KAZI

KAZI
City Austin, Texas
Broadcast area Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area
Branding KAZI 88.7
Slogan The Voice of Austin
Frequency 88.7 (MHz)
First air date August 1980
Format Urban Contemporary/Community Radio
ERP 1,600 watts
Class A
Callsign meaning Kazi is Swahili for work
Owner Austin Community Radio, Inc.
Website www.kazifm.org

KAZI (88.7 FM) is a listener-supported, non-commercial urban contemporary community radio station in Austin, Texas. A transmitter site is located in Southwest Austin and the station has studios in Northeast Austin.

KAZI went on the air in August 1982 as a community radio station in Austin serving the African American community of the city and its surrounding areas. The station features an urban contemporary format and plays numerous styles of music such as R&B, Hip Hop, Gospel, Blues, Soul, Reggae, and Jazz. It also provides educational programming, community information, and independent news.

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Coordinates: 30°16′37″N 97°49′34″W / 30.277°N 97.826°W / 30.277; -97.826


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