KBOW

For the airport serving Bartow, Florida assigned the ICAO code KBOW, see Bartow Municipal Airport.
KBOW
KBOW and KOPR's studios in Butte
Frequency550 kHz
BrandingKBOW 550AM 101.5FM
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerButte Broadcasting, Inc.
KGLM-FM, KOPR
History
First air date
1948 (1948) (on 1490 AM)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID7911
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
45°58′30″N 112°34′18″W / 45.97500°N 112.57167°W / 45.97500; -112.57167
Translator(s)101.5 K268CI (Butte)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.kbow550.net

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 1948 on 1490 AM and merged with KOPR in 1964.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBOW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.