KBEF

Radio station in Gibsland, Louisiana

32°31′59″N 93°11′34″W / 32.53306°N 93.19278°W / 32.53306; -93.19278Links

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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]

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

^ "Facility Technical Data for KBEF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "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