▁ 9 8 0 ▁w att s ▁as ▁the ▁station ' s ▁anten na ▁was ▁raised ▁from ▁ 3 0 0 ▁feet ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 ▁feet ▁at op ▁Hog g ▁Mountain . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁station ▁finally ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁Class ▁C 3 , ▁increasing ▁its ▁effective ▁radi ated ▁power ▁to ▁ 8 , 6 0 0 ▁w att s ▁from ▁a ▁new ▁self - support ing ▁tower ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Co pper as ▁C ove ▁near ▁the ▁L amp as as / C ory ell ▁County ▁line . ▁The ▁upgrade ▁gave ▁K O O V ▁solid ▁signal ▁over ▁the ▁fast - g row ing ▁region ▁from ▁L amp as as ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁to ▁Temple ▁on ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁local ▁Co pper as ▁C ove ▁High ▁School ▁student ▁Mike ▁Clay ▁joined ▁K O O V ▁as ▁a ▁week end ▁DJ . ▁Clay ▁continued ▁with ▁K O O V ▁through ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁as ▁a ▁m idd ay ▁DJ ▁and ▁the ▁station ' s ▁engineer . ▁Clay ▁also ▁called ▁Co pper as ▁C ove ▁Bul ld og ▁football ▁with ▁Joe ▁Lomb ardi ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁Clay ▁left ▁K O O V ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁week day ▁weather c aster ▁on ▁K C EN - TV ▁channel ▁ 6 ▁in ▁Temple , ▁though ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁provide ▁weather ▁reports ▁on ▁K O