KOFA AM (1320 AM) is an American radio service. The station has a license to serve Yuma, Arizona. The service covers Yuma, Arizona/El Centro, California, United States. The station operates under the ownership of Arizona Western College. The service broadcasts Full Service and Public Radio programming. The branding of the station is “Border Radio 94.7 FM – 1320 AM”.
About KOFA AM
The station traced the airwaves for the first time on September 6, 1959, as KBLU. FM is famous for its slogan, “Voices of the Border, Fresh from Yuma.” KAWC-FM is its sister station. The station uses an AM frequency of 1320 kHz. It has used KBLU call signs from 1959 to 1970 and KAWC-AM from 1970 to 2017 in the past. The service has a translator to strengthen its signals named “K234CZ,” broadcasting Yuma, Arizona, on the FM band of 94.7 MHz. The meaning of its call letter refers to “King OF Arizona silver mine.” The station has an affiliation with BBC World Service.
Programming
The station airs public radio and full-service format as its primary transmission. Besides, the service featured news updates, live contests, quizzes, and weather updates. Moreover, it offers online streaming 24/7 for listeners from around the world. The station maintains social media handles to keep the audience updated as well.
The station’s famous personalities include
Dave Riek
Kim Johnson
Lou Gum
Caty “Doc Jazz” Meister
Andrea Perez Balderrama
Some popular shows aired by the station include
A Way with Words, All Things Considered, American Routes, BBC Business Daily, and Witness, Celtic Connections, Global Village, Music of the Masters, Jazz Straight-ahead, The Bridge, The World, The Newsroom From the BBC, Etc.
Technical Details
KOFA is a class D AM service. The facility ID of the station is 2758. The service operates with an ERP of 730 Watts during the daytime and 106 Watts in the nighttime for unlimited hours. It transmits analog signals from a non-directional (2 Modes) antenna. The transmitting coordinates of KOFA are 32.689742, -114.500921. Its predicted daytime coverage area is from 30 to 60 miles in local and remote areas, respectively. Whereas its nighttime projected listening range is 10 miles in local regions and 20 miles in far-off localities. The FCC granted its broadcasting license on May 14, 2007.
Contact Details
Mailing Address: Border Radio, PO Box 929, Yuma, Arizona 85366
Address: 2020 S Avenue 8E, Yuma, Arizona 85366
Phone: 877-838-5292
Fax: 928-344-7740
Email: info@borderradioaz.org
Official Website: https://www.kawc.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BorderRadio
Twitter: https://twitter.com/borderradioaz
Instagram: https://instagram.com/borderradioaz
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