TV stations in Kansas
Kansas has 65 licensed over-the-air TV transmitters, including 27 network affiliates carrying ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CW and ION. Pick a city below for its local channel lineup, tower distances and the direction to point your antenna.
Over-the-air TV in Kansas at a glance
Kansas has 65 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 2 Class A, 30 low-power and 4 translator stations. Translators make up 6% of the total, below the national share of 41%, a sign that most people live within reach of the main towers.
Most full-power and Class A stations are licensed to Topeka (6), Wichita (5), Hutchinson (3) and Colby (2). Those cities are where the main broadcast hubs sit, and most viewers aim their antennas toward one of them.
The most powerful full-power transmitter in Kansas is KWCH-DT (CBS) in Hutchinson, at 1,000 kW effective radiated power. The tallest is KSCW-DT near Wichita, 451 m (1,478 ft) above the surrounding terrain.
We ran a reception estimate for all 216 cities and towns in Kansas. A typical place gets 8 stations at fair strength or better (national median: 17), and its nearest major network tower is about 25 miles away. 18% of places can use an indoor antenna, 47% need an amplified or attic antenna, 36% an outdoor directional antenna and 0% a long-range setup.
Weighted by population, the share of residents with a listed affiliate at fair strength or better is: ABC 89%, CBS 94%, NBC 89% and Fox 90%.
Basehor has the most stations in reach (24). Medicine Lodge is the hardest place to get network TV over the air: its nearest major network tower is 68 miles away.
Largest cities in Kansas
- Wichita
- Overland Park
- Kansas City
- Olathe
- Topeka
- Lawrence
- Shawnee
- Manhattan
- Lenexa
- Salina
- Hutchinson
- Leavenworth
- Leawood
- Dodge City
- Garden City
- Emporia
- Junction City
- Derby
- Prairie Village
- Hays
- Gardner
- Liberal
- Pittsburg
- Newton
- Great Bend
- McPherson
- El Dorado
- Andover
- Ottawa
- Winfield
- Arkansas City
- Lansing
- Merriam
- Haysville
- Atchison
- Parsons
- Coffeyville
- Mission
- Augusta
- Chanute
Network affiliates in Kansas
| Station | Channel | City of license | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC KAKE ABC | 10 | Wichita | Full power |
| ABC KLBY ABC | 4 | Colby | Full power |
| ABC KUPK ABC | 13 | Garden City | Full power |
| CBS KBSD-DT CBS | 6 | Ensign | Full power |
| CBS KBSH-DT CBS | 7 | Hays | Full power |
| CBS KBSL-DT CBS | 10 | Goodland | Full power |
| CBS KOAM-TV CBS | 7 | Pittsburg | Full power |
| CBS KWCH-DT CBS | 12 | Hutchinson | Full power |
| CBS WIBW-TV CBS | 13 | Topeka | Full power |
| NBC KSNC NBC | 2 | Great Bend | Full power |
| NBC KSNG NBC | 11 | Garden City | Full power |
| NBC KSNW NBC | 3 | Wichita | Full power |
| FOX KAAS-TV Fox | 17 | Salina | Full power |
| FOX KOCW Fox | 14 | Hoisington | Full power |
| FOX KSAS-TV Fox | 24 | Wichita | Full power |
| FOX KSNT Fox | 27.2 | Topeka | Full power |
| CW KFJX CW | 14.2 | Pittsburg | Full power |
| CW KSCW-DT CW | 33 | Wichita | Full power |
| CW KTKA-TV CW | 49.3 | Topeka | Full power |
| UNI KDCU-DT Univision | 46 | Derby | Full power |
| FOX KTMJ-CD Fox | 43 | Topeka | Class A |
| ABC KGBD-LD ABC | 30 | Great Bend | Low power |
| ABC KHDS-LD ABC | 29 | Salina | Low power |
| NBC KSNL-LD NBC | 6 | Salina | Low power |
| FOX KSAS-LP Fox | 17 | Dodge City | Low power |
| ION KFVT-LD ION | 34.7 | Wichita | Low power |
| ION KPJO-LD ION | 49.6 | Pittsburg | Low power |
Other full-power and Class A stations
Stations without a network tag in our data: often public television, religious, shopping, foreign-language or independent stations.
- KDCKDodge City
- KMCI-TVLawrence
- KMTWHutchinson
- KOODHays
- KPTSHutchinson
- KSQATopeka
- KSWKLakin
- KTWUTopeka
- KWKSColby
- KGPT-CDWichita
All cities and towns in Kansas (216)
- Abilene
- Alma
- Altamont
- Andover
- Anthony
- Arkansas City
- Arma
- Ashland
- Atchison
- Atwood
- Auburn
- Augusta
- Baldwin City
- Basehor
- Baxter Springs
- Bellaire
- Belle Plaine
- Belleville
- Beloit
- Bonner Springs
- Buhler
- Burlington
- Caldwell
- Caney
- Carbondale
- Chanute
- Chapman
- Cheney
- Cherryvale
- Chetopa
- Cimarron
- Clay Center
- Clay Center
- Clearwater
- Coffeyville
- Colby
- Coldwater
- Columbus
- Colwich
- Concordia
- Conway Springs
- Cottonwood Falls
- Council Grove
- De Soto
- Derby
- Dighton
- Dodge City
- Douglass
- Edgerton
- Edwardsville
- El Dorado
- Elkhart
- Ellinwood
- Ellis
- Ellsworth
- Elwood
- Emporia
- Erie
- Eudora
- Eureka
- Fairway
- Fort Riley North
- Fort Scott
- Fredonia
- Frontenac
- Galena
- Garden City
- Gardner
- Garnett
- Girard
- Goddard
- Goodland
- Gove
- Grandview Plaza
- Great Bend
- Greensburg
- Halstead
- Harper
- Haven
- Hays
- Haysville
- Herington
- Hesston
- Hiawatha
- Highland
- Hill City
- Hillsboro
- Hoisington
- Holcomb
- Holton
- Horton
- Howard
- Hoxie
- Hugoton
- Humboldt
- Hutchinson
- Independence
- Inman
- Iola
- Jetmore
- Johnson
- Junction City
- Kansas City
- Kechi
- Kingman
- Kinsley
- Kiowa
- La Crosse
- La Cygne
- Lakin
- Lansing
- Larned
- Lawrence
- Leavenworth
- Leawood
- Lenexa
- Leoti
- Liberal
- Lincoln
- Lindsborg
- Louisburg
- Lyndon
- Lyons
- Maize
- Manhattan
- Mankato
- Marion
- Marysville
- McConnell AFB
- McPherson
- Meade
- Medicine Lodge
- Merriam
- Minneapolis
- Mission
- Mission Hills
- Mound City
- Moundridge
- Mulvane
- Neodesha
- Ness City
- New Century, KS
- Newton
- Nickerson
- North Newton
- Norton
- Oakley
- Oberlin
- Ogden
- Olathe
- Osage City
- Osawatomie
- Osborne
- Oskaloosa
- Oswego
- Ottawa
- Overbrook
- Overland Park
- Oxford
- Paola
- Park City
- Parsons
- Peabody
- Phillipsburg
- Pittsburg
- Plains
- Plainville
- Pleasanton
- Prairie Village
- Pratt
- Roeland Park
- Rose Hill
- Rossville
- Russell
- Sabetha
- Saint Francis
- Saint John
- Saint Marys
- Saint Marys
- Salina
- Satanta
- Scott City
- Sedan
- Sedgwick
- Seneca
- Sharon Springs
- Shawnee
- Silver Lake
- Smith Center
- Solomon
- South Hutchinson
- Spring Hill
- Sterling
- Stockton
- Sublette
- Syracuse
- Tonganoxie
- Topeka
- Towanda
- Tribune
- Troy
- Ulysses
- Valley Center
- Valley Falls
- Victoria
- WaKeeney
- Wamego
- Washington
- Wathena
- Wellington
- Wellsville
- Westmoreland
- Westwood
- Wichita
- Winfield
- Yates Center
Frequently asked questions
How many TV stations are in Kansas?
Kansas has 65 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 2 Class A, 30 low-power and 4 translator stations.
Which TV networks broadcast over the air in Kansas?
ABC (5 stations), CBS (6 stations), NBC (4 stations), Fox (6 stations), CW (3 stations), ION (2 stations) and Univision (1 station). Some public, religious and independent stations are not tagged with a network in our data.
What channels can I get with an antenna in Wichita?
See the Wichita channel guide for every tower within 70 miles, with channel numbers, distances and antenna directions.
Do I need an outdoor antenna in Kansas?
In 36% of Kansas's cities and towns, yes. 64% can manage with an indoor or attic antenna. It depends on how far you are from the towers: each city page below gives a recommendation for that location.