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Broadcast area | Central and Northern Nevada |
Frequency | 780 kHz |
Branding | News Talk 780 KOH |
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Format | News/talk |
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KBUL-FM, KNEV, KWYL | |
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First air date | October 13, 1971 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 11236 |
Class | B |
Power | 50,000 watts |
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Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
KKOH (780 AM; "News Talk 780 KOH") is a commercial radio station licensed to Reno, Nevada. KKOH airs a news/talk format and is owned and operated by Cumulus Media. Studios and offices are on East Plumb Lane. It transmits from a three-tower array off Chickadee Drive.[2]
KKOH broadcasts at 50,000 watts, the maximum power permitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for AM stations. Because 780 AM is a clear channel frequency, reserved for Class A station WBBM in Chicago, KKOH must use a directional signal after sunset to avoid interfering with WBBM. A single tower is used during the day, allowing it to be heard some distance into California. It provides a strong grade B signal to Sacramento and can be heard as far as the Bay Area under the right conditions.[3] At night, power is fed to all three towers in a directional pattern to protect WBBM. Even with this restriction, it can heard in much of the Western United States with a good radio.