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KPTS is your publicly-owned television station that Educates, Engages, Entertains & Enriches Kansans
Local Value
Since 1970, KPTS has served
south central Kansas with
programming and services not
duplicated by other local media.
We seek to illuminate the
diverse cultural, historical and
educational heritage in south
central Kansas. We share
resources with parents and
teachers to prepare children to
succeed in school and life. KPTS
partners with local civic,
educational and cultural
organizations to maximize
strengths and opportunities, and
address problems and needs.
“I'd hate to lose Channel 8
as there's always something
terrific.”
“Public TV is it!”
“My life would be miserable
without KPTS. I watch it all
the time.”
viewer comments
Key Services
KPTS provides 3 program services
and reaches our community
through:
KPTS-HD1- the main KPTS PBS
signal with programs available in
high definition.
KPTS-DT2 Explore - PBS
primetime national programs
scheduled several hours later
than KPTS HD1, PBS Kids and
rebroadcasts of popular locally
produced programs.
KPTS-DT3 Create - your favorite
how-to shows on cooking, home
repair, gardening and travel.
KPTS.org – our internet presence
including our schedules, events,
partnerships and links to PBS
resources.
Education Outreach - The Ready
To Lead in Literacy service of
KPTS assists parents, teachers
and caregivers with resources in
nurturing the literacy
development of children.
Social Media – KPTS makes use
of various forms of social media
to communicate and generate
discussion with our viewers.
Local Impact
From July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012:
KPTS served more than one million
Kansans in a 30 county area with
more than 200 hours of local
programs.
KPTS’ weekly community affairs
show, Impact, shared the contribu-
tions of more than 150 local
individuals and organizations working
toward building a better community.
KPTS brought local government
closer to the people of Sedgwick
County through broadcasts of the
weekly Wednesday morning
meetings of the Sedgwick County
Commission.
KPTS also kept Kansans engaged in
state government through Ask Your
Legislator, a weekly call-in program
during the annual legislative session.
Young Authors, the KPTS writing
contest, encouraged more than 500
students to “Be More with Words.”
KPTS Vision Statement:
To be a primary influence for a
thriving, engaged community.
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Involvement and partnerships have long been a key
part of the KPTS mission to educate the community,
engage and challenge minds and entertain Kansans
in order to enrich society.
FY2012 was a year of increased focus on developing
partnerships with other organizations that share a
common desire to engage communities in south
central Kansas.
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KPTS partnered with The Wichita Aero Club to celebrate
the local aviation heritage unveiling a new logo to reclaim
Wichita’s image as the “Air Capital of the World” at the
season 2 premiere of “The Aviators” (www.theaviators.tv.)
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Wichita Sessions
KPTS partnered
with Public Radio
Station KMUW,
talented
individuals from
various creative
industries and local venues to showcase area musicians
performing a variety of styles.
KPTS partnered with
Downtown Hutchinson to
produce Kansas Hidden
Treasures, a 30 minute
program of highlights
from the Annual
Downtown Hutchinson
Antique Appraisal Fair.
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Every year,
more than
1.3 million
students
drop out of
high school, 7,000 students a day. KPTS joined other public
media across the country in American Graduate: Let’s
Make It Happen, an initiative supported by the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to help local
communities across America address the dropout crisis.
The initiative generated conversations with area teachers
and strengthened partnerships with local schools with the
goal of understanding the drop out crisis and keeping
students on the path to a high school diploma. Comments
shared by teachers have been presented in KPTS
programming and online at teacherwall.scholastic.com,
kpts.org and through use of social media.
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KPTS and the Cat in
the Hat visited the
Wichita Public
Library July 12,
2011, for Preschool
Story time. KPTS
brings PBS costume
characters to many
community events.
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KPTS Education Outreach Coordinator Sheila Shaw conducted 29 workshops during FY12 providing
professional development/training to 759 parents and teachers.
KPTS broadcast 5303 hours of PBS Kids educational programming, extending “America’s Largest Classroom
children throughout south central Kansas – including those who can’t attend preschool. Combined with local
educational outreach efforts these programs and services prepare children for success in school. Through
kpts.org, media content is available for preschool teachers and a leading place parents turn to for preschool
video online, with content proven to improve critical literacy skills in young children.
KPTS’ Young Authors writing contests encouraged hundreds of area elementary school students to “Be More
with Words” by writing and illustrating an original story. The contest drew national recognition from the
Association of Public Television Stations. KPTS brought Clifford the Big Red Dog to
school to help congratulate the winners. Partnerships with several businesses
helped fund the contest and provide prizes for winners. Local librarians judged the
450 student entries.
The KPTS Kids Club offfers children 10 and under fun and educational activities as well as workshops and
demonstratons for parents.
KPTS Kids Club at the Zoo KPTS Kids Club with the fire department Skate with 8
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Fall Arts Preview Party October 13, 2012, KPTS held a reception for local arts organizations to announce the
Fall Arts Festival, a weekly series of arts performances showcasing performing arts in cities around the U.S.
KPTS created a 3 minute vignette to air in each program celebrating various performing arts organizations in
Wichita.
The Big Read November 3, 2011, KPTS partnered with the Wichita Public Library to promote reading among
all ages. KPTS Director of Content Pat Moyer moderated a city-wide discussion with author Tim O’Brien. The
event drew several hundred.
Skate with 8 Party January 8, 2012, KPTS held an ice skating party at the Wichita Ice Center as a thank you to
the community for their support. In addition to the skating event, a 50th birthday party was held to honor
Clifford the Big Red Dog. Approximately 200 children’s books were collected as part of the admission and
distributed to Head Start locations and other local organizations.
Super WHY Reading Camp January 16-20, 2012 , 17 students attended the SUPER WHY Reading Camp at
Hilltop Head Start. (Hilltop is is one of the most transient and impoverished neighborhoods in Wichita.) The
week-long camp built on the signature early literacy approach of the popular SUPER WHY television series.
Each day children transformed into one of the SUPER WHY characters and took part in reading-based, branded
SUPER WHY crafts, games, and songs that tied to a specified literacy skill: Monday–letter identification,
Tuesday—rhyming with word families, Wednesday—letter sounds and spelling, and Thursday—vocabulary
and comprehension. On Friday, families were invited to join the campers in celebrating their
accomplishments.
Engineering Expo February 25, 2012, KPTS promoted and staffed a booth at the Engineering Expo sponsored
by the Wichita section of the Society of Women Engineers in partnership with the WSU College of Engineering.
This FREE event featured hands-on activities for kids in grades K-8 to learn how engineering relates to the
world around us.
Kansas Humane Society “Tot Tuesday” April 3, 2012 Clifford the Big Red Dog was the guest of honor at this
monthly activity for children under the age of six and their parents. Clifford greeted approximately 60 children
and parents. A Clifford book was read and each attendee received a Clifford book and other goodies to take
home.
Autism Care Walk at Heartspring April 2012, KPTS was present with a booth and Clifford the Big Red Dog.
There were more than 2000 people in attendance. Clifford the Big Red Dog books were distributed to the first
100 people to stop by the book, along with additional materials.
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KPTS Ask Your Legislator
Ask Your Legislator gives KPTS viewers a chance to talk
directly with their elected representatives. The program
airs on KPTS at 5:30 p.m. on Sundays throughout the
legislative session. Host Jennifer Schmidt invites
lawmakers from both parties to answer emails and phone
calls. Jennifer also co-Anchors the KPTS broadcast of the Governor's Annual State of the State Address.
Impact
Now in it’s second year, Impact examines local issues, topics and
events. Our desire is to offer insight into some of the most interesting
people and events in our area. KPTS produced 42 episodes of Impact
during FY12. Through extended interviews, local leaders share the
work of organizations involved in charitable, civic, arts, business
ventures.
Special Programs
On Feburary 23, 2012, KPTS presented a special 1 hour
edition of Impact focusing on Bullying. The program
featured a 30-minute documentary: Not In Our Town: Class
Actions, followed by a panel discussion with local experts.
Participants in our panel hosted by Michele Gors include:
Yola Robert, a survivor of bullying, Debbie McKenna,
Executive Director of Safety Services, USD 259 and Rob
Simon, Violence Prevention Specialist, Start Strong Wichita.
Books, School Supplies & Food Collection
KPTS President/CEO Michele Gors presented school
supplies collected at a Wichita Wingnuts baseball game
to representatives from Mueller Aerospace and
Engineering Discovery Magnet school.
KPTS also partnered with other local organizations to
collect thousands of books for under-privileged kids and
food items for the local food bank.
Impact Host Pat Moyer interviews local author and meteorologist Mike Smith