Broadcast Information
KOAA-TV's Colorado Springs / Pueblo Coverage is quite extensive and also different than most the networks that are in this market. The following is a type of guide on how and where to get our signal.
Our Full power transmitter is located on Baculite Mesa 7 miles North East of Pueblo. This transmitter has an output of 100,000 Watts on Channel 5. This signal can be received with a VHF antenna. Our high power "translator" is located on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs and has a power output of 126,000 WATTS on Channel 30. This signal can be received with a UHF antenna. If you have any other questions on our signal coverage please contact us at either 719-632-5030 or 719-544-5781. You can also e-mail us here.
KOAA and FREE HDTV Signal - Updated 01-02-08
KOAA-DT is on the air at 100% FCC permitted power with Dolby 5.1. NBC TODAY SHOW, PRIMETIME, LENO, and CONAN will be broadcast in HD, Dolby 5.1 audio. Last outage due to equipment failure was on 09-03-07 from 16:30 to 19:00 due to a power outage, and we have been on the air since. The tower crew was installing an antenna for a radio station that shares the tower KOAA-DT is on.
KOAA-DT Began broadcasting on channel 5-1 on August 1st 2006. KOAA-DT signal and programming is free of charge on RF channel 42 or digital tuner channel 5.1. KOAA-DT is on both Colorado Springs (CH-705 or QAM-113.2 as of 09-07-06) and Pueblo (CH-653 as of 08-12-06) cable systems have KOAA-DT on their respective systems. KOAA-DT began Dolby 5.1 audio on December 1st 2006 on NBC HD network programming only. KOAA-DT is the first FULL POWER digital television station in Colorado Springs, KOAA-DT is also currently the most powerful digital television station in the state of Colorado.
A set of "rabbit ears” or a "loop antenna” plugged into your antenna port on your digital SD or HD TV, then do an "AUTO-TUNE", is all that is needed to receive KOAA-DT free of charge in most areas of Colorado Springs and Pueblo. A set of UHF/VHF "rabbit ears” will work best to receive ALL of the local stations free over the air. "Flat Lead" wire will lessen your chances of successfully receiving all channels, use COAX. Satellite subscribers who have a Digital TV set, just need to plug the external antenna or "rabbit ears” into the "antenna" port on the back of the Digital SD or HD TV, then do an "AUTO-TUNE". If you are over 75 miles away or do not have "line of sight" to Cheyenne Mountain, you might need a larger antenna or amplifier. Programming will be all “standard definition” digital, NBC provides High Definition in prime time, as well as HD programs during Late Night hours when available. The format (4X3 vs. 16X9) will depend on the supplier of the programs and your receiver setting. Our prime time and Late Night Digital Television should be in 1080i when available. Citizens may now apply for up to two coupons worth $40 each to be used to defray the cost of digital to analog converter boxes. This will allow analog televisions to work beyond February 17, 2009. For more information on HDTV in general go to the Advanced Television web site.
If you are not receiving KOAA-DT please make sure you have made your receiver perform an "auto program." That will search for new active channels and let you view them. This is the most common problem we have run into to date.
In order of strength:
KOAA-42-880,000 watts
KRDO-24-200,000 watts
KXRM-22-51,000 watts
KTSC-26-39,000 watts
KKTV-10-20,000 watts
