KAFE

KAFE

Bellingham, Washington United States
Broadcast area	Northwest Washington Southwestern British Columbia
Frequency	104.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	KAFE 104.1
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications (Saga Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	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 ID	58886
Class	C
ERP	60,000 watts
HAAT	701 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	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.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]