KBEK
Encyclopedia
KBEK is a radio station
licensed
to serve Mora, Minnesota
. The station is owned by Colleen McKinney, a resident of Mora. It airs a music format based primarily on oldies
, which is presented entirely 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, Ms. McKinney's late husband, who died of cancer in 2004.
KBEK will close in December 2011 in part due to economic factors, though McKinney intends to find a buyer to continue the station's operations.
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...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Mora, Minnesota
Mora, Minnesota
Mora is a city in and the county seat of Kanabec County in the central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 23 and 65. The population was 3,571 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. The station is owned by Colleen McKinney, a resident of Mora. It airs a music format based primarily on oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
, which is presented entirely by personalities who live in the station's broadcast area.
The station was assigned the KBEK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on September 20, 1989
1989 in radio
The year 1989 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:*KMEZ breaks away from its FM sister station to adopt a business-oriented news/talk format as KDBN.*ABC Radio has acquired Satellite Music Network...
, and was granted its License to Cover on May 22, 1995
1995 in radio
The year 1995 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:* January 1- KAEV in Lake Arrowhead, California changes to KCXX with an alternative rock format.* April - KJJO in Minneapolis, Minnesota flips to smooth jazz as KMJZ....
. It was formerly licensed to John Godfrey, Ms. McKinney's late husband, who died of cancer in 2004.
KBEK will close in December 2011 in part due to economic factors, though McKinney intends to find a buyer to continue the station's operations.
External links
- KBEK official website
- Brief narrative on John Godfrey, founder and former owner
- ECM Post Review article on KBEK's 10th anniversary