KEUN-FM
Encyclopedia
KEUN-FM is a radio station
broadcasting a Contemporary Country and Cajun music format every day except Saturday when they play Cajun
and swamp pop
music 5am to 6pm. Licensed to Eunice, Louisiana
, USA, the station serves the St. Landry parish and surrounding areas. The station is currently owned by Tri-Parish Broadcasting Inc.
station that downgraded in 2001 to 1000 watt
s as the tower size was increased by over 50 meters from 91 meters to 148 meters.
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...
broadcasting a Contemporary Country and Cajun music format every day except Saturday when they play Cajun
Cajun music
Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole-based, Cajun-influenced zydeco form, both of Acadiana origin...
and swamp pop
Swamp pop
Swamp rock is a musical genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south Louisiana and an adjoining section of southeast Texas. Created in the 1950s and early 1960s by teenaged Cajuns and black Creoles, it combines New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and traditional French...
music 5am to 6pm. Licensed to Eunice, Louisiana
Eunice, Louisiana
Eunice is a city in Acadia, Evangeline and St. Landry parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 11,499 at the 2000 census.The St...
, USA, the station serves the St. Landry parish and surrounding areas. The station is currently owned by Tri-Parish Broadcasting Inc.
History
The station went on the air October 22, 1981 according to their website with the original callsign of KJJB. The station was originally a 3,000 wattWatt
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station that downgraded in 2001 to 1000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s as the tower size was increased by over 50 meters from 91 meters to 148 meters.