KOAC (AM)
Radio station in Oregon, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KOAC (550 AM) is a radio station licensed to Corvallis, Oregon. The station is owned by Oregon Public Broadcasting, and airs OPB's news and talk programming, consisting of syndicated programming from NPR, American Public Media and Public Radio Exchange, as well as locally produced offerings.
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Frequency | 550 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio; News/Talk |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Oregon Public Broadcasting |
History | |
First air date | January 23, 1923; 101 years ago (1923-01-23) |
Former call signs | KFDJ (1922–1925) |
Call sign meaning | Oregon Agricultural College (former name of Oregon State University) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 50587 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°38′12″N 123°11′33″W[2] |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | opb.org |
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Due to its transmitter power and location near the bottom of the AM dial, KOAC's covers most of Oregon's densely populated area during the day, providing at least secondary coverage from Portland to Roseburg. It is the only directional AM radio station in the United States which uses a shunt-fed antenna.[3]