KBEF

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]

KBEF

Gibsland, Louisiana
Frequency	104.5 MHz
Branding	"Real Country 104.5"
Programming
Format	Classic Country
Affiliations	Local Radio Networks ABC Radio Texas Rangers
Ownership
Owner	Richard Chreene and Marvin Davis (Minden Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	KASO
History
First air date	2001
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	82842
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°31′59″N 93°11′34″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	Official Website

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.