| KOVE | |
| City: | Lander, Wyoming |
| Area: | Riverton area |
| Branding: | AM 1330 - 107.7 FM KOVE |
| Frequency: | 1330 kHz |
| Translator: | 107.7 K299BC (Lander) |
| Airdate: | November 6, 1948 |
| Format: | News/Talk |
| Power: | 5,000 watts (day) 250 watts (night) |
| Class: | B |
| Facility Id: | 22624 |
| Affiliations: | Fox News Radio |
| Owner: | Will Hill |
| Licensee: | Kairos Broadcasting, LLC |
| Sister Stations: | KDLY, KTUG |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | KOVE Online |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
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.[1]
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.[2] In November of 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. [3]
For much of its life, the station carried a country music format.[4] [5]
In 2021, the station was sold from Fremont Broadcasting to Kairos Broadcasting, along with sister station KDLY. [6]
In September 2022, KOVE changed its format from country to news/talk.[7]