Tejano Music returns to Austin Radio

August 29, 2008
Press Release

Effective  August 29th at 11:59pm,  KTXZ AM 1560 will change it’s format to reintroduce to the Austin market a new music format that will feature Tejano Music.  The format change will once again provide a venue for the promotion of the live Tejano music scene in the state capital.

In the coming weeks, due to changes in FCC rules and regulations, KTXZ will commence simulcasting the format in stereo on 95.1 FM here in Austin.  The new format will feature Tejano, Norteno “Tejano Style”  and Grupero Music.

Encino Broadcasting, LLC was founded this year for the specific purpose of acquiring KOKE. KTXZ and KELG by members of the Garcia family that previously owned KELG, KKLB, KTXZ and KFON. Those stations were sold to Border Media Partners in August of 2004 for 19 million dollars.

Dynamic Radio Broadcasting Corporation, owner of stations KELG, KKLB, KTXZ and KFON from 1985 through 2004, was founded by Austin Spanish Language broadcasting pioneer Jose Jaime Garcia. Sr. in October of 1985. Garcia Sr. first started his career in radio broadcasting in Austin in September of 1952 at KTXN 1370 AM, he would subsequently become the founder and principal owner of Austin’s first full-time Spanish Language radio station KMXX 102.3 FM that was established in August of 1976.

Garcia died on September 6, 1986 after a career of 34 years in broadcasting. KELG continues today as Austin’s longest running Heritage Spanish Language radio station in Austin, Texas.