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{{short description|Radio station in Butte, Montana}}
{{for|the airport serving Bartow, Florida assigned the ICAO code KBOW|Bartow Municipal Airport}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KBOW
| logo             = KBOW 550-101.5 logo.png
| logo_size        = 150px
| image            = Radio stations KBOW550 and KOPR, Butte, Montana.jpg
| caption          = KBOW and [[KOPR]]'s studios in Butte
| city             = [[Butte, Montana]]
| area             =
| branding         = ''KBOW 550AM 101.5FM''
| airdate          = {{start date|1948}} (on 1490 AM)
| frequency        = 550 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| translator       = {{Radio Relay|101.5|K268CI|Butte}}
| format           = [[Country music|Country]]
| power            = {{ubl|5,000 [[watt]]s (day)|1,000 watts (night)}}
| class            = B
| facility_id      = 7911
| coordinates      = {{coord|45|58|30|N|112|34|18|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations     =
| owner            = Butte Broadcasting, Inc.
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  = [[KGLM-FM]], [[KOPR]]
| webcast          = [https://www.kbow550.net/player/?playerID=869 Listen Live]
| website          = {{URL|www.kbow550.net}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KBOW''' (550 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Butte, Montana]].  The station is owned by Butte Broadcasting, Inc.  It airs a [[country music]] format.<ref name="arb1">{{cite web |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=am&callLetter=KBOW}}</ref>
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]].<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web|title=Call Sign History|work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database|url= https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=7911&Callsign=KBOW7911}}</ref>
The station began broadcasting in 1948 on 1490 AM and merged with KOPR in 1964.
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=32051&.pdf FCC History Cards for KBOW]
{{AM station data|7911|KBOW}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|43560|K268CI}}
*{{FXL|K268CI}}
{{Butte Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Montana}}
[[Category:Country radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Butte, Montana|BOW]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1948]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in Montana]]
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