KOVE (AM)

KOVE
Broadcast areaRiverton area
Frequency1330 kHz
BrandingAM 1330 - 107.7 FM KOVE
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Will Hill
  • (Kairos Broadcasting, LLC)
KDLY, KTUG
History
First air date
November 6, 1948
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID22624
ClassB
Power5,000 watts (day)
250 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
42°50′34″N 108°44′41″W / 42.84278°N 108.74472°W / 42.84278; -108.74472
Translator(s)107.7 K299BC (Lander)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteKOVE Online

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.[2]

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.[3] 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. [4]

For much of its life, the station carried a country music format.[5] [6]

In 2021, the station was sold from Fremont Broadcasting to Kairos Broadcasting, along with sister station KDLY. [7]

In September 2022, KOVE changed its format from country to news/talk.[8]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOVE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KOVE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "White's Radio Log". C. DeWitt White. 1951. p. 28.
  4. ^ "FCC History cards for KOVE" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "The Country Music Who's who". Heather Publications. 1965. p. 16.
  6. ^ "CMA: The 1994 Country Music Association Country Radio Directory". Country Music Association. 1994. p. 121, 132.
  7. ^ Adam Jacobson (July 12, 2021). "A Wind River Basin Duo Trades Hands, Thanks To Patricks". Radio & Television Business Report.
  8. ^ Pair of Flips in Central Wyoming Radioinsight - October 27, 2022

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