One Step Closer

ID: 859 ~ Source: The Eunice News, July 17, 1952, newspapers.com.

This file appears in: KEUN: Eunice, the Prairie Cajun Capital: A Place for Cajun Music

An advertisement for the approval and construction of KEUN in 1952. Note the plan for the station to be in the Liberty Theater.

This file appears in: KEUN: Eunice, the Prairie Cajun Capital: A Place for Cajun Music

KEUN: Eunice, the Prairie Cajun Capital: A Place for Cajun Music

By Lindsey DeLaughter

The founding of radio station KEUN in Eunice occurred as Cajun and zydeco music were gaining prominence in the mid to late twentieth century. However, both genres struggled to get airtime anywhere…