Basile Cajun Hour

ID: 855 ~ Source: The Basile Weekly, September 4, 1968, newspapers.com.

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

An advertisement for KEUN's Basile Cajun Hour in 1968, an example of the station's emphasis on playing local Cajun music.

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…