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	Previously carried from 2004-2020 Sher-E-Punjab, 2001-2004 Radio Punjab, 1994-2001 Apna Sangeet. Fomerly carried Baptist programming and [[Commonwealth Club of California]].		Previously carried from 2004-2020 Sher-E-Punjab, 2001-2004 Radio Punjab, 1994-2001 Apna Sangeet. Fomerly carried Baptist programming and [[Commonwealth Club of California]].

	By day, KRPI is powered at 50,000 [[watt]]s, the maximum for commercial U.S. AM stations. But at night, it reduces power to 10,000 watts to avoid interfering with other stations on [[1550 AM]]. It uses a [[directional antenna]] at all times, with a three-[[tower array]], pointed at Vancouver. The [[transmitter]] is on Imhoff Road in Ferndale, about 10 miles from the [[~~U.S.-Canada~~ border]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Krpi&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KRPI]</ref>		By day, KRPI is powered at 50,000 [[watt]]s, the maximum for commercial U.S. AM stations. But at night, it reduces power to 10,000 watts to avoid interfering with other stations on [[1550 AM]]. It uses a [[directional antenna]] at all times, with a three-[[tower array]], pointed at Vancouver. The [[transmitter]] is on Imhoff Road in Ferndale, about 10 miles from the [[Canada–United States border]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Krpi&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KRPI]</ref>

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{{short description|Radio station in Ferndale, Washington}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KRPI
| logo =
| city = [[Ferndale, Washington|Ferndale]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]
| area = [[Metro Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
| slogan = ''Your #1 South Asian Voice''
| branding = KRPI Radio
| frequency = 1550 [[kHz]]
| repeater =
| format = Multicultural
| power = 50,000 [[watt]]s (days) 10,000 watts (nights)
| airdate = September 30, 1963
| class = B
| facility_id = 21416
| coordinates = {{coord|48|50|35.00|N|122|36|5.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning = '''K''' '''R'''adio '''P'''unjab'''I'''
| former_callsigns = KOQT (1963-1984) KNTR (1984-1998) KCCF (1998-2002)
| owner = BBC Broadcasting, Inc. (operated under a [[local marketing agreement|LMA]])
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://krpiradio.com/listen.pls Listen live]
| website = {{URL|http://www.krpiradio.com}}
| affiliations =
}}
'''KRPI''' (1550 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[radio format]] serving the [[South Asian]]s residing in [[Metro Vancouver]]. It is [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Ferndale, Washington]], and airs [[talk radio|news, talk]] and [[Bollywood music]]. KRPI is owned by BBC Broadcasting, Inc.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KRPI |title=KRPI Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

Previously carried from 2004-2020 Sher-E-Punjab, 2001-2004 Radio Punjab, 1994-2001 Apna Sangeet. Fomerly carried Baptist programming and [[Commonwealth Club of California]].

By day, KRPI is powered at 50,000 [[watt]]s, the maximum for commercial U.S. AM stations. But at night, it reduces power to 10,000 watts to avoid interfering with other stations on [[1550 AM]]. It uses a [[directional antenna]] at all times, with a three-[[tower array]], pointed at Vancouver. The [[transmitter]] is on Imhoff Road in Ferndale, about 10 miles from the [[U.S.-Canada border]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Krpi&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KRPI]</ref>

==History==
The station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air as '''KOQT''' on September 30, 1963. It was a [[daytimer]], powered at only 1,000 watts and required to go off the air at night. Power was increased in 1976 to 10,000 watts day and night, using a [[directional antenna]] after sunset, from a new transmitter site. The [[call sign]] was switched to '''KNTR''' on August 13, 1984.

On October 22, 1998, the station changed its call sign to '''KCCF'''. And on August 9, 2002, to the current '''KRPI'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=21416&Callsign=KRPI |title=KRPI Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> The station previously broadcast a [[Christian radio]] format.

Apna Sangeet was formed by Sukhdev Singh Dhillon in 1994. In 2001, Apna Sangeet became Radio Punjab International. In 2004, Radio Punjab accused rival Sher-E-Punjab of broadcasting on its AM 1550 frequency. After legal struggles, Radio Punjab moved to a different AM frequency. Sher-E-Punjab took over Radio Punjab.

On May 24, 2012, KRPI received a [[construction permit]] from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) to change its [[city of license]] from Ferndale, Washington to [[Point Roberts, Washington]] and to increase its nighttime power to 50,000 watts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=21416|title=Application Search Results|work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> This move was meant to improve reception in Metro Vancouver. The move to Point Roberts attracted concerns from residents of Point Roberts and the adjacent community of [[Tsawwassen, British Columbia]], citing potential interference with electronic devices and health concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delta-optimist.com/residents-upset-over-pt-roberts-radio-tower-proposal-1.596650|title=Residents upset over Pt. Roberts radio tower proposal|work=Delta Optimist}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indo-Canadians in Greater Vancouver]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.krpiradio.com KRPI]
{{AM station data|KRPI}}

{{Northern Washington Radio}}

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KRPI - Revision history

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