KOVO
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KOVO is a radio station
broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Provo, Utah
, USA, the station serves the Provo/Salt Lake City area. The station is currently owned by Simmons-Slc, Ls, LLC.
in Cedar City, Utah
, also helped form the Inter-mountain Network which joined KOVO with KALL
, KLO
, and KOAL
. In 1989 Steven Grow and his brother David purchased the old KOVO radio station with hopes of real estate development. They were anxious to develop the property for the next 6-7 years and to discontinue the use of the property by a radio station. Anticipating the sale of the property, they began to arrange with the management of KOVO to remove its towers. When the property did not sell, the radio station continued to lease the property. When flooding occurred in 1983 and a dike was built, the city was careful to include all 33 acres (133,546.4 m²) of the property in the area protected by the dike, which seemed to indicate the intent to use the property for something other than farming and grazing.
In subsequent years, housing was built to the north of the station, but the property never sold. On 1986-05-12 the station changed its call sign to KFMY which was maintained itself as "Family Radio" for the next six years. In 1992 KZOL a Top 40 FM station still owned by the Grow Brothers as well as the 960 AM station, were sold to James Facer a former KJQ account executive, and promoter Jim McNeil. The station briefly simulcasted KXRK
(X-96) then at 96.1 FM, then briefly "S.U.N. Student Underground Network", a format aimed at Utah Valley's college students.
Facer and McNeil sold both stations to Simmons Media in the mid-1990s for approximately $9Million. The current KOVO is owned by Simmons is simulcasting KZNS
from Salt Lake City, as both stations are owned by Simmons Media.
KOVO and KBLQ acquired the rights for BYU Baseball in 2009 and air the conference BYU Baseball games.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Provo, Utah
Provo, Utah
Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...
, USA, the station serves the Provo/Salt Lake City area. The station is currently owned by Simmons-Slc, Ls, LLC.
History
The station went on the air as KOVO in 1939. Radio pioneer Arch L. Madsen, who would later achieve worldwide stature as Bonneville International Corporation's visionary leader, was KOVO's first station manager. Madsen, who previously built KSUBKSUB
KSUB is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Cedar City, Utah, USA, the station is currently owned by Ccr-St. George Iv, LLC and features programing from Fox News Radio and CBS Radio. They are also an affiliate of the BYU Cougars Sports Network....
in Cedar City, Utah
Cedar City, Utah
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,527 people, 6,486 households, and 4,682 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,021.8 people per square mile . There were 7,109 housing units at an average density of 353.9 per square mile...
, also helped form the Inter-mountain Network which joined KOVO with KALL
KALL
KALL, "ESPN 700", is an all-sports radio station in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. The listed owner is Utah Radio Acquisitions, LLC.Program highlights include live play-by-play of University of Utah football and basketball and Real Salt Lake soccer, Mike and Mike in the Morning, The Herd with...
, KLO
KLO
KLO is a news/talk radio station broadcasting out of Ogden, Utah to the Salt Lake City area. The stations airs syndicated conservative talk shows, including Bill Bennett, Laura Ingraham, Michael Medved, and Dennis Prager. When startup 97.5 FM Talk changed its format in late 2006, KLO added Michael...
, and KOAL
KOAL
KOAL is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Price, Utah, USA, the station is currently owned by Eastern Utah Broadcasting Co.thumb|The radio towers for KOAL AM 750....
. In 1989 Steven Grow and his brother David purchased the old KOVO radio station with hopes of real estate development. They were anxious to develop the property for the next 6-7 years and to discontinue the use of the property by a radio station. Anticipating the sale of the property, they began to arrange with the management of KOVO to remove its towers. When the property did not sell, the radio station continued to lease the property. When flooding occurred in 1983 and a dike was built, the city was careful to include all 33 acres (133,546.4 m²) of the property in the area protected by the dike, which seemed to indicate the intent to use the property for something other than farming and grazing.
In subsequent years, housing was built to the north of the station, but the property never sold. On 1986-05-12 the station changed its call sign to KFMY which was maintained itself as "Family Radio" for the next six years. In 1992 KZOL a Top 40 FM station still owned by the Grow Brothers as well as the 960 AM station, were sold to James Facer a former KJQ account executive, and promoter Jim McNeil. The station briefly simulcasted KXRK
KXRK
KXRK is commercial radio station located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, broadcasting a modern rock music format to the Provo, Ogden, and Salt Lake City area.-History:...
(X-96) then at 96.1 FM, then briefly "S.U.N. Student Underground Network", a format aimed at Utah Valley's college students.
Facer and McNeil sold both stations to Simmons Media in the mid-1990s for approximately $9Million. The current KOVO is owned by Simmons is simulcasting KZNS
KZNS
thumb|The radio towers for KZNS, north of the [[Salt Lake City International Airport]]KZNS is a radio station broadcasting a Sports talk format. Licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, it serves the Salt Lake City area...
from Salt Lake City, as both stations are owned by Simmons Media.
KOVO and KBLQ acquired the rights for BYU Baseball in 2009 and air the conference BYU Baseball games.