KOA

Denver, Colorado

850 kHz (AM)

50 kW (unlimited)
Non-directional antenna

Monitored on the Global Tuners receiver in Tucson, Arizona

at 0558 Thursday, October 6, 2011 (UTC) =
11:58 PM Wednesday, October 5, 2011 (Mountain)

SINPO: 34343

I tuned in to KOA and heard advertisements for IBM and Advanced Auto Parts before the station ID "an iHeart radio station" and "News Radio 850 KOA Denver".  There was then an announcement by Joe Chiaro, with a brief weather and traffic report, and at midnight, "850 KOA covers Colorado as Fox News covers America."  News read by Sam ___ was read after the top of the hour.
                                    

The signal was weak at a distance of over 600 miles, with little interference from other stations but some noise and fading.  Nonetheless, the content was generally usable and the station IDs and announcements mostly clear.

 A short clip of the transmission with station ID can be accessed here.
(May need to increase the volume control on your computer.)

The station’s web site is linked here.

Here is a virtual screenshot of the receiver (actually an ICOM PCR-1000
with a discone antenna) from Global Tuners (click to enlarge):

Here is a map showing the distance from transmitter to receiver (click to enlarge):

I sent a request for a QSL via U.S. mail on October 11, 2011.
I will post it here as soon as it arrives.

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