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KAFE(FM)
Call Sign History
KAFE from 10/17/1989
KAFE-FM from 09/27/1989
KNWR from 10/08/1979
104.1 MHz

Bellingham, WA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KAFE Channel: 281C 104.1 MHz
Bellingham, Washington
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 58886
FRN: 0009112459
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 12/04/2009
Application Granted: 02/01/2010
File Number: BLH-20091204ADR
License Expires: 02/01/2030
Prefix Type: This is a license for a commercial FM station
Application Type: Amendment

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Facility Type: FM STATION
Class: C, A Zone II station; with exactly 100kW ERP and a class contour distance 72km-92km

Site Location: 48-40-49.0 N 122-50-31.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 48-40-49.6 N 122-50-26.3 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 60 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 10.6 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 701 m (2300 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 738.5 m (2423 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 64 m (210 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 674.5 m. (2213 ft.)
Height Overall*: 123.4 m (405 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: None Shively 6810-6R DA, 6 section
Antenna ID: 93176
Polarization:

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 93176
KAFE FM File: BLH-20091204ADR
None - Shively 6810-6R DA, 6 section
Service: FM
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.442100.513200.603300.700
400.813500.944601.000701.000
801.000901.0001001.0001101.000
1201.0001301.0001401.0001501.000
1601.0001701.0001801.0001901.000
2001.0002101.0002201.0002301.000
2401.0002501.0002601.0002701.000
2800.9442900.8133000.7003100.603
3200.5133300.4423400.4083500.408
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1032380

Structure Type: Registered To:
Mt. Constitution Sites, Inc.
Structure Address:
Approx 1/2 Mile West Of Summit Mt Constitution, Orcas Is.
Eastsound, WA
County Name: San Juan County
ASR Issued: 02/09/2022
Date Built: 01/01/1972
Site Elevation: 674.5 m (2213 ft.)
Structure Height: 121.9 m (400 ft.)
Height Overall: 123.4 m (405 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 797.9 m (2618 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 12, 21
48-40-49.0 N 122-50-31.0 W (NAD 83)
48-40-49.6 N 122-50-26.3 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KAFE(FM) Licensee Information

Saga Broadcasting, LLC
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Phone: 313-886-7070
20091204ADR Applicant Information

Samuel D. Bush
Date: 12/04/2009
Application Certifier
Saga Broadcasting, LLC
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Applicant
Justin W. Asher
Munn-Reese, Inc.
P.O. Box 220, 385 Airport Dr.
Coldwater, MI 49036-0220
Consulting Engineer
Gary S. Smithwick, Esq.
Smithwick & Belendiuk, PC

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Study Date: 7/03/2025; Study Duration: 0.116 Seconds.
Database Sources:
07/03/2025 FCC LMS,
7/1/2025 FCC ASR,
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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