KAFE
KAFE (104.1 FM, "KAFE 104.1", pronounced "kafé") 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 Kaskade Radio Group, owned by Saga Communications with the broadcast license held by Saga Broadcasting Ltd.
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City | Bellingham, Washington |
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Broadcast area | Northwest Washington Southwestern British Columbia |
Frequency | 104.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | KAFE 104.1 |
Slogan | Today's Variety |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Saga Communications (Saga Broadcasting Ltd.) |
Sister stations | KISM |
History | |
First air date | 2 July 1965 (as KERI-FM at 104.3) |
Former call signs | KERI-FM (1965-1979) KNWR (1979-1989) |
Former frequencies | 104.3 MHz (1965-2010) |
Call sign meaning | "Café" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 58886 |
Class | C |
ERP | 60,000 watts |
HAAT | 701 metres |
Transmitter coordinates | 48°40′49.6″N 122°50′26.3″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www |
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 1 November 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 with the TM Stereo Rock automated adult Top 40 format from 1979 to 1989.[2]
Hosts Davie and Mandie in the Morning[3] have been together on air since February 2012.
Katieh Graey and Brand Manager Scottish VanDryveur round out the weekday airstaff, with Bill Davis, Ron Warner, Klay Williamson, and Mickey Dees-Davis on the weekends.
KAFE swapped frequencies with CHHR 104.1 on 14 January 2010 at 07:30.[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 11 January 2011.
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureaux CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved 11 January 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 in the FCC's FM station database
- KAFE on Radio-Locator
- KAFE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database