KBEC

KBEC
City	Waxahachie, Texas
Broadcast area	Waxahachie Ennis
Branding	KBEC Classic Texas Music
Slogan	We play what you want
Frequency	1390 kHz
Translator(s)	K256DE (99.1 MHz, Waxahachie)
First air date	1955
Format	Classic Texas Country
Power	1390: 480 watts (daytime) 260 watts (Nighttime)
ERP	99.1: 250 watts
HAAT	99.1: 45 meters
Class	1390: B 99.1: D
Transmitter coordinates	1390: 32°25′30″N 96°51′56″W / 32.42500°N 96.86556°W / 32.42500; -96.86556Coordinates: 32°25′30″N 96°51′56″W / 32.42500°N 96.86556°W / 32.42500; -96.86556 99.1: 32°26′48.50″N 96°48′16″W / 32.4468056°N 96.80444°W / 32.4468056; -96.80444
Callsign meaning	Keep Building Ellis County
Former callsigns	KELL (1949-1951) KWHA (1952–1953) (These stations never went on the air)
Owner	Troubadour Communications
Website	kbec.com

KBEC (1390 AM, 99.1 FM) is a Classic Texas Country terrestrial radio station, relayed by an FM translator, that serves Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman and southern Dallas and Tarrant counties in the north central Texas area, and is owned by 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 to pursue dream of purchasing a radio station.

History

A license for the station was first issued in 1949 as a KELL (call sign would have 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 change to classic country and has since then maintained the format to this day. In 2011 the format began emphasizing more Texas artsits and adopted the programming theme of Made in Texas, Played in Texas and Born in Texas. Trivia and "fun facts' about artistis were added in 2017. The station emphasizes musician insight as a key component of its programming. Texas artist lead off each hour. Streaming and App listening options are also available.

In May 2011 the station was sold to Troubadour Communications. This was a private stock transfer of assets including a 3,650 Sq. building, 13.98 acres of land housing the station towers and transmitter as well as personal property and building contents. The format was also altered to focus on Classic Texas music. Key personnel in the area of programming and sales were retained.

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Radio stations in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex market
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By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.5 88.5 88.7 89.1 89.3 89.5 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.1 (Dallas) 92.1 (Denton) 92.1 (Glen Rose) 92.1 (Farmersville) 92.5 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.3 95.5 (Las Colinas) 95.5 (Arlington) 95.5 (South Dallas) 95.5 (Seagoville) 95.7 95.9 (Jacksboro) 95.9 (Garland) 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.5 (Dallas) 97.5 (Ft. Worth) 97.5 (Tom Bean) 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.1 99.5 99.9 (Irving) 99.9 (McKinney) 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.5 101.7 102.1 102.5 (Ft. Worth/KEFW-LP) 102.5 (Ft. Worth/K273CS) 102.5 (University Park) 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.1 (Dallas) 104.1 (McKinney) 104.1 (Ft. Worth) 104.5 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.1 106.5 106.7 106.9 107.1 (Benbrook) 107.1 (Garland) 107.5 107.9
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 (Dallas) 162.525 (Corsicana) 162.525 (Mineral Wells) 162.55 (Fort Worth)
Digital radio	570 1080 1270 1700 88.5-1 89.3-1 91.7-1 92.5-1 92.5-2 94.1-1 94.5-1 94.5-2 94.9-1 94.9-2 94.9-3 96.3-1 96.3-2 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.5-1 97.9-1 97.9-2 98.7-1 98.7-2 98.7-3 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 100.3-3 101.1-1 102.1-1 102.1-2 102.9-1 102.9-2 103.7-1 103.7-2 105.3-1 105.3-2 105.3-3 106.1-1 106.1-2 107.1-1 107.5-1 107.5-2 107.5-3 107.9-1 107.9-2
By callsign	K273BJ KAAM KAND KATH KAWA KBDT KBEC KBFB KBOC KBXD KCBI KCLE KDFT KDGE KDKR KDMX KDXX KEC55 KEC56 KEFW-LP KEGL KEJC-LP KEOM KERA KESN KESS-FM KEXB KFCD KFJZ² KFLC KFTW-LP KFWR KFXR KFZO KGGR² KHFX KHKS KHSE KHVN KHYI KJKK KJON² KJRN KKDA KKDA-FM KKGM KKLF KKXT KLAK KLEJ-LP KLIF KLIF-FM KLNO KLTY KLUV KMNY KMQX KMVK KNON KNOR KNTU KPIR KPLX KPVC-LP KPYK KRLD¹ KRLD-FM KRNB KRQP-LP KRVA KRVF KSCS KSGV-LP KSKY KSQX KTCK KTCK-FM KTCU-FM KTFW-FM KTNO KTXG KTXV KUZU-LP KVIL KVTT² KVWR-LP KWRD-FM KXDE-LP KXEZ KXI87 KYDA KYEB-LP KYQX KZEE KZMJ KZMP KZMP-FM KZPS KZZA WBAP¹ WNG651 WRR
Defunct	KTDK-FM 104.1 The Indie-Verse
Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 225 Sirius Channel 154 Nearby radio markets Abilene Brownwood Killeen–Temple Lawton Oklahoma City Paris Sherman–Denison Tyler–Longview Waco Wichita Falls See also List of radio stations in Texas ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. ² = Daytime-only AM radio station.

Country radio stations in the state of Texas
Stations	KABW – Baird KACQ – Lometa KACT – Andrews KACT-FM – Andrews KAGG – Madisonville KAJA – San Antonio KAJE - Ingleside-Corpus Christi KALP – Alpine KAML – Kenedy-Karnes City KAND – Corsicana KARX – Canyon KASE-FM – Austin KATP – Amarillo KATX – Eastland KAUM – Colorado City KAXA – Mountain Home KAYD-FM - Silsbee KBCT – Waco KBCY – Tye KBEC – Waxahachie KBEY – Burnet KBPC – Crockett KBST-FM – Big Spring KBUK – La Grange KCKL – Malakoff KCKM – Monahans KCLW – Hamilton KCTX-FM – Childress KCUN-LP - Livingston KCWM – Hondo KCYY – San Antonio KDCD – San Angelo KDHN – Dimmitt KDLK-FM – Del Rio KDRX – Laughlin Air Force Base KEAN-FM – Abilene KEBE – Jacksonville KERC – Kermit KETX-FM – Livingston KEYE – Perryton KFLP-FM – Floydada KFST-FM – Fort Stockton KFTX – Kingsville KFWR – Jacksboro KFXE – Ingram KFYN – Bonham KFYN-FM – Detroit KGAS-FM – Carthage KGKL-FM – San Angelo KGNC – Amarillo KHBR – Hillsboro KHCU – Concan KHDY – Clarksville KHEY-FM – El Paso KHFX – Cleburne KHKX – Odessa KHLB – Mason KHOS-FM – Sonora KIKT – Cooper KILT-FM – Houston KIMP – Mount Pleasant KIUN – Pecos KIVY-FM – Crockett KIXS – Victoria KJCS – Nacogdoches KJDL - Lubbock KJDL-FM – Levelland KKBQ – Pasadena KKCN – Ballinger KKLY – El Paso KKUB – Brownfield KKUS – Tyler KKYN-FM – Plainview KKYR-FM – Texarkana KKYX – San Antonio KLLL-FM – Lubbock KLSR-FM – Memphis KLUR – Wichita Falls KLXK – Breckenridge KMBL – Junction KMHT – Marshall KMIL – Cameron KMKS – Bay City KMKT – Bells KMOO-FM – Mineola KMUL-FM – Muleshoe KMVL-FM – Madisonville KNAF – Fredericksburg KNAF-FM – Fredericksburg KNAL - Port Lavaca KNEL-FM – Brady KNES – Fairfield KNFM – Midland KNUE – Tyler KNUZ – San Saba KOGT – Orange KOKE-FM – Thorndale KOLI – Electra KOLJ – Quanah KOMX – Pampa KOOV – Kempner KORA-FM – Bryan KOXE – Brownwood KOYN – Paris KPAN – Hereford KPAN-FM – Hereford KPET – Lamesa KPIR – Granbury KPLX – Fort Worth KPSO-FM – Falfurrias KPUR-FM - Claude KQBB – Center KQBR – Lubbock KQRP-LP – Malakoff KQTY – Borger KQTY-FM – Borger KRBL – Idalou KRMX – Marlin KRNH – Kerrville KRPT – Devine KRRG – Laredo KRUN – Ballinger KRVA-FM - Campbell KRVF – Kerens KRXT – Rockdale KRYS-FM – Corpus Christi KSAM-FM – Huntsville KSAQ – Charlotte KSCH – Sulphur Springs KSCN – Pittsburg KSCK-LP – Sterling City KSCS – Fort Worth KSEM – Seminole KSEY-FM – Seymour KSNY-FM – Snyder KSSL – Post KSTA – Coleman KSTV-FM – Dublin KTEX – Mercedes KTFW-FM – Glen Rose KTHP – Hemphill KTHT – Cleveland KTKO – Beeville KTTX – Brenham KTWL – Hempstead KTXM – Hallettsville KTXO – Goldsmith KUKA – San Diego KULM-FM – Columbus KULP – El Campo KUSJ – Harker Heights KUZN – Centerville KVET-FM – Austin KVLG – La Grange KVMC – Colorado City KVMK – Wheelock KVOU-FM – Uvalde KVRP – Stamford KVRP-FM – Haskell KVST – Huntsville KWBC – College Station KWBY-FM - Ranger KWED – Seguin KWFS-FM – Wichita Falls KWRD – Henderson KWSP-LP – Kerrville KXDJ – Spearman KXEZ-Farmersville KXOX – Sweetwater KXXF - Winnie KXXN - Iowa Park KYKK – Junction KYKM – Yoakum KYKR – Beaumont KYKS – Lufkin KYKX – Longview KYOX - Comanche KYXX – Ozona KYYK – Palestine KYYW – Abilene KZXM - Bullard WACO-FM – Waco WTAW-FM - Buffalo
Defunct:	KDLP-LP – Ace KRHC – Burnet KSTB – Crystal Beach KTON – Belton KUOL – San Marcos
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas

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