Raoul A. Cortez | |
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 Raoul A. Cortez (center, seated) and KCOR staff c. 1940 | |
| Born | October 17, 1905 Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Died | December 17, 1971 (aged 66) San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Spanish-language radio and television station owner and developer |
| Known for | Founding KCOR AM and KCOR-TV stations, Latino rights activism |
Raoul A. Cortez (October 17, 1905 – December 17, 1971) was a Mexican–American media executive, best remembered for founding KCOR, the first full-time Spanish-language radio station in the contiguous United States, in 1946. The station WKAQ was founded earlier in 1922 in Puerto Rico and owned by Angel Ramos.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. (February 22, 2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-87611-297-7.
- ^ "Ángel Ramos". Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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