthly

Newspapers

'' The Kansas City Star'' is the city's primary newspaper, published daily. Other papers published in the city include: *'' The Call'', local African-American news, weekly *''Kansas City Business Journal'', business news, weekly *''The Kansas City Globe'', local African-American news, weekly *''Kansas City Hispanic News'', local Hispanic news, weekly *
The Metro Voice Christian Newspaper
', local news, monthly/daily digital *'' National Catholic Reporter'', Roman Catholic news, bi-weekly *''Northeast News'', Northeast Kansas City neighborhood news, weekly *''

The Pitch The Pitch may refer to: * "The Pitch" (''Seinfeld'') * ''The Pitch'' (TV series), an AMC original series * ''The Pitch'' (podcast), an American podcast * ''The Pitch'' (newspaper), a newspaper in Kansas City * A segment in ''The Gruen Transfer ...

'', alternative newspaper, weekly *'' University News'', University of Missouri–Kansas City student newspaper, weekly

Television

Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...

is the second largest television media market in the state of Missouri after St. Louis, and, as ranked by population by

Arbitron Nielsen Audio (formerly Arbitron) is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio broadcasting audiences. It was founded as the American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by mergin ...

, the 31st largest market in the United States. The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to Kansas City, Missouri. According t
Arbitron
the following counties are in Kansas City's DMA:
Kansas – Anderson,

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, Johnson, Leavenworth,

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, Miami, Wyandotte
Missouri –

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Caldwell Caldwell may refer to: People * Caldwell (surname) * Caldwell (given name) * Caldwell First Nation, a federally recognized Indian band in southern Ontario, Canada Places Great Britain * Caldwell, Derbyshire, a hamlet * Caldwell, East ...

, Carroll, Cass, Clay,

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, Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette,

Livingston Livingston may refer to: Businesses * Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010) * Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline * Livingston International, a North American custom ...

Mercer Mercer may refer to: Business * Mercer (car), a defunct American automobile manufacturer (1909–1925) * Mercer (consulting firm), a large human resources consulting firm headquartered in New York City * Mercer (occupation), a merchant or trader ...

, Nodaway, Pettis, Platte,

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, Worth Much of the Kansas City area is served by both Time Warner Cable and

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, with some Kansas and Missouri suburbs served by

Comcast Comcast Corporation (formerly known as American Cable Systems and Comcast Holdings),Before the AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation. Comcast Holdings Corporation now refers to a subsidiary of Comcast Corpora ...

. Sections of South Kansas City and some Kansas suburbs are also served by Surewest. Additionally, parts of western Wyandotte County are served by Sunflower Broadband-based out of Lawrence, Kansas. Local cable-only channels include

Metro Sports Spectrum Sports is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network owned by Charter Communications. The channel mainly serves the Kansas City metropolitan area; Lawrence, Kansas; and the state of Nebraska. In addition to be ...

, operated by Time Warner.

Radio

Kansas City is the 32nd largest radio market (as determined by

Arbitron, Inc., ''Spring '08 Blue Book,'' "2008 Market Survey Schedule: All Markets,"
p. 4). Several radio stations cover the Kansas City area, though none provide classical music, including:

FM radio

¹ KCKC switches to an all-holiday format during the months of November and December.

AM radio

Sports coverage

''Related Article: Kansas City Sports'' Time Warner Cable subscribers receive local sports programming from Metro Sports (Channel 1310 HD, 30 SD), which includes a nightly sportscast, Chiefs, Royals, college, and high school talk shows, postgame coverage of Chiefs games, and high school and college game coverage.

Notable personalities who worked in the market

Walt Bodine Walton Marshall Bodine (August 27, 1920 – March 24, 2013) was an American broadcaster and author most notable for his career in Kansas City, Missouri. Better known as Walt, he was a fixture in Kansas City broadcasting for seven decades. Stil ...

, WHB, KCMO-AM, WDAF, KCUR * Walter Cronkite, KCMO-AM *

Harris Faulkner Harris Kimberley Faulkner (born October 13, 1965) is an American newscaster and television host who joined Fox News Channel in 2005. She anchors ''The Faulkner Focus'', a daily daytime show, and hosts '' Outnumbered''. Additionally, she hosts he ...

, WDAF-TV * Rush Limbaugh, KMBZ, KFIX (now KCXL), and KUDL * Mancow Muller, KBEQ, now syndicated through Talk Radio Network

References

External links

Kansas City Radio and TV
- Detailed histories of radio and television frequencies in Kansas City,

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, Lawrence, and Topeka

Broadcast Authorizations in Topeka & KC to Heartland Broadcasting, LLC in Topeka, KS {{Kansas City, Missouri Lists of mass media by city in the United States, Kansas * Mass media in Missouri