- Station name Station name
- KARI-AM 550
- Description Description
- The transmitter is on Tracy Lane in Blaine, only a few miles from the Canada–United States border. KARI broadcasts with 5,000 watts by day and 2,500 watts at night, using a directional antenna pointed at the Greater Vancouver radio market.
- Launch date Launch date
- 12 February 1960
- Owner Owner
- Multicultural Broadcasting
- Contact Contact
- 1.866.901.1885
KARI-AM 550
United States
Format
32kbps • AAC
KARI (550 kHz, "Word Radio") is a commercial AM radio station in Blaine, Washington, United States, and serving Vancouver, British Columbia, and Northwest Washington state.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | Unknown |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | kari55.com |
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Broadcast profile
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Primary frequency
550.0 kHz
Service type
AM
Coverage area
Greater Vancouver, British ColumbiaNorthwest Washington
Owner / network
Multicultural Broadcasting
First air date
12 February 1960
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Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 40776 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Washington State |
| Branding | Word Radio |
| Owner | Multicultural Broadcasting |
| Broadcast area | Greater Vancouver, British ColumbiaNorthwest Washington |
| Launched | 12 February 1960 |
| Website | kari55.com |
| Schedule | kari55.com |
| Contact email | [email protected] |
| Contact phone | 1.866.901.1885 |
| Primary frequency | 0.55 MHz |
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| Last check | 39 minutes ago |
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| Stream host | ice9.securenetsystems.net |
| Final host | ice9.securenetsystems.net |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | Icecast 2.4.0-kh8 |
| Latency | 1973 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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About station About KARI-AM 550
KARI (550 kHz, "Word Radio") is a commercial AM radio station in Blaine, Washington, United States, and serving Vancouver, British Columbia, and Northwest Washington state. It broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format and is owned by Multicultural Broadcasting.
The transmitter is on Tracy Lane in Blaine, only a few miles from the Canada–United States border. KARI broadcasts with 5,000 watts by day and 2,500 watts at night, using a directional antenna pointed at the Greater Vancouver radio market. For listeners in Blaine, the station has a 45-watt FM translator at 95.7 MHz, K239CY. The station has a brokered programming plan, where national and local preachers buy time on the station and may seek donations to their ministries during their shows. Programs include "Let the Bible Speak" with Ian Goligher, Focus on the Family, Grace to You, In Touch Ministries, Turning Point and Thru the Bible Radio.
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