Broadcast area | Greater Austin |
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Frequency | 88.7 MHz |
Branding | KAZI 88.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban Contemporary/Community Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Austin Community Radio, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | August 29, 1982 |
Call sign meaning | Kazi is Swahili for work |
Technical information | |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,700 watts |
HAAT | 107 meters (351 ft) |
Translator(s) | 91.3 MHz K217GJ (Austin) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | http://www.kazifm.org/ |
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John Warfield, PhD (né John Lewis Warfield; 1938–2007), a University of Texas Professor of African-American studies, was the pioneering founder KAZI-FM, a noncommercial radio station aimed at serving the African-American community in Austin. His success came with the help of his wife, Jan (née Jeanette Aycox; 1941–2015), several board members, and a host of volunteers and supporters. KAZI debuted on air August 29, 1982, 2 PM – forty-one years ago – broadcasting from a studio on Manor Road. [1] Although its mission, before its debut, was to serve African-Americans of Austin, when it finally debuted, its focus had expanded to appeal to Hispanics and a general audience, according to the station's founding manager, Cheryl Anderson Strange (maiden; born 1947). Warfield was the founding President.
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