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Sitting astride both Kansas and Missouri, Kansas City offers some interesting political dynamics and consumer-commuting patterns. The market’s diverse array of businesses—it serves as headquarters for Sprint, AMC Entertainment, Hallmark, and H&R Block—is helping local media outlets weather the economic downturn a little better than other markets. The Sprint Center arena, opened two years ago, is part of a $3 billion plan to revitalize the downtown area.
Hearst-Argyle Television, one of three duopoly owners in the market, owns the local news leader, ABC affiliate KMBC-TV, which wins every news daypart, and is one of the highest-rated ABC affiliates for local-news time periods.
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