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.

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.

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

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.

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