Media in Manhattan, Kansas

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The Kansas Express in 1859 was the first news media source for Manhattan, Kansas[1]

The following is a list of media outlets based in Manhattan, Kansas.

Print[edit]

Newspapers[edit]

Manhattan has had at least one newspaper published for the town continuously since The Kansas Express published its first edition on May 21, 1859.[1] The following newspapers currently publish in Manhattan:

History[edit]

Manhattan had a number of newspapers in its early years. Following is a timeline of 19th-century papers in the town:

  • Kansas Express (1859–1926) – first newspaper in Manhattan, consolidated into The Manhattan Mercury
    • name changed to Independent in 1863, Standard in 1868, and Nationalist in 1870
  • Kansas Radical (1866–1868) – second newspaper in Manhattan, consolidated into the Standard
  • Manhattan Enterprise (1876–1909) – founded by father of Damon Runyon, consolidated into The Manhattan Mercury
    • name changed to Manhattan Republic in 1882
  • The Manhattan Mercury (1884–present)

Radio[edit]

The following radio stations are licensed to and/or broadcast from Manhattan:

AM[edit]

Frequency Callsign[7] Format[8] City of License Notes
1350 KMAN News/Talk Manhattan, Kansas -

FM[edit]

Frequency Callsign[9] Format[8] City of License Notes
88.9 KGLV Contemporary Christian Manhattan, Kansas K-LOVE[10]
90.7 K214CZ Religious Manhattan, Kansas Translator of WPCS, Pensacola, Florida[11]
91.9 KSDB-FM Variety Manhattan, Kansas Kansas State University college radio[12]
96.3 KACZ Top 40 Riley, Kansas Broadcasts from Manhattan[13]
97.9 K250AY Public Manhattan, Kansas NPR; Translator of KANU, Lawrence, Kansas[14]
99.5 K258BT Public Manhattan, Kansas NPR; Translator of KANU, Lawrence, Kansas[14]
101.5 KMKF Rock Manhattan, Kansas -
104.7 KXBZ Country Manhattan, Kansas -
105.5 KRMI-LP Religious Manhattan, Kansas -
106.1 K291BA Religious Manhattan, Kansas Translator of KCCV-FM, Overland Park, Kansas[15]

History[edit]

The first radio station licensed in Manhattan was 9YV, an experimental station operated by Kansas State University.[16] In 1912 the station began a daily broadcast (in morse code) of the weather forecast, becoming the first radio station in the U.S. to air a regularly-scheduled forecast.[17][18]

After a series of efforts to secure a more high-powered signal for the university – including a brief cooperation with John R. Brinkley's notorious KFKB – Kansas State was granted a license for KSAC, which began broadcasting with 500 watts of power on December 1, 1924.[18] The station was reassigned to the frequency of AM 580 in 1928, and continued broadcasting on that frequency until November 27, 2002, when it made its last broadcast after the frequency was bought out by WIBW in Topeka, Kansas.[18]

Television[edit]

Manhattan is in the Topeka, Kansas television market.[19]

The following television stations are licensed to and/or broadcast from Manhattan:

Display
Channel 		Network Callsign[20] City of License Notes
11.1 PBS KTWU-LD Manhattan, Kansas Translator of KTWU, Topeka, Kansas[21]
11.2 MHz WorldView
11.3 Enhance
21 - KKSU-LD Manhattan, Kansas Kansas State University television[22]
32 GCN K32HB Manhattan, Kansas -
36.1 GCN K36IO-D Manhattan, Kansas -

History[edit]

The history of television in Manhattan dates back to the "experimental era" of television history. On March 9, 1932, the Federal Radio Commission granted Kansas State University a license to operate the television station W9XAK.[23] It was the first television station in Kansas.[24] Activity on the station peaked in 1933 and 1934, with original programs being produced three nights a week. On October 28, 1939, the station broadcast the Homecoming football game in Manhattan between Kansas State and Nebraska, which was the second college football game ever televised.[25] The station went off the air later in 1939.[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Olson, Kevin (2012). Frontier Manhattan. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1832-3.
  2. ^ "Grass & Grain - Official Website". Ag Press. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. ^ "Kansas State Collegian". Mondo Times. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  4. ^ "Record Details - Keynotes News for Older Kansans". Kansas Press Association. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  5. ^ "Manhattan Free Press". Mondo Times. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  6. ^ "Manhattan Mercury". Mondo Times. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  7. ^ "AMQ AM Radio Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  8. ^ a b "Radio Stations in Manhattan, Kansas". Radio-Locator. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  9. ^ "FMQ FM Radio Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  10. ^ "K-LOVE Master Station List". K-LOVE. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  11. ^ "Local Stations". Pensacola Christian College. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  12. ^ "The Wildcat 91.9". The Wildcat 91.9 FM. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  13. ^ "Contact Z". Z96.3 FM. Archived from the original on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  14. ^ a b "Kansas Public Radio". Kansas Public Radio. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  15. ^ "Stations Map". Bott Radio Network. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  16. ^ "New Stations: Special Land Stations". Radio Service Bulletin. U.S. Department of Commerce: 4. December 1, 1916. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  17. ^ "A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting 1900–1960". Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  18. ^ a b c "KKSU History". Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  19. ^ "Topeka, Kansas (TV market map)". EchoStar Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  20. ^ "TVQ TV Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  21. ^ Kohl, Mike. "Kansas - TV Reception by Location" (PDF). Global Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  22. ^ "About Video Production Services". Kansas State University. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  23. ^ a b "Early Television Stations: W9XAK - Manhattan, Kansas". Early Television Museum. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  24. ^ "A U.S. Television Chronology: 1875–1970" (PDF). Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  25. ^ "Televised Game". Morning Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. October 28, 1939.
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