KOA (850 AM, "NewsRadio 850 KOA") is a clear channel (referring to U.S. Federal Communications Commission radio class, not the previous name of its current owner), news/talk radio station serving the Denver-Boulder and Colorado Springs, Colorado markets. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly Clear Channel Communications, and is nicknamed "the Blowtorch of the West" for its 50,000 watt signal.