KBOW
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 KBOW and KOPR's studios in Butte | |
| Frequency | 550 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | KBOW 550AM 101.5FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Butte Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KGLM-FM, KOPR | |
| History | |
First air date | February 14, 1947 (on 1490 AM) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7911 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 45°58′30″N 112°34′18″W / 45.97500°N 112.57167°W |
| Translator(s) | 101.5 K268CI (Butte) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
KBOW (550 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Butte, Montana. The station is owned by Butte Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a country music format.[2]
The main offices and studios of Butte Broadcasting are at 660 Dewey in Butte. The KBOW transmitter site is southwest of town on Beef Trail Road.
The station was assigned the KBOW call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.[3]
The station began broadcasting in February 14, 1947 on 1490 AM and merged with KOPR in 1964.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBOW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "First broadcast KBOW 1490 on your dial". The Butte Daily Post. Butte, Montana. February 12, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leffingwell, Robert Down (1983). "KBOW". Causes and Indicators of Commercial AM Radio Station Failure: 1962-1976 (Dissertation). The Ohio State University. p. 436. ProQuest 303192463.
External links
[edit]- FCC History Cards for KBOW
- Facility details for Facility ID 7911 (KBOW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KBOW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 43560 (K268CI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K268CI at FCCdata.org
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