KBEC

Infobox Radio station
name = KBEC


city = Waxahachie, Texas
area = Waxahachie/Midlothian/Ennis
branding = "KBEC Classic Country 1390"
slogan = "Keep Building Ellis County"...shop locally
airdate = 1955
frequency = 1390 kHz
format = Classic Country
power = 480 Watts (Daytime)
260 Watts (Nighttime)
erp =
class = B
callsign_meaning = Keep Building Ellis County
former_callsigns = KELL (1949-1951)
KWHA (1952-1953) (These stations never went on the air.)
owner = Faye & Richard Tuck, Inc.
webcast =
website = [http://www.kbec.com kbec.com]
affiliations =

KBEC is a Classic Country AM radio station that serves the Ellis County area, and is owned by Faye & Richard Tuck, Inc. KBEC is one of the few radio stations in the United States owned by majority of women stockholders and has the distinction of being the longest owned station in Texas.Fact|date=September 2008 It has been family-owned since 1955 when it was founded by Faye & Richard Tuck and now is primarily owned by their two daughters.Fact|date=September 2008

History

A license for this station was first issued in 1949 as a KELL (call sign would've 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 2 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've switched to a short-lived Spanish format; and again to big band music with standards added back in. In 1988, KBEC made its permanent change to classic country and has since then maintained the format to this day.

External links

* [http://www.kbec.com/ KBEC station website]
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