KBOW

For the airport serving Bartow, Florida assigned the ICAO code KBOW, see Bartow Municipal Airport.

KBOW (550 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Butte, Montana. The station is owned by Butte Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a country music format.^[2]

KBOW

KBOW and KOPR's studios in Butte
Butte, Montana
Frequency	550 kHz
Branding	KBOW 550AM 101.5FM
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	CBS News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Butte Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	KGLM-FM, KOPR
History
First air date	February 14, 1947 (78 years ago) (1947-02-14) (on 1490 AM)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	7911
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	45°58′30″N 112°34′18″W
Translator(s)	101.5 K268CI (Butte)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kbow550.net

The main offices and studios of Butte Broadcasting are at 660 Dewey in Butte. The KBOW transmitter site is southwest of town on Beef Trail Road.

The station was assigned the KBOW call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.^[3]

The station began broadcasting in February 14, 1947 on 1490 AM and merged with KOPR in 1964.^[4][5]