KOVE (1330 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Lander, Wyoming, United States, the station serves the Riverton area. The station is currently owned by Will Hill, through licensee Kairos Broadcasting, LLC.[1]
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| Broadcast area | Riverton area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1330 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1330 - 107.7 FM KOVE |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KDLY, KTUG | |
| History | |
First air date | November 6, 1948 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 22624 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 250 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°50′34″N 108°44′41″W / 42.84278°N 108.74472°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.7 K299BC (Lander) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KOVE Online |
History edit
The station was initially licensed on 1230 kHz in 1948, receiving it's license to cover on February 23, 1949. The station started with 250 watts, the then-limit for so-called graveyarder frequencies, referred to as local frequencies by the FCC.[2] In November of 1953, the station applied to move to 1330 kHz and increase power to 1,000 watts day and night. The station was owned by Fremont Broadcasting. The station received a power increase to 5,000 watts in 1962. [3]
For much of its life, the station carried a country music format.[4] [5]
In 2021, the station was sold from Fremont Broadcasting to Kairos Broadcasting, along with sister station KDLY. [6]
In September 2022, KOVE changed its format from country to news/talk.[7]
Previous logo edit
References edit
- ^ "KOVE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "White's Radio Log". C. DeWitt White. 1951. p. 28.
- ^ "FCC History cards for KOVE" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "The Country Music Who's who". Heather Publications. 1965. p. 16.
- ^ "CMA: The 1994 Country Music Association Country Radio Directory". Country Music Association. 1994. p. 121, 132.
- ^ Adam Jacobson (July 12, 2021). "A Wind River Basin Duo Trades Hands, Thanks To Patricks". Radio & Television Business Report.
- ^ Pair of Flips in Central Wyoming Radioinsight - October 27, 2022
External links edit
- KOVE in the FCC AM station database
- KOVE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K299BC in the FCC FM station database
- K299BC at FCCdata.org
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