KBEL (AM)
| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
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| Branding | TALK 1240 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | SRN News, Premiere, Citadel Broadcasting, Genesis Radio Network, Radio America, Talk Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBEL-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1, 1952 |
Call sign meaning | IdaBEL (city of license; shared with FM sister station) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14759 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
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Public license information | |
KBEL (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news talk format.[2] Licensed to Idabel, Oklahoma, United States, the station is currently owned by Dave Smulyan, through licensee KBEL Communications, LLC. and features programming from SRN Salem Radio Network, Premiere Networks, Citadel Broadcasting, Genesis Communications, Talk Radio Network, Radio America and several others.
History
[edit | edit source]KBEL-AM was launched January 1, 1952 and was the first radio station in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
On June 22, 1999, the station's license, along with that of its sister station KBEL-FM, was assigned by Harold E. Cochran to Box Broadcasting.[3]
The licenses of both KBEL and KBEL-FM were assigned by Box Broadcasting to Rod Liechti's Brute Force Radio, LLC. The transaction was consummated on July 30, 2013 for no consideration. Brute Force Radio sold the stations to Dave Smulyan's KBEL Communications, LLC effective October 9, 2018 for $230,000.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Facility details for Facility ID 14759 (KBEL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KBEL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 142530 (W279CL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- FCC History Cards for KBEL
