KARI (AM)

KARI (550 kHz, "Word Radio") is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Blaine, Washington, 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 at 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.
KARI first signed on the air on February 12, 1960.
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[[Category:Christian radio stations in Washington (state)|ARI (AM)]]
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[[Category:1960 establishments in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Multicultural Broadcasting stations]]