KAFE

KAFE
Broadcast area
Frequency104.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKAFE 104.1
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Broadcasting, LLC)
KGMI, KISM, KPUG
History
First air date
July 2, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-07-02) (as KERI at 104.3)
Former call signs
  • KERI (1965–1979)
  • KNWR (1979–1989)
Former frequencies
104.3 MHz (1965–2010)
Call sign meaning
"Café"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58886
ClassC
ERP60,000 watts
HAAT701 meters (2,300 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
48°40′49″N 122°50′31″W / 48.68028°N 122.84194°W / 48.68028; -122.84194
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.kafe.com

KAFE (104.1 FM, "KAFE 104.1", pronounced "Café") is a commercial FM radio station in Bellingham, Washington. It is owned by Saga Communications, and is operated as part of its Cascade Radio Group; the broadcast license held by Saga Broadcasting, LLC. It airs an adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December.[2] The radio studios 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KAFE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KAFE