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.

KAFE
CityBellingham, Washington
Broadcast areaNorthwest Washington
Southwestern British Columbia
Frequency104.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKAFE 104.1
SloganToday's Variety
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAdult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerSaga Communications
(Saga Broadcasting Ltd.)
Sister stationsKISM
History
First air date2 July 1965 (as KERI-FM at 104.3)
Former call signsKERI-FM (1965-1979)
KNWR (1979-1989)
Former frequencies104.3 MHz (1965-2010)
Call sign meaning"Café"
Technical information
Facility ID58886
ClassC
ERP60,000 watts
HAAT701 metres
Transmitter coordinates48°40′49.6″N 122°50′26.3″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.kafe.com

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
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureaux CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  3. http://kafe.com/kafe-mornings/
  4. Press Release KAFE-FM to move to dial position 104.1 Archived 2009-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-41


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