KOVE (AM)

For the FM radio station in Galveston, Texas, United States, see KOVE-FM.

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]

KOVE

Lander, Wyoming
Broadcast area	Riverton area
Frequency	1330 kHz
Branding	AM 1330 - 107.7 FM KOVE
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Will Hill (Kairos Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	KDLY, KTUG
History
First air date	November 6, 1948
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	22624
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day) 250 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	42°50′34″N 108°44′41″W
Translator(s)	107.7 K299BC (Lander)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
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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