KBEF
File:KBEF REALCountry104.5 logo.jpg | |
Frequency | 104.5 MHz |
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Branding | "Real Country 104.5" |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Country |
Affiliations | Local Radio Networks ABC Radio Texas Rangers |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KASO | |
History | |
First air date | 2001 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 82842 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°31′59″N 93°11′34″W / 32.53306°N 93.19278°WCoordinates: 32°31′59″N 93°11′34″W / 32.53306°N 93.19278°W |
Links | |
Website | Official Website |
KBEF (104.5 FM, "Real Country 104.5") is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format.[1] Licensed to Gibsland, Louisiana, United States, the station is currently owned by Minden Broadcasting, LLC and features programming from Local Radio Networks.[2]
History
The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on March 9, 1998, to Northstar Enterprises, Inc.[3] The station was assigned the KBEF call sign on May 1, 1998.[4] On September 30, 2000, the permit was assigned by Northstar to the former owners, the Greenwood Acres Baptist Church.[5] The station was granted its license to cover on May 23, 2001.[6]
In 2013, Richard Chreene and Marvin Davis purchased KBEF and its sister station KASO in Minden from Robert and Mary Whitaker, the previous owners.[7] The purchase, at a price of $260,000, was consummated on October 23, 2013.
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "KBEF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ "Turning over the mic at KASO", Minden Press-Herald, October 9, 2013
External links
- KBEF in the FCC FM station database
- KBEF on Radio-Locator
- KBEF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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