KARM

KARM
Broadcast areaVisalia-Tulare
Frequency89.7 and 90.5 MHz
Programming
FormatContemporary Inspirational
Ownership
OwnerHarvest Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26360
ClassB1
ERP1,000 watts
HAAT247.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°38′10″N 118°56′32″W / 36.63611°N 118.94222°W / 36.63611; -118.94222
Links
Public license information
WebsiteMyPromiseFM.com

KARM (89.7 FM), operating as Promise FM, is a Christian radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Inspirational format. Licensed to Visalia, California, United States, it serves the Visalia-Tulare area. Until 2016, KARM's programming aired in Modesto and the San Joaquin Valley via its former sister station, KADV. The station is currently owned by Harvest Broadcasting Company, Inc.[2]

The callsign was also used for a station broadcasting on 1430 AM in Fresno, California as the ABC radio affiliate in the 1950s and 1960s. At that time it was the second-oldest AM station in the Fresno market (after KMJ) having gotten its start on 1310 kHz with 100 watts in 1938.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KARM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Promise FM: Family Friendly Radio
  3. ^ Fresno Bee, radio logs (various dates)
  4. ^ White's Radio Log (various dates)