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High School Scoreboard on Ad Astra Radio: Friday, Feb 16.

Saturday, February 17

By Scott Miller Girls: Hillsboro 55 - Lyons 16 Boys: Hillsboro 59 - Lyons 32Although having played last night and Tuesday, the Hillsboro Trojans showed no signs of fatigue playing for the third time this week as the Trojans easily dispatched the Lyons Lions getting the... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Hosts McPherson Chamber Connection on 75th Anniversary of KNEX-KMCP

Monday, January 8

Story by the McPherson Chamber of Commerce McPHERSON, Kan. — Chamber members crowded into the Ad Astra Radio station on a cold January 4, 2024, to celebrate it being 75 years to the day since KNEX 1540, now known as KMCP, took to the... Read More.

Steel Skarecrow Nominated for 2024 Texas Regional Radio & Music Awards

Monday, November 27

Steel Skarecrow fans, you can vote for Steel Skarecrow's latest single Liquid Courage, which has been nominated for Single of the Year and Music Video of the Year for the 2024 Texas Regional Radio & Music Awards. You can also vote for the band as... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Awarded Horizon Business Award at Annual Chamber Meeting

Thursday, November 9

By Brenna Eller McPHERSON, Kan. — Ad Astra Radio is honored to have been awarded the Horizon Business Award at the Annual Chamber Meeting on Nov. 8, 2023. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the McPherson Chamber of Commerce, our clients, and the wonderful people... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio’s September Peoples Bank and Trust Classroom Hero Recipient Jessica Rawson

Friday, September 29

By Brenna Eller McPHERSON, Kan. — Ad Astra Radio is proud to announce the most recent recipient of the Classroom Hero Award presented by Peoples Bank and Trust.Jessica Rawson is in her 13th year with the USD 418 McPherson County Special Education Cooperative as Autism... Read More.

Tom Takes a Trip Down Ad Astra Memory Lane

Friday, August 25

By Brenna Eller After being the owners of KIKS and KIOL in Iola, Kan., for over 20 years, Tom Norris and his wife Monica wanted to know that their stations would be taken care of. Because of his long history with Ad Astra Radio, Norris... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Acquires Iola Radio Stations KIKS and KIOL

Monday, July 3

IOLA, Kan. – Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc. (Ad Astra Radio) announces the acquisition of 101.5 KIKS and 1370/99.3 KIOL from longtime owners Tom and Monica Norris, effective July 1, 2023. Ad Astra Radio owns and operates nine other radio stations in Kansas... Read More.

LaTurner Turns up Volume on Political Opposition to Elimination of AM Radio from New Vehicles

Wednesday, June 7

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner of Kansas denounced the decision of manufacturers to stop installing AM radio systems in new vehicles, arguing millions of people rely on that format for weather, agriculture and emergency information as well as... Read More.

May’s Ad Astra Radio McPherson Classroom Hero Award Recipient is Aspen Lott

Tuesday, May 23

McPHERSON, Kan. - Ad Astra Radio announces the most recent recipient of the McPherson Classroom Hero Award presented by Peoples Bank and Trust.Aspen Lott is in her tenth year at McPherson Middle School in the Special Education Department. When reflecting on what motivates her... Read More.

March’s Ad Astra Radio McPherson Classroom Hero Award Recipient is Cheryl Malm

Thursday, March 30

MCPHERSON, Kan. – Ad Astra Radio announces the March 2023 recipient of the McPherson Classroom Hero Award presented by Peoples Bank and Trust.Cheryl Malm is in her final year of teaching after 32 years total, spending 27 years at McPherson High School in the... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Classroom Hero: Angela Doerksen

Friday, March 10

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Ad Astra Radio is proud to announce the most recent recipient of the Classroom Hero Award presented by Heartland Credit Union.Angela Doerksen is a sixth-grade teacher at Faris Elementary School in the Hutchinson USD 308 District.Each month, Ad Astra Radio honors... Read More.

February’s Ad Astra Radio McPherson Classroom Hero Award Recipient is Kaden Tichenor

Wednesday, March 1

MCPHERSON, Kan. – Ad Astra Radio announces the February 2023 recipient of the McPherson Classroom Hero Award presented by Peoples Bank and Trust.Kaden Tichenor is in his first year of teaching Kindergarten at Eisenhower Elementary in McPherson USD 418. When asked what his favorite... Read More.