KBEF

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KBEF
KBEF REALCountry104.5 logo.jpg
Frequency 104.5 MHz
Branding"Real Country 104.5"
Programming
Format Classic Country
AffiliationsLocal Radio Networks
ABC Radio
Texas Rangers
Ownership
Owner
  • Richard Chreene and Marvin Davis
  • (Minden Broadcasting, LLC)
KASO
History
First air date
2001
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 82842
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°31′59″N93°11′34″W / 32.53306°N 93.19278°W / 32.53306; -93.19278
Links
Public license information
Website Official Website

KBEF (104.5 FM, "Real Country 104.5") is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. [2] Licensed to Gibsland, Louisiana, United States, the station is currently owned by Minden Broadcasting, LLC and features programming from Local Radio Networks. [3]

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History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on March 9, 1998, to Northstar Enterprises, Inc. [4] The station was assigned the KBEF call sign on May 1, 1998. [5] On September 30, 2000, the permit was assigned by Northstar to the former owners, the Greenwood Acres Baptist Church. [6] The station was granted its license to cover on May 23, 2001. [7]

In 2013, Richard Chreene and Marvin Davis purchased KBEF and its sister station KASO in Minden from Robert and Mary Whitaker, the previous owners. [8] The purchase, at a price of $260,000, was consummated on October 23, 2013.

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KBEF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  3. "KBEF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  4. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  5. "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  6. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  7. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  8. "Turning over the mic at KASO", Minden Press-Herald , October 9, 2013