KAFE (104.1
FM, "KAFE 104.1", pronounced "
Café") is a
commercial FM radio station in
Bellingham, Washington. It is run by the Cascade Radio Group with the
broadcast license held by Saga Broadcasting, LLC. It airs an
adult contemporary radio format, switching to
Christmas music
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for much of November and December.
The
radio studio
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s and offices are on Yew Street Road in Bellingham.
KAFE has an
effective radiated power (ERP) of 60,000
watts. Its signal covers
Northwest Washington and reaches into
Vancouver and
Victoria, British Columbia, and parts of the
Olympic Peninsula and northern suburbs in the
Seattle metropolitan area. The
transmitter is atop
Mount Constitution on
Orcas Island, among the
towers for other local FM and TV stations.
History
The station
signed on
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* Using sign language
* Signature
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the air on . Its
call sign was KERI, originally broadcasting at 104.3 MHz. KERI was a
sister station
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Radio sister stations will often have different formats, and somet ...
to
KARI 550 AM
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Argentina
* La Primera in Neuquén, Neuquén. (still have no call sign assigned)
Bolivia
* CP ...
in
Blaine. They were owned by Birch Bay Broadcasting and the two stations
simulcast a
country music format.
In the late 1970s, KERI began airing separate programming. From 1979 to 1989, it was KNWR, carrying the
TM Stereo Rock automated
Adult Top 40 format.
On November 1, 1989, it flipped to an
adult contemporary format, taking the KAFE call letters.
On January 14, 2010, KAFE swapped frequencies with Vancouver's
104.1 CHHR to reduce interference with
104.5 KMCQ in
Covington, Washington.
Morning
drive time is hosted by Dave, Allan and Patrice. Dave has been hosting mornings since February 2012.
Bill Davis is heard in middays and Brand Manager Scotty VanDryver hosts afternoons.
References
External links
KAFE 104.1
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Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1965
1965 establishments in Washington (state)
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