KOKE (AM) explained

KOKE
Airdate:June 16, 1985
Frequency:1600 kHz
Translator:1560 KTXZ (West Lake Hills)
City:Pflugerville, Texas
Area:Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area
Format:Tejano
Owner:Encino Broadcasting
Licensee:Encino Broadcasting LLC
Power:5,000 watts day
700 watts night
Branding:Tejano 1600
Class:B
Facility Id:54661
Coordinates:30.3456°N -97.5461°W
Former Callsigns:KVYK (1992–1995)
Sister Stations:KELG, KTXZ
Licensing Authority:FCC

KOKE (1600 kHz) is an Austin, Texas AM radio station, licensed to Pflugerville, Texas, and is owned by Encino Broadcasting LLC. The station currently airs a Tejano format.

Overview

KOKE was purchased by Encino Broadcasting LLC, along with KELG and KTXZ on September 24, 2007.[1]

The station was originally licensed as KVYK until June 16, 1995 when the callsign was changed to KOKE.[2]

From 2004 to 2007 the station was owned by Border Media Partners and served as a progressive talk radio station and Air America Radio affiliate.[3]

After that it broadcast Regional Mexican for a few years, however by 2019 it had flipped to Tejano music replacing KTXZ 1560 which dropped the format.

Personalities

Notes and References

  1. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6487848.html Broadcasting and Cable 10/08/2007 Transactions
  2. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=54661&Callsign=KOKE FCC Callsign database
  3. Web site: Media Watch.