KEDA (AM)
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KEDA is a radio station
licensed to San Antonio, Texas
, USA, the station serves the San Antonio area. The station is currently owned by D & E Broadcasting Co., Inc.
) founded on March 17, 1966, by a Tejano radio pioneer, Manuel G. Davila. His first words on the opening day of his station were "KEDA está en el aire." KEDA became the first Tejano station in the nation. Started off small, but nothing can stop Manuel's goal to help the local tejano bands of San Antonio. Since radio stations refused to play their tracks. Manuel played all small bands albums on KEDA and most of them are stars today. Old and new musicians now had a place to call home. Many stations have come and gone. Radio formats change because of the bottom line. KEDA radio’s format has stayed the same. Radio was the means he used to help so many people that there is not enough time to tell you all that he did. But generations of families owe a lot to the man with the microphone. He loved giving, he found so much joy in working with and training some of best radio men and women in the industry today. He would give someone a chance of a lifetime to start a career in radio and beyond.
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
Manuel G. Davila passed away on July 12, 1997. Leaving the station to his wife and children. Currently, his youngest son, Albert Davila is president of KEDA.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, USA, the station serves the San Antonio area. The station is currently owned by D & E Broadcasting Co., Inc.
History
KEDA (1540 AMAM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
) founded on March 17, 1966, by a Tejano radio pioneer, Manuel G. Davila. His first words on the opening day of his station were "KEDA está en el aire." KEDA became the first Tejano station in the nation. Started off small, but nothing can stop Manuel's goal to help the local tejano bands of San Antonio. Since radio stations refused to play their tracks. Manuel played all small bands albums on KEDA and most of them are stars today. Old and new musicians now had a place to call home. Many stations have come and gone. Radio formats change because of the bottom line. KEDA radio’s format has stayed the same. Radio was the means he used to help so many people that there is not enough time to tell you all that he did. But generations of families owe a lot to the man with the microphone. He loved giving, he found so much joy in working with and training some of best radio men and women in the industry today. He would give someone a chance of a lifetime to start a career in radio and beyond.
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
Manuel G. Davila passed away on July 12, 1997. Leaving the station to his wife and children. Currently, his youngest son, Albert Davila is president of KEDA.