The KPTS staff produces quality historical documentary style programs which are both entertaining and enlightening. 

During World War II the men and women of the United States were called upon to fight the axis.  Their tremendous efforts will live on in history.  Learn how area companies such as Coleman and Boeing met the demand of the U.S. military to manufacture equipment and planes and how Wichita changed as a result.  Interviews include Wichita State University historians Jay Price and Craig Miner.

Listen to the stories of World War II through the eyes of the people who lived it.  Wichita veterans talk about their experiences in World War II.

From the 1910’s through the 1950’s, oil permeated every aspect of life in Butler County. Those in the oil fields found work that was hard and dangerous, but also created bonds that lasted over the decades. Although quiet, the grasslands of modern Butler County still bare traces of the dynamic search for black gold that shapes our lives to this day.

We all know the importance of music in our lives. From a very young age, we are influenced by music as it soothes, teaches and enriches our culture and daily lives. In celebration of music education and its lifelong impact, KPTS and the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) present the third opus (edition) of Music for Life. This hour long brodadcast examines the process of music education and it's importance in public schools, and includes interviews with students, teachers, administrators, university professors and community members.

KPTS appreciates the work of local producers who share their video projects with us for broadast. These projects cover a wide range of local topics.

Take a tour of the Salt Museum and storage facility located 650 feet below the ground in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Filmmaker John O'Hara spent nearly a year photographing the Flint Hills and meeting its people. His documentary shows the unique blend of the ecology and economy, which makes the Flint Hills one of the most extraordinary places on earth.

This program contains highlights from a presentation by Kansas native, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter at the Hebrew Congregation in Wichita, Kansas.

Enjoy this performance of Split Lip Rayfield, one of the region's most popular bands, as they celebrate with their fans at the Cotillion Ballroom in Wichita, Kansas. Produced by digitalBRAND Communications in conjunction with Lonny Quattlebaum Productions.