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Wichita (/ ˈ w ɪ tʃ ɪ t ɔː / WITCH-ih-taw) [10] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. [3] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532.
Wichita is the principal city of the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market which consists of the western two-thirds of the state. [39] According to Nielsen , it is the 67th largest market in the country. [ 40 ]
In 1870, The Vidette was the first newspaper established in Wichita by Fred A. Sowers and W. B. Hutchinson. [3] It operated briefly. [4] [5]On April 12, 1872, The Wichita Eagle was founded and edited by Marshall M. Murdock, [6] [7] and it became a daily paper in May 1884. [4]
WIBW-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Topeka, Kansas, United States, affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV.Owned by Gray Television, the station maintains studios on Commerce Place (next to the interchange of I-70, I-470, US 40, US 75 and K-4) in west-southwestern Topeka, and its transmitter is located on Windy Hill Road in Maple Hill.
Before the killers were captured, author Truman Capote learned of the Clutter family murders and decided to travel to Kansas and write about the crime. He was accompanied by his childhood friend and fellow author, Harper Lee. Together, they interviewed local residents and investigators assigned to the case and took thousands of pages of notes.
KNSS-FM (98.7 MHz, "News Talk 98.7 and 1330") is a commercial radio station licensed to Clearwater, Kansas, and serving the Wichita metropolitan area. It carries a news/talk radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. The station simulcasts with co-owned KNSS. Its studios and offices are on East Douglas Avenue in Wichita.
Henry Justin Allen (1868–1950), U.S. Senator from Kansas, 21st Governor of Kansas William Augustus Ayres (1867–1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas [207] Sheila Bair (1954–), Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [208]
Joyland Amusement Park was an amusement park in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It was in continuous operation from 1949 to 2004, standing vacant for two years before closing permanently in 2006. [1] It was once the largest theme park in central Kansas and featured a wooden roller coaster as well as 15 other rides.