Playback: KOKE Is Back

The original KOKE returns to a soda fountain near you

"...Raines, and Jason Nassour have resurrected iconic call letters KOKE-FM, which in the Seventies embodied Austin's thinking-man-drinking-man sensibilities and..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

KOKE Ratings Better Than 'Chronicle' Suggested

"...March to much hoopla, the progressive talk format [at KOKE-AM] posted an unspectacular 1.8 rating share among listeners 25-54..."

Aug. 25, 2005 Postmarks

Crosstalk: Arts Grants Open, KOKE-FM DJs Change Stations, and More Austin Culture News

The new Texas Touring Roster arrives

"...made the jump to the Audacy station after leaving KOKE-FM last month, when the alternative country station switched to..."

July 5, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

KOKE and Air America

"...to it. I am annoyed that the local station KOKE is turning down its transmitter power from 5,000 watts..."

March 22, 2006 Postmarks

Air America and KOKE

"...they have done a "heck of a job" at KOKE over the past year. This is probably too strong..."

March 21, 2006 Postmarks

Media Watch

Goodbye Air America, and Media Management Pettiness

"...Air America never stood a chance in Aus­tin. KOKE-AM owner Border Media Partners, a specialist in Spanish-language stations,..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Column by Kevin Brass

Joe Gracey RIP

Once-time radio DJ Joe Gracey dies

"...best-known radio voices of Austin, Texas progressive country giant KOKE-FM, has died at age 61 from cancer...."

Nov. 17, 2011 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Is the Net Neutrality Repeal Another Blow to Tex-Mex Musicians and Broadcasters?

Bidi bidi bom bom

"...The genre returned to the airwaves in 2007 through KOKE 1600AM, which is nowadays the only Tejano terrestrial station..."

July 6, 2018 Music Feature by César E. López Linares

Skies Partly Cloudy

Two years down the road, liberal network still struggles to establish itself

"...Air America Radio, the progressive talk format carried by KOKE-AM (1600). The job is selling "spots," radio ad time,..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Changes at Air America

Viability of two-year-old liberal talk network under scrutiny

"...of the 2-year-old liberal talk network, heard locally on KOKE 1600AM. Reports of the network's cash-flow problems were no..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

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Our readers talk back.

"...Los Angeles, Calif.KOKE and Air AmericaDear Editor,..."

March 24, 2006 Column

Fifth Annual KOKEFEST Brings Clint Black and More to Hutto

Two-day lineup includes Turnpike Troubadours, Robert Earl Keen, Aaron Watson, and more

"...founding mythos of the convergence of rednecks and hippies, KOKE-FM served as essential a role as the Armadillo World..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Talk Radio Turns Blue

Leading with Al Franken, Air America lands in Austin

"...Web. Now the network will be aired locally on KOKE-AM (1600), only the second Texas affiliate to pick up..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...KOKE-Not-FM: Last week, alternative country station KOKE-FM announced its transition..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature

Crosstalk: Good Looks Lose Tour Van in Serious Car Crash, And More Music News

KOKEFEST abruptly canceled, and Lucy 93.3 switched to Latin pop

"...KOKEFEST, the alt-country festival hosted by parent station KOKE-FM, abruptly..."

July 21, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Now Streaming in Austin: A Night For Austin

Willie Nelson, Black Pumas, Paul Simon for music fundraiser

"...8pm on CBS Austin, Austin City Limits Radio, and KOKE FM, as well as streaming on a raft of..."

June 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

When the summer slows down, the live music starts to heat up.

"...a comfortingly warm, guitar-led slow dance. – Rachel Rascoe Koke Fest..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Playback: Fringe Radio

Austin's newest radio frequency, Fringe

"...independent commercial station will share workspace with sister station KOKE 99.3FM – whose head honchos Bob Cole and Jason..."

April 11, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

No More Air America in Austin

Progressive radio dies in Texas' most liberal city

"...As of midnight last night, KOKE 1600 AM – the Air America affiliate for Austin..."

Oct. 17, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Outlaw Onda

If Tejano music isn't on the radio, does it still exist?

"...radio stations in 2004 (KHHL-FM 98.9, KXXS-FM 104.9, and KOKE-AM 1600), Tom Castro, co-founder and president of BMP said..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

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Our readers talk back.

"...March to much hoopla, the progressive talk format [at KOKE-AM] posted an unspectacular 1.8 rating share among listeners 25-54..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Column

Not So Red

A "blue state" reporter journeys through the multi-colored regions of the Lone Star State

"...the summit!" After about 20 minutes, Shoreline Pastor Rob Koke takes the stage and begins preaching about the importance..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Rose Aguilar

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...Gracey's warm, rumbling drawl was familiar to Austin via KOKE-FM, where he pioneered its progressive country format as a..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...Later, Eddie turned on KOKE 95.5-FM so we could hear the world's only progressive..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

Checking In: Conjunto Los Pinkys Readies for the New Normal

“Conjunto has survived [here] for decades and will continue to do so”

"...to the radio. We all like to listen to KOKE Tejano 1600AM on Saturday mornings...."

Aug. 31, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Love Us or Hiatus

Rare gigs and soft breakups from Iron Age and US Weekly

"...After losing his tongue at age 27, the one-time KOKE-FM jock and lifelong bassist largely communicated using a Magic..."

July 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Keeping the Sparks Alive

What fresh hell is this?

"...I can’t pick up a Texas Monthly, listen to KOKE FM, or look at my Facebook feed without seeing..."

May 15, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Food-O-File

Is it "Goodnight" for iconic Hill's Cafe?

"...Earlier in the week, Cole told his early morning KOKE-FM listeners that he had just used the last $18,000..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Killing Floor

Another blues singer's called back home: honorary Austinite Hubert Sumlin

"...quite hot on the August afternoon in 1977 outside KOKE-FM when my then-husband Ken Hoge was on photo assignment..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Fond Memories of Joe Gracey

"...Joe was so good-natured and did his job at KOKE FM while writing about music at the Statesman, it..."

Nov. 21, 2011 Postmarks

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