KBEC
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KBEC is a Classic Texas AM broadcasting
radio station
that serves the Ellis
, Johnson, Kaufman and southern Dallas and Tarrant counties in the north central Texas area, and is owned by Jim and Ann Phillips through Troubadour communications, LLC. The station was purchased in July 2011 from Jeanne Mosley, Sandra Howell and general manager Ken Roberts. KBEC has the distinction of being the longest family-owned station in Texas.. It has been family-owned since 1955 when it was founded by Faye and Richard Tuck. The Tuck family came to Waxahachie in 1952 too pursues dream of purchasing a radio station.
as a KELL (call sign would've stood for Ellis County), but in 1951
, it went dark. A year later, call sign KWHA was established, but just like KELL, it too was defunct for two years before the station got its third revival as KBEC. (That is when the Tucks purchased the frequency). The jazz standard
format was in place from 1955
to 1978
, then they switched to a short-lived Spanish
format; and again to big band
music with standards added back in. In 1988
, KBEC made its permanent change to classic country and has since then maintained the format to this day.
[1] In May 2011 the station was sold: "There is more than meets the eye to the $1.25M sale of an exurban AM station south of Dallas-Fort Worth that commands less than a kilowatt of power. The deal, which involves all of the stock of licensee Faye and Richard Tuck Inc., has a real estate component that comprises over 40% of the total value.
The station is a Class B playing Classic Country on 1390 kHz with 480 w-D, 260 W-N, DA2. It’s local orientation is definitely tied to the limitations of the signal. The secondary daytime contour makes it as far as Fort Worth, but does not reach Dallas.
There are three individuals selling stock – 45% of the corporation is coming from Jeanne Tuck Moseley and another 45% is coming from Sandra Tuck Howell. The final 10% is being sold by Kenneth Hays Roberts. James R. Phillips will have a slight majority share of 51% over the 49% share being acquired by Ann E. Phillips.
The compensation package breaks down like this: $714K is allocated to the stock of the company, and $536K is allocated to real estate, which includes two separate tracts.
There will be a $294K cash payment, and another $706K is coming from a 3rd party lender. The final component is a note for $202,257.10. Those of you with calculators or mathematically-wired brains have already noticed that these three figures do not add up to $1.25M. Jim Phillips told RBR-TVBR that the difference is in the interest value attached to the note. Add that in and the $1.25M will eventually be achieved."
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
that serves the Ellis
Ellis County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 111,360 people, 37,020 households, and 29,653 families residing in the county. The population density was 118 people per square mile . There were 39,071 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile...
, Johnson, Kaufman and southern Dallas and Tarrant counties in the north central Texas area, and is owned by Jim and Ann Phillips through Troubadour communications, LLC. The station was purchased in July 2011 from Jeanne Mosley, Sandra Howell and general manager Ken Roberts. KBEC has the distinction of being the longest family-owned station in Texas.. It has been family-owned since 1955 when it was founded by Faye and Richard Tuck. The Tuck family came to Waxahachie in 1952 too pursues dream of purchasing a radio station.
History
A license for the station was first issued in 19491949 in radio
The year 1949 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.-Events:*1 April – The facilities and staff of the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland are transferred to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation....
as a KELL (call sign would've stood for Ellis County), but in 1951
1951 in radio
The year 1951 in radio involved some significant events.-Debuts:*1 January: The Archers begins its production run on BBC.*1 April: Paul Harvey News and Comment begins its 59-year-long run on the ABC Radio Network....
, it went dark. A year later, call sign KWHA was established, but just like KELL, it too was defunct for two years before the station got its third revival as KBEC. (That is when the Tucks purchased the frequency). The jazz standard
Jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be...
format was in place from 1955
1955 in radio
The year 1955 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:*2 May – Opening at Wrotham, Kent, of the United Kingdom's first VHF/FM transmitters....
to 1978
1978 in radio
The year 1978 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:* May 6 – Bob Kingsley, producer of the syndicated "American Country Countdown," takes over as host. He replaces Don Bowman, who had hosted for the first 4½ years...
, then they switched to a short-lived Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
format; and again to big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
music with standards added back in. In 1988
1988 in radio
The year 1988 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*August 13 — Los Angeles radio personality Shadoe Stevens takes over as host of "American Top 40." He replaces Casey Kasem, who had hosted since the show's debut in 1970...
, KBEC made its permanent change to classic country and has since then maintained the format to this day.
[1] In May 2011 the station was sold: "There is more than meets the eye to the $1.25M sale of an exurban AM station south of Dallas-Fort Worth that commands less than a kilowatt of power. The deal, which involves all of the stock of licensee Faye and Richard Tuck Inc., has a real estate component that comprises over 40% of the total value.
The station is a Class B playing Classic Country on 1390 kHz with 480 w-D, 260 W-N, DA2. It’s local orientation is definitely tied to the limitations of the signal. The secondary daytime contour makes it as far as Fort Worth, but does not reach Dallas.
There are three individuals selling stock – 45% of the corporation is coming from Jeanne Tuck Moseley and another 45% is coming from Sandra Tuck Howell. The final 10% is being sold by Kenneth Hays Roberts. James R. Phillips will have a slight majority share of 51% over the 49% share being acquired by Ann E. Phillips.
The compensation package breaks down like this: $714K is allocated to the stock of the company, and $536K is allocated to real estate, which includes two separate tracts.
There will be a $294K cash payment, and another $706K is coming from a 3rd party lender. The final component is a note for $202,257.10. Those of you with calculators or mathematically-wired brains have already noticed that these three figures do not add up to $1.25M. Jim Phillips told RBR-TVBR that the difference is in the interest value attached to the note. Add that in and the $1.25M will eventually be achieved."