KBOV

KBOV (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format to the Bishop, California, United States area. The station is currently owned by Great Country Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio.^[2]

KBOV

Bishop, California
Frequency	1230 kHz
Branding	Classic Hits 1230
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	ABC News Radio, Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network, Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Great Country Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	KIBS
History
First air date	1953
Former call signs	KIBS (1953–1985)
Call sign meaning	Beautiful Owens Valley (or Bishop Owens Valley)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	24947
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	37°20′44″N 118°23′43″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kibskbov.com

The station signed on in 1953 as KIBS. It was the only radio station in Bishop until it launched KIBS-FM in 1967. The FM failed and went silent in 1969. It was resurrected under the ownership of former KIBS DJ Roy Mayhugh in 1978 as KIOQ.