▁Christ ie ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁music ian ▁in ▁Central ▁Texas ▁and ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁from ▁his ▁days ▁at ▁K T ON - AM / FM ▁in ▁Bel ton , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁general ▁manager . ▁Initial ly ▁broadcast ing ▁from ▁a ▁studio ▁in ▁the ▁C ove ▁State ▁Bank ▁Building ▁on ▁Main ▁Street ▁in ▁Co pper as ▁C ove , ▁K O O V ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" C ove ▁Radio ", ▁b illing ▁itself ▁as ▁the ▁" only ▁station ▁that ▁really ▁car es ▁about ▁Co pper as ▁C ove ". ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁the ▁station ▁developed ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁regional ▁appeal , ▁serving ▁the ▁K ille en / F ort ▁H ood ▁area . ▁ ▁For ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁early ▁years , ▁K O O V ▁was ▁program med ▁with ▁a ▁person ality - dri ven ▁country ▁music ▁format . ▁Sales ▁were ▁good , ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁managed ▁good ▁ratings ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁spot ▁load . ▁K O O V ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁full ▁service ▁station ▁with ▁news , ▁weather , ▁local ▁sports , ▁many ▁local ▁" rem otes ", ▁and ▁a ▁tight ly ▁controlled ▁play list ▁of ▁country ▁music ▁hits ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁K O O V ▁was ▁always ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁a ▁poor ▁signal ▁in ▁the ▁hills ▁of ▁Central ▁Texas ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁Class ▁A ▁status ▁due ▁to ▁other ▁nearby ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁or ▁nearby ▁frequencies . ▁The ▁original ▁power ▁was ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s , ▁but ▁lower ed ▁to