The Wichita Eagle
The December 20, 2016 front page of The Wichita Eagle | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | The McClatchy Company |
| Editor | Michael Roehrman |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Headquarters | 301 N. Main St. Wichita, Kansas 67202 United States |
| Circulation | 31,022 Daily 65,819 Sunday (as of 2020) |
| ISSN | 1046-3127 |
| OCLC number | 20386511 |
| Website | kansas.com |
The Wichita Eagle is a daily newspaper published in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Originating in the early 1870s, shortly after the city's founding, it is owned by The McClatchy Company and is the largest newspaper in Wichita and the surrounding area.
In September, 1960, The Wichita Eagle purchased the assets of its longtime chief rival, the Wichita Beacon, it became The Wichita Eagle and Beacon or The Wichita Eagle-Beacon, until the Beacon moniker was dropped in 1989.