KBES

KBES (89.5 FM) is a non-commercial Assyrian radio station broadcasting a world ethnic format. Licensed to Ceres, California, United States, the station serves the Central Valley area. The station is owned by Bet Nahrain, Inc., alongside the KBSV radio station.^[3]

KBES

Ceres, California United States
Broadcast area	Central Valley
Frequency	89.5 MHz
Programming
Format	World ethnic
Ownership
Owner	Bet Nahrain, Inc.
History
First air date	1979 (1979)
Call sign meaning	Bet-Nahrain/Evan Simon, a major donor[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4938
Class	A
ERP	150 watts
HAAT	40 meters (130 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°35′21″N 120°57′23″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.betnahrain.org

History

KBES was first founded in 1979 and had its first broadcast on September 2nd of that year.^[1] The station was founded by Sargon Dadesho the owner of Bet-Nahrain, Inc., who stated that the channel was unique in providing non-commercial, educational programming to the Assyrian community in Ceres. Dadesho also stated that KBES would be the first Assyrian radio station in the whole world.^{[4] [5]}

The station had a construction permit dated back to 1977 and received a license to cover the area of Ceres later in January 1978.^[6] The station would cover primarily Assyrian related topics and culture.^[7]