KOVE (AM)
Radio station in Lander, Wyoming, United States
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KOVE (1330 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a 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]
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Broadcast area | Riverton area |
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| Frequency | 1330 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1330 - 107.7 FM KOVE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| KDLY, KTUG | |
| History | |
First air date | November 6, 1948 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°50′34″N 108°44′41″W |
| Translator | 107.7 K299BC (Lander) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KOVE Online |
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 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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