KARM explained

KARM
City:Visalia, California
Country:US
Area:Visalia - Tulare - Hanford
Format:Contemporary inspirational
Erp:1,000 watts
Haat:247m (810feet)
Class:B1
Facility Id:26360
Coordinates:36.6361°N -118.9422°W
Owner:Harvest Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Website:MyPromiseFM.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KARM (89.7 FM "Promise FM"), is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, and serves the Central California communities of Visalia, Tulare and Hanford. Owned by Harvest Broadcasting Company, Inc., it features a Contemporary Inspirational format.[1] The studios are on South Woodland Drive in Visalia.

History

The station signed on the air in 1980.page D 111. Retrieved Jan. 24, 2025. It has always had a Christian radio format.

Until 2016, KARM's programming was simulcast in Modesto and the San Joaquin Valley via its former sister station, KADV.

The KARM call sign was once used for a station broadcasting on 1430 AM as Fresno's ABC Radio Network affiliate in the 1950s and 1960s. At that time it was the second-oldest AM station in the Fresno market, after KMJ 580 AM. The original KARM got its start on 1310 kHz with 100 watts in 1938.[2] [3] It is now sports radio KFIG.

References

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

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