Media in Manhattan, Kansas

Newspapers

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

History

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

Radio

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

History

The first radio station licensed in Manhattan was 9YV, an experimental station operated by Kansas State University. 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.

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. 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.

Television

Manhattan is in the Topeka, Kansas television market.

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

History

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. It was the first television station in Kansas. 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. The station went off the air later in 1939.