KOA (AM)
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| City | Denver, Colorado |
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| Broadcast area | Denver-Boulder, Colorado |
| Branding | KOA NewsRadio |
| Slogan | Colorado's News, Traffic and Weather Station |
| Frequency | 850 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 94.1 K231BQ (Golden) |
| Repeater(s) | 97.3 KBCO-HD3 |
| First air date | December 15, 1924 |
| Format | News-Talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts (main antenna) 10,000 watts (auxiliary antenna) 250 watts (translator) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 29738 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
39°30′23.6″N 104°46′4″W / 39.506556°N 104.76778°W (main antenna) 40°0′34″N 104°56′22″W / 40.00944°N 104.93944°W (auxiliary antenna) |
| Affiliations |
Premiere Networks ABC News Radio |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KBCO, KBPI, KHOW, KDSP, KPTT, KRFX, KTCL |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 850koa.com |
KOA (850 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Denver, Colorado. Owned by iHeartMedia, it serves the Denver-Boulder media market. KOA broadcasts a news/talk radio format, and is also the flagship station of the Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies, and Colorado Buffaloes. KOA has studios in Southeast Denver, while the transmitter site is off South Parker Road in Parker.
KOA is a Class A clear-channel station, broadcasting at 50,000 watts non-directional, the maximum power permitted by the Federal Communications Commission for AM stations. By day, the station is easily heard around Eastern Colorado, including cities such as Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Fort Collins. With a good radio at night, the signal can be heard over the Central and Western United States, and parts of Canada and Mexico. KOA is nicknamed "the Blowtorch of the West".
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