verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message koaa tv pueblo colorado springs colorado united states branding koaa 5 general news 5 newscasts slogan accurate and balanced coverage general news respect for you respect for the storm weather channels digital 42 uhf virtual 5 psip subchannels 5.1 nbc 5.2 weathernation tv translators 47 uhf woodland park co construction permit k30jm d colorado springs for others see article affiliations nbc owner cordillera communications sangre de cristo communications llc first air date june 29 1953 1953 06 29 call letters meaning koa tv now kcnc tv in denver former sister station former callsigns kcsj tv 1953 1961 former channel number s analog 5 vhf 1953 2009 transmitter power 880 kw height 660 m facility id 59014 transmitter coordinates 38 44 42 n 104 51 41 w 38.74500 n 104.86139 w 38.74500 ; 104.86139 digital licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.koaa.com koaa tv virtual channel 5 uhf digital channel 42 is an nbc affiliated television station serving southern colorado licensed to pueblo ; the station is owned by cordillera communications a subsidiary of evening post industries . the station broadcasts its digital signal on uhf channel 42 ; it also operates a digital translator k30jm d channel 30 in colorado springs . the station s main offices and news studio are located on 7th avenue in pueblo with a satellite studio in the tech center office complex in colorado springs . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 news operation 4 programming 5 repeaters 6 references 7 external links history edit the station signed on for the first time on june 30 1953 as kcsj tv owned by the star chieftain publishing corporation owners of pueblo s two major newspapers the morning pueblo chieftain and evening pueblo star journal along with kcsj am . it is colorado s second oldest station outside of denver . during the 1950s kcsj tv was one of two full time nbc affiliates serving southern colorado the other being krdo tv in colorado springs about 40 miles to the north . in 1960 the federal communications commission collapsed all of southern colorado into a single television market . at this point kcsj tv became the area s sole nbc affiliate with krdo tv switching to abc . in 1961 star chieftain sold kcsj tv to metropolitan broadcasting owners of koa am fm tv in denver . kcsj tv then became koaa tv but remained a free standing station programmed separately from denver s koa tv . the two stations did however occasionally do cross promotion and both were nbc affiliates . with much wealthier ownership koaa was able to add videotape in 1962 . in 1967 it became the first television station in southern colorado to broadcast local programming in color . koaa floundered through the early and mid 1970s largely because of reception problems in the northern part of the market . channel 5 had to conform its signal to protect kgwn tv in cheyenne . as a result while most of colorado springs received the channel 5 signal very well it was barely viewable in northern colorado springs and that city s northern suburbs because of the area s rugged terrain . most viewers in the northern portion of the market couldn t get a clear signal from koaa until cable arrived in the market in the 1970s . this posed a problem for koaa as the colorado springs area began an unprecedented period of growth that continues to this day while pueblo remained relatively unchanged . after spending most of the 1970s going through a number of non broadcast owners things finally turned around in 1977 when the evening post publishing company of charleston south carolina bought the station and brought in former abc executive john gilbert as general manager . evening post still operates the station today through its broadcasting arm cordillera communications . soon after gilbert s arrival koaa opened a studio and sales office in colorado springs and steadily beefed up its news operation . in 1980 koaa signed on k30aa a 132 500 watt translator on channel 30 in colorado springs bringing a clear signal to the northern part of that city for the first time ever . for the next three decades it branded itself as 5 30 denoting both the main and colorado springs translator channels . it was also during this time that koaa adopted the eyewitness news format that was popular with tv stations nationwide during the 1970s and 1980s . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 5.1 1080i 16 9 koaa hd main koaa tv programming nbc 5.2 480i 4 3 koaa d2 weathernation tv 5.3 koaa d3 grit koaa tv activated its digital television signal on channel 42 virtual channel 5.1 on august 1 2006 . it has the capability to broadcast in dolby 5.1 surround sound . it began broadcasting newsfirst now originally named weatherfirst now at launch in 2004 as a digital subchannel 5.2 after only having it on local cable systems earlier . on september 15 2015 the subchannel became an affiliate of weathernation tv while retaining the news 5 now name . analog to digital conversion edit koaa tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 5 on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 42 . 2 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former vhf analog channel 5 . on april 15 2010 k30aa was converted from analog to digital and continues to operate as a repeater of koaa tv . 3 on june 14 k30aa changed its calls to k30jm d. 4 news operation edit koaa tv former newscast title card ; used until august 2011 starting in 2001 koaa used the newsfirst 5 30 name for its morning and midday newscasts but continued to use the eyewitness news brand for all other dayparts until february 8 2002 the first day of the 2002 winter olympics . on that date the station adopted the news first brand for all of its newscasts . in 2009 the branding was changed to newsfirst 5 acknowledging that with k30aa s transition to digital k30jm d the station it could also identify via psip as channel 5 throughout the market . the name was modified slightly to news 5 in 2011 . the station operates a news 5 now channel on its second subchannel which is carried by the cable systems in both colorado springs and pueblo and includes news updates along with real time weather forecasts and conditions . koaa used to have newscasts at 4 and 9 p.m. on news 5 now but it would later cancel the 4 p.m. newscast and reduced the 9 p.m. newscast to 10 minutes . eventually the 9 p.m. newscast was canceled altogether . on february 18 2010 koaa tv became the third station in the colorado springs pueblo market to broadcast its newscasts in true high definition and 16 9 widescreen beginning with its midday newscast ; only one other station in the market is high definition during newscasts who and the other television stations are just lower resolution 16 9 widescreen during newscasts . programming edit outside of the nbc network schedule syndicated programs currently broadcast by koaa tv include the ellen degeneres show dr. phil fablife the rachael ray show extra and the insider . repeaters edit in addition to k30jm d in colorado springs the station also has the following repeater stations throughout the state of colorado . list of translators city callsign ca on city k19dy cheyenne wells k34ln d eads k50aa lamar k33kv d las animas k23kn d parlin k61dc pitkin k12al d sapinero k48ef sargents k53ay koaa have a construction permit for a digital fill in translator in woodland park co on channel 47 . at this time no word on when the repeater will become operational . 5 references edit rabbitears tv query for koaa dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . http www.newsfirst5.com news channel 30 now digital http licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs pubacc prod call hist.pl facility id 59021 & callsign k30jm d http licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs pubacc prod app det.pl application id 1395607 external links edit koaa web site query the fcc s tv station database for koaa tv query the fcc s tv station database for k30jm d query the fcc s tv station database for k19dy query the fcc s tv station database for k34ln d query the fcc s tv station database for k50aa query the fcc s tv station database for k53aa query the fcc s tv station database for k23kn d query the fcc s tv station database for k61dc query the fcc s tv station database for k12al d query the fcc s tv station database for k48ef query the fcc s tv station database for k53ay query the fcc s tv station database for k02ij biafn s media web database information on koaa tv v t e television stations in southern colorado including colorado springs and pueblo english language stations koaa tv 5 k30jm d 30 xx .1 nbc xx .2 newsfirst now ktsc 8.1 pbs 8.3 create 8.5 audio information network of colorado kktv 11.1 cbs 11.2 mntv metv krdo tv 13.1 abc 13.2 telemundo kxrm tv 21.1 fox 21.2 cw 21.3 ion kspk lp 28.1 a1 amgtv k31km d 31 12.1 12.2 simulcast of kbdi tv pbs 12.3 mhz worldview kjcs ld ewtn on 38.1 torah tv on 38.3 the walk tv on 38.6 kwhs ld 51.1 lesea 51.2 cozi tv kxtu ld 57.1 cw also on kxrm 21.2 spanish language stations ktsc 8.2 v me krdo tv 13.2 telemundo kzcs lp 23 azteca ktlp 34 ktlo 45 telemundo also on krdo 13.2 kjcs ld 38.4 vidavision 38.5 fuente de vida kvsn dt univision on 48.1 unim s on 48.2 latv on 48.3 kxtu ld 57.2 mundomax see also media in colorado springs colorado denver tv albuquerque tv v t e nbc network affiliates in the state of colorado koaa 5 pueblo kusa 9 denver kkco 11 grand junction see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in colorado v t e evening post industries newspapers aiken standard the berkeley independent the georgetown times goose creek gazette moultrie news the kingstree news the post and courier summerville journal scene waccamaw times north augusta star cordillera television stations abc network affiliates katc1 cbs network affiliates kpax tv kajj cd1 krtv kxlh ld1 ktvq1 kxlf tv kbzk1 kztv2 nbc network affiliates koaa tv kris tv1 ksby1 ktvh dt kbgf ld1 kvoa wlex tv other stations k22ja d k47df d 1 this station airs the cw on its digital subchannel . 2 cordillera operates kztv under an lma owned by sagamorehill broadcasting . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title koaa tv & oldid 740252672 categories nbc network affiliatesweathernation tv affiliatestelevision stations in colorado springs coloradopueblo county coloradotelevision channels and stations established in 1953digital low power stationshidden categories articles needing additional references from march 2010all articles needing additional referencesall articles with specifically marked weasel worded phrasesarticles with specifically marked weasel worded phrases from may 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated