KEDA (AM)
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Tejano and Conjunto | |
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First air date | March 17, 1966 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 14892 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°21′30″N 98°21′5″W / 29.35833°N 98.35139°W |
Translator(s) | 95.5 K238BZ (Seguin) 96.5 K243CV (San Antonio) 99.9 K260CC (San Antonio) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | kedaradio.com |
KEDA (1540
History
KEDA (1540
In 2008, KEDA was the longest-running and last remaining family-owned independent radio station in the San Antonio market; along with playing music, it maintained a connection to its roots through community-service programming. These efforts included the reading of obituaries on the air as well as fundraisers for those who could not afford to bury their dead children.[4]
In July 2011, Claro Communications (headed by Gerald Benavides) bought the radio station.Conjunto station's sale marks end of an era The format remains the same with much of KEDA's previous air staff still working there.
On March 17, 2014, KEDA went into the FM spectrum at 87.7 FM.About – KEDA FM
Manuel G. Davila
Manuel G. Davila Sr. died on July 12, 1997. Leaving the station to his wife and children. His youngest son, Albert Davila was Program Director of KEDA until 2011.[5]
Davila was indicted into the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame in 2015.[6]
References
- ^ "KEDA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Allen, Paula (February 16, 2013). "Does anyone recall '50s teen DJs?". MySanAntonio.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Davila's first words on the opening day of his station were "KEDA". 2011.
- ^ a b "About – KEDA FM". www.kedaradio.com.
- ^ Smith, Lois (June 12, 2010). "Texas State Historical Association".
- ^ "Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website". www.texasconjuntomusic.org.