Raoul A. Cortez | |
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Born | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | October 17, 1905
Died | December 17, 1971 San Antonio, Texas, United States | (aged 66)
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]