KARY-FM

KARY-FM
City of license Grandview, Washington
Broadcast area Yakima, Washington
Branding 100.9 Cherry FM
Slogan The Greatest Hits of the 60's & 70's
Frequency 100.9 MHz
Format Oldies
ERP 7,800 watts
HAAT 369 meters
Class C2
Facility ID 53674
Callsign meaning Possibly a form of Cherry
Former callsigns KGRU (1987–1988)
Owner New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC
Webcast Listen Live
Website cherryfm.com

KARY-FM (100.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Oldies format. Licensed to Grandview, Washington, USA, the station serves the Yakima area. The station is currently owned by New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC.[1]

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]

References

  1. ^ "KARY-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KARY-FM. 
  2. ^ "KARY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53674&Callsign=KARY. 
  3. ^ "New Northwest Broadcasters Yakima, Washington stations are on the air, and could be sold". Radio-Info.com. May 26, 2010. http://www.radio-info.com/news/new-northwest-broadcasters-yakima-washington-stations-are-on-the-air-and-co. Retrieved May 26, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Future of local radio stations still unclear". Yakimaherald.com. http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/05/25/future-of-local-radio-stations-still-unclear. Retrieved May 26, 2010. 

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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 • 105.7 • 107.3
By AM frequency
930 • 980 • 1020 • 1280 • 1390 • 1460
By callsign
KARY • KATS • KBBO • KDBL • KDNA • KDYK • KFFM • KHHK • KIT • KJOX • KMNA • KNWY • KPQ-FM • KQMY • KRSE • KSOH • KUTI • KXDD • KYAK • KYKV • KYPL • KYVT • KZTA

Washington Radio Markets: Seattle-Tacoma • Spokane • Richland-Kennewick-Pasco • Vancouver, WA/Portland, OR • Wenatchee • Yakima

Other Washington Radio Regions: Northwest Washington • Lewiston, ID • Pullman-Moscow

See also: List of radio stations in Washington
Oldies radio stations in the state of Washington
By frequency
94.1 · 100.9 · 101.1 · 104.5 · 106.3 · 1400 · 1420 · 1430
By callsign
KARY-FM · KBRC · KCSY · KEYF-FM · KITI · KLCK · KCLK-FM · KMCQ
By city
See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in Washington
Also see: Oldies and Classic Hits.