KGMI

KGMI

Bellingham, Washington United States
Broadcast area	Whatcom County
Frequency	790 kHz
Branding	790 - 96.5 KGMI
Programming
Format	News/talk
Network	CBS News Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications (Saga Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	KAFE, KISM, KPUG
History
First air date	1926; 98 years ago (1926) (as KVOS, in Seattle; moved to Bellingham in 1927)
Former call signs	KVOS (1926–1962)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34467
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	48°43′18.39″N 122°26′47.6″W / 48.7217750°N 122.446556°W / 48.7217750; -122.446556 (KGMI)
Translator(s)	96.5 K243BX (Bellingham)
Repeater(s)	92.9-2 KISM-HD2 (Bellingham)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.mybellinghamnow.com

KGMI (790 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bellingham, Washington. The station is owned and operated by Saga Broadcasting, dba Cascade Radio Group. It airs a news/talk radio format.

KGMI serves Northwest Washington with a signal that reaches into much of Southwestern British Columbia, including Greater Vancouver and Victoria. The signal also reaches into Seattle's northern suburbs, as well as the Olympic Peninsula. Its transmitter is off Yew Street Road in Bellingham.^[2]

By day, the station transmits with 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on AM 790, it reduces power at night to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna after sunset. Programming is also heard on a 250-watt FM translator station, K243BX, on 96.5 MHz.^[3]