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WBEK
Kankakee, Illinois
Frequency	91.1 FM (MHz)
Programming
Format	Public Radio
Affiliations	NPR American Public Media Public Radio International
Ownership
Owner	Chicago Public Media
History
Former call signs	WTKC (1990–2003) WKCC (2003–2016)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33327
Class	A
ERP	2,600 watts
HAAT	77.3 meters (254 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wbez.org

WBEK (91.1 FM) is a public radio station licensed to Kankakee, Illinois, and owned by Chicago Public Media.^[2]

Formerly known as WKCC and owned by Kankakee Community College, the station aired a format consisting of classical music and public radio programs from NPR, American Public Media, and Public Radio International.^[3] WKCC also aired a variety of jazz and blues programs on weekends, some of which were locally produced.^[4]^[5]

WKCC ceased local broadcast operations on Friday evening, December 18, 2015, at the conclusion of a special, final episode of In a Mellow Tone, hosted by Willie Dixon, Jr. – on the occasion of his 400th show.^[6] Chicago Public Media announced that it would purchase ownership rights for the WKCC 91.1 FM broadcast license.^[7] WBEZ's programming is now simulcast on WKCC, extending WBEZ's reach to an additional audience of more than 200,000 potential listeners in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties.^[8]

Chicago Public Media's purchase of the station from Kankakee Community College was consummated on April 28, 2016, at a price of $250,000. On May 6, 2016, the station changed its call sign to WBEK.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WBEK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ WBEK fcc.gov. Accessed May 24, 2016.
^ About Us WKCC. Accessed November 2, 2012
^ Schedule WKCC. Accessed November 2, 2012
^ Programs WKCC. Accessed November 2, 2012
^ WKCC staff and volunteers recognized KCC.edu. Accessed December 21st, 2015
^ "WBEZ may buy WKCC license", Daily Journal. December 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
^ Chicago Public Media Purchases WKCC Chicago Public Media, December 16, 2015.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 33327 (WBEK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WBEK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in Kankakee, Illinois (Kankakee County)

By AM frequency

1320

By FM frequency

LPFM	97.5
Translators	90.3 96.1 101.3

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.525

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

Nearby regions: Bloomington; Champaign; Joliet/Morris/Crete; LaSalle–Peru; Lafayette; Northwest Indiana

See also: List of radio stations in Illinois; List of radio stations in Indiana

v t e NPR member stations in the state of Illinois
Stations	Carbondale WSIU Chicago WBEZ DeKalb WNIU Edwardsville WSIE Elgin WEPS Freeport WNIE Galesburg WVKC Glen Ellyn WDCB Kankakee WBEK LaSalle WNIW Macomb WIUM Morris WBEQ Mt. Vernon WVSI Normal WGLT Olney WUSI Peoria WCBU Pittsfield WIPA Quincy WQUB Rock Island WVIK Rockford WNIJ Springfield WUIS Sterling WNIQ Urbana WILL Urbana WILL-FM Warsaw WIUW
See also List of NPR stations
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

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