KBEL-FM is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a country music

Country music

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 format. Licensed to Idabel, Oklahoma

Idabel, Oklahoma

Idabel is a city in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 7,658 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of McCurtain County. The town is located in the tourist area Kiamichi Country.-History:...

, USA, the station is currently owned by Box Broadcasting Corporation and features programing from Fox,ONN, Agrinet Radio and Sooner Sports Properties.

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

Call sign

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 on December 12, 1990, from KWDG then a rock station to KBEL-FM to program country music. On June 22, 1999, then-owner Harold E. Cochran assigned the station's license, along with that of its sister station KBEL

KBEL (AM)

KBEL is a radio station broadcasting a news talk format. Licensed to Idabel, Oklahoma, USA, the station is currently owned by Box Broadcasting Corporation and features programing from SRN Salem Radio Network, Premiere Radio, Citadel Broadcasting, Genesis Communications, Talk Radio Network, Radio...

, to the current owner, Box Broadcasting.