KARO
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| Broadcast area | Boise, Idaho |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 98.7MHz |
| Branding | Air1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian worship |
| Affiliations | Air1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| KLXI | |
| History | |
First air date | 1997(as KGZH) |
Former call signs | KGZH (1990–2003)[1] |
Call signmeaning | AiROne |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 57066 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 11,500watts |
| HAAT | 805 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°24′09″N116°54′09″W/ 43.40250°N 116.90250°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | air1.com |
KARO(98.7FM,"Air1" ) is aradio stationlicensedto serveNyssa, Oregon,United States. The station is owned by theEducational Media Foundation.
It broadcasts aChristian worshipmusic format as part of theAir1network.[3]
History
[edit]This station received its originalconstruction permitfor a new 3,000wattradio station broadcasting at 98.7MHzfrom theFederal Communications Commissionon December 5,1989.[4]The new station was assigned the call lettersKGZHby the FCC on February 21, 1990.[1]After a series of delays, extensions, a shift in transmitter site, and an upgrade in authorized power, KGZH finally received itslicense to coveras a 100,000wattradio station from the FCC on April 23, 1998.[5]
In June 1998, Mason Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to First Western Inc. for a reported sale price of $49,400.[6]The deal was approved by the FCC on July 23, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on August 5, 1998.[7]
In January 2003, First Western Inc. (G.W. Gilbert, president/director) reached an agreement to sell this station to the Educational Media Foundation (Richard Jenkins, president) for a reported sale price of $1 million.[8]The deal was approved by the FCC on February 25, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on March 19, 2003.[9]At the time of the sale, KGZH aired acountry musicformat.[8]The new owners had the FCC change the station's call letters to the currentKAROon March 27,2003.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for KARO".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-03-01.
- ^"Application Search Details (BPH-19890324MH)".FCC Media Bureau. December 5, 1989.
- ^"Application Search Details (BLH-19970103KC)".FCC Media Bureau. April 23, 1998.
- ^"Changing Hands - 6/29/1998".Broadcasting & Cable.June 29, 1998. Archived fromthe originalon October 22, 2012.
- ^"Application Search Details (BALH-19980603GK)".FCC Media Bureau. August 5, 1998.
- ^ab"Changing Hands - 1/27/2003".Broadcasting & Cable.January 27, 2003.
- ^"Application Search Details (BALH-20021223ABK)".FCC Media Bureau. March 19, 2003.
External links
[edit]- KARO official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 57066 (KARO)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KAROinNielsen Audio's FM station database