| KARO | |
| City: | Nyssa, Oregon |
| Area: | Boise, Idaho |
| Branding: | Air1 |
| Airdate: | 1997 (as KGZH) |
| Frequency: | 98.7 MHz |
| Format: | Christian worship |
| Erp: | 11,500 watts |
| Haat: | 805 meters |
| Class: | C0 |
| Facility Id: | 57066 |
| Coordinates: | 43.4025°N -116.9025°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | AiR One |
| Former Callsigns: | KGZH (1990–2003) |
| Affiliations: | Air1 |
| Owner: | Educational Media Foundation |
| Sister Stations: | KLXI |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | air1.com |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KARO (98.7 FM, "Air1") is a radio station licensed to serve Nyssa, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.
It broadcasts a Christian worship music format as part of the Air1 network.[1]
This station received its original construction permit for a new 3,000 watt radio station broadcasting at 98.7 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission on December 5, 1989.[2] The new station was assigned the call letters KGZH by the FCC on February 21, 1990.[3] After a series of delays, extensions, a shift in transmitter site, and an upgrade in authorized power, KGZH finally received its license to cover as a 100,000 watt radio station from the FCC on April 23, 1998.[4]
In June 1998, Mason Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to First Western Inc. for a reported sale price of $49,400.[5] The deal was approved by the FCC on July 23, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on August 5, 1998.[6]
In January 2003, First Western Inc. (G.W. Gilbert, president/director) reached an agreement to sell this station to the Educational Media Foundation (Richard Jenkins, president) for a reported sale price of $1 million.[7] The deal was approved by the FCC on February 25, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on March 19, 2003.[8] At the time of the sale, KGZH aired a country music format.[7] The new owners had the FCC change the station's call letters to the current KARO on March 27, 2003.[3]