Overview of mass media in Kansas City
The following media outlets serve Kansas City, Missouri and the surrounding Kansas City metropolitan area.
Print
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:
- The Call, local 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]
- National Catholic Reporter, 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
Kansas City is the second largest television media market in the state of Missouri after St. Louis, and, as ranked by population by Arbitron, the 32nd largest market in the United States.[18]
The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to Kansas City, Missouri.[19][20][21]
Full-power
Low-power
Cable
Radio
Kansas City is the 32nd largest radio market (as determined by Arbitron[22]). Several radio stations cover the Kansas City area, including:
FM
AM
Television stations in the Kansas City metropolitan area
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Full power |
- WDAF-TV (4.1 Fox, 4.2 ANT, 4.3 REW, 4.4 TBD)
- KCTV (5.1 CBS, 5.2 The365, 5.3 Start, 5.4 Quest, 5.5 Outlaw)
- KMBC-TV (9.1 ABC, 9.2 MeTV, 9.3 Story, 9.4 Nosey)
- KTAJ-TV (16.1 TBN, 16.2 Merit, 16.3 Inspire, 16.4 Smile, 16.5 Positiv)
- KCPT (19.1 PBS, 19.2 KCPT2, 19.3 Create, 19.4 PBS Kids)
- KCWE (29.1 CW, 29.2 Crime, 29.3 Blank, 29.4 HSN)
- KMCI-TV (38.1 Ind., 38.2 Bounce, 38.3 Mystery, 38.4 HSN)
- KSHB-TV (41.1 NBC, 41.2 Grit, 41.3 Laff, 41.4 Get)
- KPXE-TV (50.1 Ion, 50.2 Court, 50.3 Defy, 50.4 JTV, 50.5 Scripps News, 50.6 QVC2, 50.7 QVC)
- KSMO-TV (62.1 MNT, 62.2 H&I, 62.3 Dabl, 62.4 Cozi, 62.5 Comet)
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Low power |
- KUKC-LD (20.1 UNI)
- KAJF-LD (21.1 TCN, 21.2 Get, 21.3 SBN, 21.4 LC, 21.5 LX, 21.6 QVC, 21.7 ShopHQ)
- KCKS-LD (25.1 Buzzr, 25.2 NewsNet, 25.3 Ace TV, 25.4 Action, 25.5 America's Voice, 25.6 WxN, 25.7 Rev'n, 25.8 Retro, 25.9 Heartland, 25.10 LC, 25.11 This, 25.12 JTV)
- KCDN-LD (35.1 Daystar)
- KGKC-LD (39.1 TMD, 39.2 HSN)
- KCMN-LD (42.1 Ads, 42.2 H&I, 42.3 Movies!, 42.4 Nest, 42.5 beIN Xtra, 42.6/7 Ads)
- K15MB-D (45.1 HSN)
- KQML-LD (46.1/2 Ads, 46.3 beIN Español, 46.4/5 Ads, 46.6 RVTV)
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Radio stations in the Kansas City metropolitan area (Missouri/Kansas)