KGVO (AM)
KGVO
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| City of license |
Missoula, Montana |
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| Branding |
News Talk KGVO |
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| Frequency |
1290 kHz |
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| First air date |
March 17, 1931[1] |
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| Format |
News/Talk |
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| Power |
5,000 watts (unlimited) |
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| Class |
B |
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| Facility ID |
71751 |
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| Transmitter coordinates |
46°49′47″N 114°04′45″W / 46.82972°N 114.07917°W / 46.82972; -114.07917 |
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| Owner |
Townsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Missoula License, LLC) |
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| Sister stations |
KBAZ, KENR, KGVO-FM, KLCY, KLYQ, KMPT, KYSS-FM |
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| Webcast |
Listen Live |
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| Website |
newstalkkgvo.com |
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KGVO (1290 AM, "News Talk KGVO") is a radio station licensed to serve Missoula, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. It airs a News radio format.[2]
The 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 mover 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 W 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."
Ownership
Previous AM-only branding
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.[5] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[6]
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- See also
- adult contemporary
- classic hits
- college
- country
- news/talk
- NPR
- oldies
- religious
- rock
- sports
- top 40
- urban
- other radio stations in Montana
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