KOKE (AM)
Radio station in Pflugerville, Texas, United States
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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.
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Broadcast area | Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1600 kHz |
| Branding | Tejano 1600 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Tejano |
| Ownership | |
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| KELG, KTXZ | |
| History | |
First air date | June 16, 1985 |
Former call signs | KVYK (1992–1995) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 700 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°20′44″N 97°32′46″W |
| Translator | 1560 KTXZ (West Lake Hills) |
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Public license information | |
Overview
KOKE was purchased by Encino Broadcasting LLC, along with KELG and KTXZ on September 24, 2007.[2]
The station was originally licensed as KVYK until June 16, 1995 when the callsign was changed to KOKE.[3]
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.[4]
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
- "Federico Castro"
- "Primo Pablo"
