KBEW-FM

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KBEW
KBEW-FM.jpg
Frequency 98.1 MHz
Branding98 Country
Programming
Format Country music
Affiliations Minnesota Vikings
Ownership
Owner
  • Carolyn and Doyle Becker
  • (Riverfront Broadcasting of Minnesota, Inc.)
KBEW
History
First air date
1993 (1993)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 33651
Class C3
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 100.0 meters (328.1 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 43°44′54″N94°24′23″W / 43.74833°N 94.40639°W / 43.74833; -94.40639
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kbew98country.com

KBEW-FM (98.1 MHz, "98 Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States, the station is currently owned by Carolyn and Doyle Becker, through licensee Riverfront Broadcasting of Minnesota, Inc. [2]

Contents

History

The station was assigned the call sign KQEI on January 17, 1992; it was changed to KBEW-FM on May 7, 1993. [3] The station signed on later that year. [4] Its country music programming was simulcast with KBEW until July 1994, when the AM side switched to oldies. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KBEW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KBEW-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "KBEW-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-298. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. July 9, 1994. Retrieved June 19, 2022.


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