KARY-FM

KARY-FM
City of license	Grandview, Washington
Broadcast area	Yakima, Washington
Branding	100.9 Cherry FM
Slogan	Yakima's Greatest Hits
Frequency	100.9 MHz
First air date	April 22, 1987
Format	Classic Hits
ERP	7,800 watts
HAAT	369 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	53674
Transmitter coordinates	46°29′12″N 120°0′5″W / 46.48667°N 120.00139°W / 46.48667; -120.00139Coordinates: 46°29′12″N 120°0′5″W / 46.48667°N 120.00139°W / 46.48667; -120.00139
Callsign meaning	Possibly a form of Cherry
Former callsigns	KGRU (1987–1988, CP)
Owner	James Ingstad (Ingstad Radio Washington, LLC)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	cherryfm.com

KARY-FM (100.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Grandview, Washington, USA, the station serves the Yakima area. The station is currently owned by James Ingstad of Fargo, North Dakota.^[1] The internationally acclaimed morning show "Brian & Lou - The Waking Crew" are on air weekdays 6am to 10am Pacific time.

History

The station went on the air as KGRU on 1987-04-22. on 1988-05-01, the station changed its call sign to the current KARY.^[2]

On May 26, 2010, it was rumoured KARY's parent company New Northwest Broadcasters's stations could possibly be sold in the near future. Principal of Revitalization Partners, Alan Davis says "The stations are on the air; it’s business as usual. I can only tell you there appears to be demand for the stations."^[3]^[4] In 2012, the stations were sold to James Ingstad.

References

↑ "KARY-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "KARY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "New Northwest Broadcasters Yakima, Washington stations are on the air, and could be sold". Radio-Info.com. May 26, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
↑ "Future of local radio stations still unclear". Yakimaherald.com. Retrieved May 26, 2010.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KARY

Radio-Locator information on KARY

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KARY

Radio stations in the Yakima, Washington market

By FM frequency	88.5 89.5 90.3 91.1 91.9 92.9 94.5 96.9 98.7 99.3 99.7 100.9 102.1 103.1 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.7 107.3

By AM frequency	930 980 1020 1280 1390 1460

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

By callsign	K283BX KARY KATS KBBO KDBL KDNA KDYK KFFM KHHK KIG75 KIT KMGW KMNA KNWY KPQ-FM KRSE KSOH KTCR KUTI KXDD KYAK KYKV KYPL KYVT KYXE KZTA

Nearby radio markets Portland Richland–Kennewick–Pasco Seattle-Tacoma Wenatchee See also List of radio stations in Washington

Classic Hits radio stations in Washington

By frequency	95.7 95.7 100.3 100.9 101.1 107.1

By callsign	KARY-FM KEYF-FM KJR-FM KKSR KPKL KXAA

By city	Cheney Cle Elum Deer Park/Spokane Grandview/Yakima Seattle Walla Walla

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Washington See also Oldies Classic Hits

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