KAZI 88.7FM The Voice of Austin

KAZI 88.7FM The Voice of Austin The oldest community station in Austin, Texas! Listen LIVE on the radio, TuneIn app or www.kazifm.org Austin Community Radio, Inc.
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operating as KAZI 88.7 is the oldest community station in Austin. The station is a listener-supported, non-commercial community radio station, staffed almost entirely by volunteers who work together out of a sense of commitment and concern for our community. KAZI was the dream of the late Dr. John Warfield, professor of African-American Studies at the University of Texas. His vision was to create

a noncommercial station that served the needs of the African-American community. With generous funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and loaned tower space from LBJ-S Broadcasting, KAZI began transmitting on August 29, 1982. Although KAZI was launched with the aid of public funding, it currently survives entirely on donations from listeners and support from commercial sponsors. The station also receives monies from the City of Austin for the broadcast of the weekly City Council meeting. KAZI remains a strong force in the Austin Community with its unique mix of R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Gospel, Blues, Reggae, Zydeco, Talk, Community Information, Independent News and more… KAZI also takes pride in supporting and promoting local artists as well as national artists on small independent labels. Since 1982, KAZI has been serving Austin and the surrounding communities. The station maintains a family atmosphere with a volunteer staff that loves what they do, which keeps the listening audiences always wanting more.

We got Douglas The Professor rocking the 1s and 2s right now! Make sure to stay tuned for The Traffic Jam with Chas Moor...
09/15/2025

We got Douglas The Professor rocking the 1s and 2s right now! Make sure to stay tuned for The Traffic Jam with Chas Moore and The Krank Show with Robyn Wright!

We recently had our all hands general meeting this last month and we got some pics of some KAZI stalwarts! Recognize any...
09/13/2025

We recently had our all hands general meeting this last month and we got some pics of some KAZI stalwarts! Recognize anybody?

Make sure to tune in today to The Grapevine for an interview with Roger Davis from the Black Professional Alliance and t...
09/12/2025

Make sure to tune in today to The Grapevine for an interview with Roger Davis from the Black Professional Alliance and the Greater Austin Black Chamber! This morning we had Heather Fazio, the Director of the Texas Cannabis Policy Center come thru! Also big shoutout to Soundfounder and Butcher Bear pulling up to talk about the Exploded Drawing 15th anniversary party!

Big shoutout to the folks at Diversity And Wellness in Action who were honored at City Hall today for the DAWA Day procl...
09/11/2025

Big shoutout to the folks at Diversity And Wellness in Action who were honored at City Hall today for the DAWA Day proclamation! Our very own Eva The Analog Diva had this to say:

“From The Blueprint To The Pillar”... From it’s inception to its ex*****on, Chaka’s vision of what DAWA would become is not only to be recognized but also celebrated. To witness the personal and collective growth of DAWA’s team and what they’ve done to bridge gaps in the communities that are often overlooked cannot be expressed in words. These people are PHENOMENAL! Today we celebrate DAWA!!! -etad

Happy belated birthday to one of the OGs of Texas hiphop, K-Rino! The 55 year old rapper who just recently performed at ...
09/10/2025

Happy belated birthday to one of the OGs of Texas hiphop, K-Rino! The 55 year old rapper who just recently performed at The Far Out Lounge in South Austin was born and raised in Houston Texas where he helped found the South Park Coalition. He dropped his first single in 1986 and has been recognized for his gritty lyricism by legends such as Scarface, Z-Ro and DJ Premier. We gotta get him at the station soon!

09/10/2025

We had Kyle Cragle from Cirque du Soleil come thru KAZI and ACC to show off his costume and acrobatic ability! The Houston native also performed live at Zilker Park today. Make sure to check out Cirque du Soleil when they come by the Moody Center next month!

Happy belated birthday to Douglas The Professor! He’s wrapping up right now but you can catch him most weekdays from 10 ...
09/08/2025

Happy belated birthday to Douglas The Professor! He’s wrapping up right now but you can catch him most weekdays from 10 AM to noon kicking old school jams for the Capital City of Soul! Y’all wish this living legend a happy birthday!

Happy belated birthday to Bavu Blakes! This Austin-based scholar emcee originally from Garland Texas holds a bachelors a...
09/07/2025

Happy belated birthday to Bavu Blakes! This Austin-based scholar emcee originally from Garland Texas holds a bachelors and masters degree from the University of Texas and has worked with musicians like S1, Illmind, Adrian Quesada, Chalie Boy and Gary Clark Jr. Check out his TedX Talk about “What Growing Up With Hip Hop Taught Me” and wish him a happy birthday in the comments!

The City of Austin government recently rolled out a controversial new logo for City of Austin departments to adopt (ther...
09/06/2025

The City of Austin government recently rolled out a controversial new logo for City of Austin departments to adopt (there are currently over 300 logos used by different departments and projects). Reports indicate that the total cost of the rebrand will be upwards of a million dollars. The logo uses purple and green to symbolize the “Violet Crown” of Austin’s sunsets and the green trails of the city’s iconic hills and picturesque landscapes.

KAZI fam, what we thinking about this?

Y’all make sure to tune in! We got The Fans View on right now talking about all the big news shaking the sports world, f...
09/05/2025

Y’all make sure to tune in! We got The Fans View on right now talking about all the big news shaking the sports world, followed by a special episode of The Grapevine with Brandon Boone (Universal Tech Movement / Where Yall At Tho) coming thru! Big shoutout to Bobby and Bobbie Mack of TaterQue for stopping by as well as Chino Chase, the South Austin DJ/videographer extraordinare who made an appearance this morning!

We’ve had some big names stop by the station lately! NYC comedian Abby Govindan came by yesterday to chop it up with us!...
09/04/2025

We’ve had some big names stop by the station lately! NYC comedian Abby Govindan came by yesterday to chop it up with us! Make sure to check out the Houstonian’s upcoming show at Fallout Theater next week on September 12th!

We also had Marvis “The Middleman” Dixon come in today to tell us about his upcoming city proclamation happening tomorrow at 12:30 PM at Riches Art Gallery! Marvis works with organizations like DAWA and Mas Cultura and has been a powerful advocate for equity in Austin.

Big shoutout to Brittany Heckard for stopping by to inform us about the upcoming redevelopment of City of Austin’s Block 16 and 18 by Pleasant Hill Collaborative. Y’all make sure to stay involved in the process!

Also, Bobby Garza from the Long Center came thru earlier this week to tell us about Teresa Lozano Long Community Day at the Long Center this Saturday from 11AM to 4PM! There’s tons of activities for both kids and adults and it’s free so no reason to not pull up!

We’ve got Douglas The Professor on now and have a full day of programming today, including The Everyday Girl Show, The FAB Show and ending it out with Sonic Odyssey with DJ Loa coming in at 10PM!

Make sure to stop by the Umlauf Garden tonight for their exhibition event from 6-8 PM! We had Sedrick Huckaby, the Fort ...
09/03/2025

Make sure to stop by the Umlauf Garden tonight for their exhibition event from 6-8 PM! We had Sedrick Huckaby, the Fort Worth-based artist of Black Bird Redemption Song, and Katie Edwards from the Umlauf Garden to talk about the free opening party tonight!

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6101 Highland Campus Drive
Austin, TX
78752

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
8pm - 12am
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
8pm - 12am
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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Austin Community Radio, Inc. operating as KAZI 88.7 is the oldest community station in Austin. The station is a listener-supported, non-commercial community radio station, staffed almost entirely by volunteers who work together out of a sense of commitment and concern for our community. Our mission is to reach and provide educational programming and information with special emphasis on media access for the African-American community and other groups previously unserved by existing radio stations in Austin. KAZI was the dream of the late Dr. John Warfield, professor of African-American Studies at the University of Texas. With generous funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and loaned tower space from LBJ-S Broadcasting, KAZI began transmitting on August 29, 1982. Although KAZI was launched with the aid of public funding, it currently survives entirely on donations from listeners and support from commercial sponsors. The station also receives monies from the City of Austin for the broadcast of the weekly City Council meeting. KAZI remains a strong force in the Austin Community with its unique mix of R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Gospel, Blues, Reggae, Zydeco, Talk, Community Information, Independent News and more… KAZI also takes pride in supporting and promoting local artists as well as national artists on small independent labels. Since 1982, KAZI has been serving Austin and the surrounding communities. The station maintains a family atmosphere with a volunteer staff that loves what they do, which keeps the listening audiences always wanting more.