KBEW-FM

KBEW-FM (98.1 MHz, "98 Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States, the station is currently owned by Carolyn and Doyle Becker, through licensee Riverfront Broadcasting of Minnesota, Inc.[1]

KBEW
Frequency98.1 MHz
Branding98 Country
Programming
FormatCountry music
AffiliationsMinnesota Vikings
Ownership
Owner
  • Carolyn and Doyle Becker
  • (Riverfront Broadcasting of Minnesota, Inc.)
KBEW
History
First air date
1993 (1993)
Technical information
Facility ID33651
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT100.0 meters (328.1 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°44′54″N 94°24′23″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekbew98country.com

History

The station was assigned the call sign KQEI on January 17, 1992; it was changed to KBEW-FM on May 7, 1993.[2] The station signed on later that year.[3] Its country music programming was simulcast with KBEW until July 1994, when the AM side switched to oldies.[4]

References

  1. "KBEW-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KBEW-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-298. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  4. "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. July 9, 1994. Retrieved June 19, 2022.


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