KARO

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KARO
Air1-logo.png
Broadcast area Boise, Idaho
Frequency 98.7 MHz
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 sign meaning
AiROne
Technical information
Facility ID 57066
Class C0
ERP 11,500 watts
HAAT 805 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 43°24′09″N116°54′09″W / 43.40250°N 116.90250°W / 43.40250; -116.90250
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website air1.com

KARO (98.7 FM, "Air1") is a radio station licensed to serve Nyssa, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

Contents

It broadcasts a Christian worship music format as part of the Air1 network. [2]

History

This station received its original construction permit for a new 3,000 watt radio station broadcasting at 98.7 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission on December 5, 1989. [3] The new station was assigned the call letters KGZH by 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 its license to cover as a 100,000 watt radio station from the FCC on April 23, 1998. [4]

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. [5] The deal was approved by the FCC on July 23, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on August 5, 1998. [6]

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. [7] The deal was approved by the FCC on February 25, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on March 19, 2003. [8] At the time of the sale, KGZH aired a country music format. [7] The new owners had the FCC change the station's call letters to the current KARO on March 27, 2003. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Application Search Details (BPH-19890324MH)". FCC Media Bureau. December 5, 1989.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-19970103KC)". FCC Media Bureau. April 23, 1998.
  5. ↑ "Changing Hands - 6/29/1998". Broadcasting & Cable. June 29, 1998. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-19980603GK)". FCC Media Bureau. August 5, 1998.
  7. 1 2 "Changing Hands - 1/27/2003". Broadcasting & Cable. January 27, 2003.
  8. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20021223ABK)". FCC Media Bureau. March 19, 2003.
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