Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) is the world’s largest family camping company, helping family and friends enjoy the great outdoors for 55 years. Founded in 1962, our franchising company has more than 500 campground locations across North America, and each year is nationally recognized for our work in public relations, marketing and franchise satisfaction.
From our humble beginnings on the banks of the Yellowstone River in Billings, Montana, KOA has become an iconic brand throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our “Yellow Sign” acts as a beacon of fun and relaxation for campers, and a badge of honor for our employees. We value hospitality, the great outdoors and the people and places that make our company great. Camping has come a along way since the early days of canvass tents and rustic roadside camps. The team at Kampgrounds of America prides itself on constant innovation - bringing new technologies, advanced guest service training and luxury accommodations to camping in order to dial up the outdoor experience for our guests.
Whether introducing Deluxe Cabins to building proprietary reservation technology, KOA is leading innovation in the outdoor hospitality industry. Our strategic thinking and business decisions are driven by data and research. Furthermore, we are committed to reducing our environmental footprint, promoting our Kamp Green program to help our franchisees keep the great outdoors great, for generations to come.
KOA offers employment opportunities in both our corporate operation - still headquartered in Blllings, Montana - and our various franchise locations. For more information on Kampgrounds of America Inc., in general, visit koa.com or our pressroom at koapressroom.com, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/koacampgrounds, visit our blog at blog.koa.com. For specific information on employment opportunities at a KOA campground, visit workatkoa.com.
KOAA5 is the local NBC affiliate, and news leader, in Southern Colorado. Colorado Springs is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country and is consistently ranked among the top 10 places to live.
Our market area is BIG; covering over 30,000 square miles and 12 counties. KOAA5’s broadcast tower is located at the top of Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs. The station’s signal reaches the borders of Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. To the north the signal extends to the edge of El Paso County and Fremont County to the west. With over 1,000,000 local viewers, 3 out of 4 viewers tune in to KOAA5 each week.
In 2014 the station invested in a new state of the art broadcast facility in Colorado Springs Tech Center. KOAA News5 continues to be the dominant #1 news provider in Southeast Colorado and delivers critical information to its primary broadcast channeland all digital media platforms
May 1, 2019 KOAA5 was acquired by the E.W. Scripps Company, adding Scripps owned networks GRIT and Court TV to 5.3 and 5.4. Scripps values align with KOAA News5’s local, journalistic goals to create a better-informed world and a mission to do well by doing good – creating value for customers, employees and owners by informing, engaging and empowering those we serve. We believe in the power of journalism to change lives, to strengthen communities and to create a better-informed world.
Scripps local television stations serve a crucial role as watchdogs of the powerful; a source of comfort in a crisis; and a place to turn for everyday information. We engage large local audiences with the news and information they need to make decisions for their lives – and we make it easy to access our award-winning journalism on every platform, from television to desktop and mobile to streaming platforms.
Denver7 – The Denver Channel (KMGH-TV) provides useful, interesting information and breaking news to people in the Denver metro area, the state of Colorado and across and the world. The station has deep Colorado roots, and has grown with the city and the television news industry, using multiple platforms to connect with its audience of natives, newcomers and visitors of our great state.
Whether it's on live TV, over the internet, on mobile or tablet or through social networks, our team utilizes up-to-the-minute reporting, online video and in-depth resources to deliver breaking news and information 24 hours a day.
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