KBES
Radio station in Ceres, California, United States
KBES (89.5 FM) is a non-commercial Assyrian radio station broadcasting a world ethnic format. Licensed to Ceres, California, United States, the station serves the Central Valley area. The station is owned by Bet Nahrain, Inc., alongside KBSV.
01History
KBES was first founded in 1979 and had its first broadcast on September 2 of that year. The station was founded by Sargon Dadesho the owner of Bet-Nahrain, Inc., who stated that the channel was unique in providing non-commercial, educational programming to the Assyrian community in Ceres. Dadesho also stated that KBES would be the first Assyrian radio station in the whole world.
The station had a construction permit dated back to 1977 and received a license to cover the area of Ceres later in January 1978. The station would cover primarily Assyrian related topics and culture.
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