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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[7]
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kgvo, kgvo, 1290, radio, station, licensed, serve, missoula, montana, station, owned, townsquare, media, airs, news, talk, format, kgvomissoula, montanabroadcast, areamissoula, montanafrequency1290, khzbranding98, 1290, kgvoprogrammingformatnews, talkaffiliati. 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 2 KGVOMissoula MontanaBroadcast areaMissoula MontanaFrequency1290 kHzBranding98 3 and 1290 KGVOProgrammingFormatNews talkAffiliationsFox News RadioGenesis Communications NetworkPremiere NetworksWestwood OneMontana Grizzlies footballMontana Grizzlies men s basketballOwnershipOwnerTownsquare Media Townsquare License LLC Sister stationsKBAZ KGGL KGRZ KMPT KYSS FM KZOQ FMHistoryFirst air dateMarch 17 1931 1 Former frequencies1420 kHz 1931 1932 1200 kHz 1932 1936 1260 kHz 1936 1941 Call sign meaningKey to Golden Values and OpportunitiesTechnical informationFacility ID71751ClassBPower5 000 wattsTransmitter coordinates46 49 47 N 114 04 45 W 46 82972 N 114 07917 W 46 82972 114 07917Translator s 98 3 K252FP Missoula LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitenewstalkkgvo comThe station was assigned the KGVO call letters by the Federal Radio Commission on March 17 1931 3 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 4 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 5 Contents 1 Ownership 2 Previous logo 3 References 4 External linksOwnership Edit nbsp Previous AM only brandingIn 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 6 What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13 2010 7 Previous logo EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it August 2017 References Edit A Chronology of AM Radio 1900 1960 Winter 2008 Station Information Profile Arbitron Call Sign History FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database Gets Full Time PDF Broadcasting May 15 1932 Retrieved 2 October 2014 KGVO FM to Drop Talk Simulcast Flip to Alternative Radio Insight Archived from the original on 2017 02 21 Deals Broadcasting amp Cable 2006 06 19 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 External links EditOfficial Website KGVO in the FCC AM station database KGVO on Radio Locator KGVO in Nielsen Audio s AM station database K252FP in the FCC FM station database K252FP on Radio Locator FCC History Cards for KGVO nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in Montana is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KGVO AM amp oldid 1167329562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
