Radio station in Lander, Wyoming
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
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]
Previous logo
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOVE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "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
- Facility details for Facility ID 22624 (KOVE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KOVE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 148074 (K299BC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K299BC at FCCdata.org
