KANS

Not to be confused with KANX-TV.
KANS is the CBS affiliate that serves the Wichita, KS area. It broadcasts on channel 9. The station is owned by PlanB Communications. On October 26, 2015, KANS debuted the CBS O&O graphics used by other CBS stations owned by Krueger Broadcasting. On December 31, 2015, Krueger Broadcasting traded KANS to Island Television in exchange for WROM in Chattanooga, TN. On Jan. 30, 2016, it was announced that Island Television, as well as Higgins Broadcasting, and Oakhurst Broadcasting, were merging into Adelphia Communications, and Adelphia took over as owners of the station. Following the merger of Oakhurst Broadcasting, Higgins Broadcasting, and Island Television into Adelphia Communications and Adelphia absorbing the remaining stations, Adelphia decided to shift focus on the stations that are in the top 50 DMA market. The remaining stations spun off to their own ownership group named Young Broadcasting, taking it's name from the former company before they merged in Media General. In 2022, Young sold the station to it's current owner, PlanB Communications.
==Gallery==
KANS Logo.png|KANS logo until 2017
KANS-9Alive.png|KANS logo until 2022
Untitled drawing (16).png|KANS Open (2017)
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File:KANS Legal ID (2022-Present).png|Legal ID (Sign On, 2022–Present)
Category:Channel 9
Category:Wichita, Kansas
Category:Kansas
Category:CBS network affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1958
Category:Former ABC affiliates
Category:PlanB Communications
Category:Seven Network Affiliates
Category:CBS Eye On People
Category:Playtime! network affiliates
Category:The Works affiliates
Category:Hutchinson, Kansas