KARO
Encyclopedia
KARO is a radio station
licensed
to serve Nyssa, Oregon
, USA. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.
It broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format as part of the Air 1
network.
for a new 3,000 watt
radio station broadcasting at 98.7 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission
on December 5, 1989
. The new station was assigned the call letters KGZH by the FCC on February 21, 1990. 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.
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. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 23, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on August 5, 1998.
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. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 25, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on March 19, 2003. At the time of the sale, KGZH aired a country music
format. The new owners had the FCC change the station's call letters to the current KARO on March 27, 2003
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Nyssa, Oregon
Nyssa, Oregon
Nyssa is a city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. The population was 3,163 at the 2000 census. The city is located along the Snake River on the Idaho border, in the region of far eastern Oregon known as the "Treasure Valley"...
, USA. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.
It broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format as part of the Air 1
Air 1
Air1 is a Christian music radio network in the United States, operated by the non-profit organization EMF Broadcasting. Air 1 is essentially a Top-40 station with Christian Music - so many of the rules that commercial Top-40 stations use for musical rotation apply.-History:In 1986, KLRD began...
network.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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for a new 3,000 watt
Watt
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radio station broadcasting at 98.7 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on December 5, 1989
1989 in radio
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. The new station was assigned the call letters KGZH by the FCC on February 21, 1990. After a series of delays, extensions, a shift in transmitter site, and an upgrade in authorized power, KGZH finally received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
as a 100,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
radio station from the FCC on April 23, 1998.
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. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 23, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on August 5, 1998.
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. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 25, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on March 19, 2003. At the time of the sale, KGZH aired a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format. The new owners had the FCC change the station's call letters to the current KARO on March 27, 2003
2003 in radio
The year 2003 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:* October 10 - Facing an investigation surrounding allegations of illegal drug use, American right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh publicly admits that he is addicted to prescription pain killers, and will seek treatment.-Debuts:*March...
.