Details for Texas' First All-Spanish Radio Program

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507015325

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Marker Number 15325
Atlas Number 5507015325
Marker Title Texas' First All-Spanish Radio Program
Index Entry Texas' First All-Spanish Radio Program
Address 1 Camino Santa Maria
City San Antonio
County Bexar
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 542434
UTM Northing 3258275
Subject Codes communications; media; tehcnology; Spanish language; Mexican American topics
Marker Year 1973
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location St. Mary's University, Louis J. Blume Library, E entrance facing St. Louis Hall
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text "The International Goodwill Program" On October 28, 1928, "Radio Sam" (KGCI, Now KMAC) initiated a two-hour nightly program entirely in Spanish. The station's owner, Sam Liberto, with studios located at St. Mary's University, and Edward Buckley, a businessman, persuaded Julián F. Lozano to produce and announce the program. Until his death on January 31, 1951, Lozano promoted cause of international understanding. In the tradition he established, San Antonio radio stations schedule many hours of programs in Spanish each day. (1973)

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