KOWB

For the airport serving Owensboro, Kentucky assigned the ICAO code KOWB, see Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport.

KOWB (1290 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news talk information format licensed to operate in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and features programming from Fox News Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere Networks.^[2]

KOWB

Laramie, Wyoming
Broadcast area	Albany County and Cheyenne
Frequency	1290 kHz
Branding	KOWB 1290
Programming
Format	News Talk Information
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	KARS-FM, KCGY
History
First air date	1948
Call sign meaning	For "Cowboy" (the name of the University of Wyoming athletic teams) and often used by the station in promotions as an acronym for "King Of Wyoming Broadcasting". As of 2019 and a year of listening, there has been no reference made to "King Of Wyoming Broadcasting" on air or online.
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	24700
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	41°16′59.9″N 105°34′55″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kowb1290.com

KOWB is the AM flagship for Wyoming Cowboys football and basketball; games are simulcast on sister station KCGY.

History

The towers for KOWB located south of Laramie.

The station went on the air as KOWB.^[3]

Former logo

The station won the station of the year award from the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters in 2008.