Media in Hays, Kansas explained

Hays, Kansas is a center of media in central and northwestern Kansas. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city.

Print

Newspapers

The Hays Daily News is the local newspaper, published two days a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays.^[1]

Digital

• Hays Post, the most trafficked news website in northwest Kansas

Radio

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

AM

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Frequency	Callsign[2]	Format	City of License	Notes
1400	KAYS	Variety[3]	Hays, Kansas	-

FM

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Frequency	Callsign[4]	Format[5]	City of License	Notes
88.1	KVDM	Religious	Hays, Kansas	-
88.5	K203FB	Christian Contemporary	Hays, Kansas	Translator of KJIL, Meade, Kansas
88.9	KPRD	Religious	Hays, Kansas	-
89.7	KHYS	Religious	Hays, Kansas	AFR[6]
91.7	KZAN	Public	Hays, Kansas	NPR Satellite of KANZ, Garden City, Kansas[7]
93.5	KKDT	Country	Burdett, Kansas	Broadcast from Hays, KS
95.3	KWKN	Talk/Sports	WaKeeney, Kansas	-
96.9	KFIX	Classic rock	Plainville, Kansas	Broadcasts from Hays[8]
98.5	KCCC-LP	Christian Contemporary	Hays, Kansas	-
99.5	KHAZ	Country	Hays, Kansas	-
100.1	KHZZ-LP	Religious	Hays, Kansas	-
101.9	KKQY	Country	Hill City, Kansas	Broadcasts from Hays[9]
103.3	KJLS	Hot Adult Contemporary	Hays, Kansas	-
103.9	K227AS	Religious	Hays, Kansas	Translator of KCCV-FM, Olathe, Kansas[10]
104.7	KXNC	Top 40	Ness City, Kansas	Broadcast from Hays, KS
105.7	KMDG	Catholic	Hays, Kansas	-

Television

Hays is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.^[11] The following television stations are licensed to and/or broadcast from Hays.

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Display Channel	Network[12] [13]	Callsign[14]	City of License	Notes
7.1	CBS	KBSH-DT	Hays, Kansas	Satellite station of KWCH-DT, Wichita, Kansas[15]
7.2	-			Local weather
9.1	PBS (SD)	KOOD	Hays, Kansas	Broadcasts from studios in Bunker Hill, Kansas;[16] 9.3 and 9.4 off-air 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
9.2	PBS (HD)
9.3
9.4	World
25.1	ABC	K25CV	Hays, Kansas	Translator of KAKE, Wichita, Kansas[17]
25.2	Me-TV

Notes and References

1. News: HDN modifying frequency, publication dates . . 2024-03-04.
2. Web site: AMQ AM Radio Database Query . . 2009-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090825063614/http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html . August 25, 2009 .
3. Web site: Programs . Eagle Radio . 2011-05-11.
4. Web site: FMQ FM Radio Database Query . . 2010-03-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071957/http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html . August 25, 2009 .
5. Web site: Radio Stations in Hays, Kansas . Radio-Locator . 2011-05-11.
6. Web site: American Family Radio Station Guide . . 2011-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307184623/http://www.afa.net/uploadedFiles/Radio/Station%20Listing.pdf . 2012-03-07 .
7. Web site: HPPR Signal Map . . 2009-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090307020536/http://www.hppr.org/map.html . 2009-03-07 .
8. Web site: 96.9 KFIX . Hull Broadcasting, Inc. . 2011-05-11.
9. Web site: The Country Bull ~ Y 102 . Eagle Radio . 2011-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110512200109/http://www.kkqy.com/ . 2011-05-12 . dead .
10. Web site: Stations Map . . 2011-05-11.
11. Web site: TV Market Maps . EchoStar Knowledge Base . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820131351/http://www.dishuser.org/TVMarkets/ . dead . 2008-08-20 . 2010-11-08 .
12. Web site: Digital TV Market Listings . RabbitEars.info . 2013-05-24.
13. Web site: TV Signal Locator . TV Fool . 2013-05-24.
14. Web site: TVQ TV Database Query . . 2009-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090508022231/http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html . 2009-05-08 .
15. Web site: About Us - kwch.com . . 2011-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713175912/http://www.kwch.com/about/kwch-about-us%2C0%2C4740020.story . 2011-07-13 .
16. Web site: Contact Us . . 2011-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717195323/http://www.shptv.org/index.php/contact-us . 2011-07-17 .
17. Web site: Farris . Deb . Last Minute Viewers Buy DTV Converters . . 2011-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406172919/http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/47952761.html . 2012-04-06 .