KVOW

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KVOW
KVOW logo.png
Broadcast area Fremont County
Frequency 1450 kHz
Programming
Format Talk/Personality
Affiliations Cumulus Media, ESPN Radio, Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Edwards Group Holdings, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Trust
  • (Edwards Communications LC)
KDNO, KFCW, KTAK, KWYW
History
First air date
1948 [1]
Former call signs
KWRL (1948–1961)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 56591
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
43°1′35″N108°20′45″W / 43.02639°N 108.34583°W / 43.02639; -108.34583
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.rivertonradio.com

KVOW (1450 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to Riverton, Wyoming, United States, the station is currently owned by Edwards Group Holdings, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Trust, through licensee Edwards Communications LC. [3]

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History

KVOW began broadcasting as KWRL in September 1948, with 250 watts of power. In the early 1950s, it aired a religious program known as Herald of Truth. [4]

The transmitter was located one mile south of Riverton near Wyoming Highway 789, on the south bank of the Wind River. In 1961, the station changed its call sign to KVOW. The station was allowed to increase its power to 1,000 watts in 1962. At the time, the studios were located near the transmitter. [5]

In September 2023, the station, along with its sisters moved to a new studio on Main Street, co-located with the town's newspaper, The Riverton Ranger. Along with the move to the new studio, Edwards Communications also upgraded its other stations transmitters southeast of Riverton on Beaver Rim (KFCW, KTAK), and northeast on Copper Mountain (KDNO, KWYW). [6] KVOW and KTAK were originally at 603 East Pershing Avenue in Riverton. [7]

KVOW is an affiliate of the Colorado Rockies baseball team. [8]

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References

  1. United States Federal Communications Commission. "Broadcasting Station License Record KVOW" . Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KVOW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. "KVOW Facility Record".
  4. James Nichols (1953). "Churches of Christ Salute You With a Herald of Truth". p. 5.
  5. "FCC History cards for KVOW" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
  6. Ernie Over (September 1, 2023). "Your favorite radio stations move to Main". Riverton Ranger.
  7. "Wyoming". JohnInArizona.com. 2014.
  8. "How to Listen to Colorado Rockies Radio and Stream Games Live Online (MLB Radio)". GotKnowHow.com. July 11, 2022.