KAFE
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| City | Bellingham, Washington |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
Northwest Washington Southwestern British Columbia |
| Branding | KAFE 104.1 |
| Slogan | Today's Variety |
| Frequency | 104.1 MHz |
| First air date | July 2, 1965 (as KERI-FM at 104.3) |
| Format |
Adult Contemporary Christmas music (Nov.-Dec.) |
| ERP | 60,000 watts |
| HAAT | 701 meters (2,300 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 58886 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°40′49.6″N 122°50′26.3″W / 48.680444°N 122.840639°W |
| Callsign meaning | "Café" |
| Former callsigns |
KERI-FM (1965-1979) KNWR (1979-1989) |
| Former frequencies | 104.3 MHz (1965-2011) |
| Owner |
Saga Communications (Saga Broadcasting, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KISM |
| 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, USA, 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.
Program Director Scotty Roddy (Jimmy) and Scotty VanDryver round out the airstaff, with syndicated evening host Delilah on Sunday through Friday nights.
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
- ↑ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-41
External links
- KAFE 104.1
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KAFE
- Radio-Locator information on KAFE
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KAFE