KBEK
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| Broadcast area | East-central Minnesota; Northwest Wisconsin |
| Frequency | 95.5 MHz |
| Branding | KBEK 95.5 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies/Variety |
| Affiliations | MNN, MFN |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Genesis Technology Communication LLC |
| History | |
First air date | May 12, 1995 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 31613 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (328 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°44′33″N 93°22′48″W / 45.74250°N 93.38000°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kbek.com |
KBEK (95.5 FM) is a radio station licensed in Mora, Minnesota, and serving all of east-central Minnesota. The station is owned by Genesis Technology Communication LLC. It airs an eclectic mix of music with specialty shows every night of the week, all hosted by personalities who live in the station's broadcast area.
The station was assigned the KBEK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 20, 1989, and was granted its License to Cover on May 22, 1995. It was formerly licensed to John Godfrey, Colleen McKinney's late husband, who died of cancer in 2004.[citation needed]
Due to economic factors, KBEK went up for sale in September 2011.[1] It originally announced that it would close on September 30, 2011[1] (which was subsequently pushed to December 31, 2011) before McKinney announced on December 22 that KBEK had been sold and will remain on the air.[2]
KBEK went off the air April 1, 2014.[3]
KBEK turned its transmitter back on October 26, 2014 and resumed regular broadcasting shortly there after.[4] McKinney sold KBEK to Genesis Technology Communication LLC effective December 1, 2017 at a price of $200,000.
References
- ^ a b Wicklund, Alica (September 30, 2011). "KBEK unveils why they remain open, through December". The Pine City Pioneer. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ "Minnesota's Oldies KBEK (95.5) lives on". Radio-Info.com. December 22, 2011. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- ^ http://www.presspubs.com/kanabec/article_c53a7476-c0dd-11e3-9c95-0019bb2963f4.html
- ^ http://brettlarson.us/2015/02/22/kbek-the-little-radio-station-that-could/
External links
- An article referencing KBEK back on the air
- KBEK official website
- Brief narrative on John Godfrey, founder and former owner
- ECM Post Review article on KBEK's 10th anniversary
- Facility details for Facility ID KBEK ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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