KGVO (AM)

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KGVO
Broadcast area Missoula, Montana
Frequency 1290 kHz
Branding98.3 and 1290 KGVO
Programming
Format News/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KBAZ, KGGL, KGRZ, KMPT, KYSS-FM, KZOQ-FM
History
First air date
March 17, 1931 (1931-03-17) [1]
Former frequencies
  • 1420 kHz (1931–1932)
  • 1200 kHz (1932–1936)
  • 1260 kHz (1936–1941)
Call sign meaning
"Key to Golden Values and Opportunities"
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 71751
Class B
Power 5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 46°49′47″N114°04′45″W / 46.82972°N 114.07917°W / 46.82972; -114.07917
Translator(s) 98.3 K252FP (Missoula)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website newstalkkgvo.com

KGVO (1290 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve Missoula, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. It airs a news/talk format. [3]

Contents

The station was assigned the KGVO call letters by the Federal Radio Commission on March 17, 1931. [4]

On May 6, 1932, the FRC authorized KGVO to move from 1420 kHz to 1200 kHz and to change to unlimited operation rather than its previous 10 a.m.-6 p.m. schedule. At that time, KGVO had 100 watts power. [5]

KGVO has been the flagship station of Montana Grizzlies football and men's basketball for decades; it frequently brands itself as "Home of the Grizzlies."

Until 2017, KGVO simulcast on KGVO-FM at 101.5 FM, which was used to fill in the gaps when the AM station adjusted its coverage at night. However, on February 2, 2017, KGVO-FM broke off to air an alternative rock format as KAMM-FM. KGVO then began simulcasting on a low-powered translator at 98.3 FM, and Hamilton's KLYQ began simulcasting KGVO. [6]

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KGVO to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million. [7] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ A Chronology of AM Radio 1900-1960
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KGVO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. ↑ "Gets Full Time" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 15, 1932. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "KGVO-FM to Drop Talk Simulcast, Flip to Alternative". Radio Insight. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. June 19, 2006.
  8. ↑ "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
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