KAFE
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| Broadcast area | Northwest Washington Southwestern British Columbia |
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| Frequency | 104.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | KAFE 104.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KISM | |
| History | |
First air date | July 2, 1965 (as KERI-FM at 104.3) |
Former call signs | KERI-FM (1965-1979) KNWR (1979-1989) |
Former frequencies | 104.3 MHz (1965-2011) |
Call sign meaning | "Café" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 58886 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 60,000 watts |
| HAAT | 701 meters (2,300 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 48°40′49.6″N 122°50′26.3″W / 48.680444°N 122.840639°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kafe.com |
KAFE (104.1 FM, "KAFE 104.1", pronounced "café") is a 60 kW radio station located and licensed in Bellingham, Washington, United States, transmitting from Mount Constitution on Orcas Island. KAFE is run by the Cascade Radio Group, owned by Saga Communications with the broadcast license held by Saga Broadcasting, LLC.
KAFE serves Northwest Washington with a strong signal that reaches into Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and also reaches into Seattle's northern suburbs, and parts of the Olympic Peninsula. Since changing format and call letters on November 1, 1989, KAFE became an adult contemporary radio station.[1]
The station was formerly known as KERI-FM in the 1960s and 1970s, broadcasting a country music format and as KNWR-FM with the TM Stereo Rock automated adult Top 40 format from 1979 to 1989.[2]
Hosts Dave and Mandy in the Morning[3] have been together on air since February 2012.
Katie Gray and Brand Manager Scotty VanDryver round out the weekday airstaff, with Bill Davis, Ron Warner, Clay Willison, and Mike Davis on the weekends.
KAFE swapped frequencies with CHHR 104.1 on January 14, 2011 at 7:30 AM.[4] This is following CHHR-FM and KAFE's approved requests with the CRTC and the FCC, respectively, to swap frequencies, in order to reduce interference between KAFE and KMCQ 104.5 Covington, Washington near Seattle.[5]
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ http://kafe.com/kafe-mornings/
- ^ Press Release KAFE-FM to move to dial position 104.1 Archived 2009-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-41
External links
- KAFE 104.1
- Facility details for Facility ID KAFE ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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