KBEL-FM

KBEL-FM (96.7 FM, is a terrestrial American radio station broadcasting a country music format.[1] Licensed to Idabel, Oklahoma, United States, the station is currently owned by Dave Smulyan through licensee KBEL Communications, LLC and features programming from Westwood One and the Oklahoma News Network. [2]

For the AM radio station in Idabel, Oklahoma, United States, see KBEL (AM).
KBEL-FM
CityIdabel, Oklahoma
BrandingKBEL 96.7 FM
SloganIdabel’s First
Frequency96.7 MHz
First air date1976 (as KWDG)
FormatCountry music
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT91 meters (299 ft)
ClassC3
Facility ID14758
Transmitter coordinates33°52′54″N 94°49′10″W
Call sign meaningK IdaBEL (city of license; shared with AM sister station)
Former call signsKWDG (1976-1990)
KBEL-FM (1990-2006)
DKBEL-FM (2006-2007)
AffiliationsOklahoma News Network
OwnerDave Smulyan
(KBEL Communications, LLC)
Sister stationsKBEL
WebsiteOfficial website

History

KBEL-FM was originally a 1,000 watt mono FM station taking to the airwaves in 1976. Then after a short time at a minimum power, the station was granted authority to increase power to 3,000. The Idabel stations were originally sister stations of radio stations in Mount Pleasant, Texas which is about 85 miles south of Idabel, Oklahoma.

The station changed its call sign on December 12, 1990, from KWDG then a rock station to KBEL-FM to program country music.[3] On June 22, 1999, then-owner Harold E. Cochran assigned the station's license, along with that of its sister station KBEL, to Box Broadcasting.[4]

The licenses of both KBEL-FM and KBEL were assigned by Box Broadcasting to Rod Liechti's Brute Force Radio; the transaction was consummated on July 30, 2013. Brute Force Radio sold the stations to current owner Dave Smulyan of KBEL Communications, LLC. in October 2018.

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  2. "KBEL-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  3. "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  4. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2009.


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