KARM

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KARM
City Visalia, California
Broadcast areaVisalia-Tulare
Frequency 89.7 and 90.5 MHz
Programming
Format Contemporary Inspirational
Ownership
OwnerHarvest Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Technical information
Facility ID 26360
Class B1
ERP 1,000 watts
HAAT 247.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°38′10″N118°56′32″W / 36.63611°N 118.94222°W / 36.63611; -118.94222 Coordinates: 36°38′10″N118°56′32″W / 36.63611°N 118.94222°W / 36.63611; -118.94222
Links
Website MyPromiseFM.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. [1]

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. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Promise FM: Family Friendly Radio
  2. Fresno Bee, radio logs (various dates)
  3. White's Radio Log (various dates)