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FRONTERA FREQUENCIES: Crossovers

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In this episode of Frontera Frequencies, hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez explore the idea of crossovers in music. Crossovers in genres, styles, languages, and even song titles. The episode highlights songs like Selena’s “I Could Fall in Love,” which has a crossover in Selena's language in music. Songs like Doug Sahm’s “At the Crossroads,” The Decemberists’ “The Queen’s Rebuke / The Crossing,” which mentions a crossover in their title.

For the Miner Music Minute, the hosts introduce Daniel Chacón, who shares his musical tastes and the memories tied to them. His selections include Walter Murphy’s “A Fifth of Beethoven,” , and Fabitekk’s “Blue Heaven,” highlighting techno and disco music.

This program originally aired on December 19, 2025.

Roberto Avant-Mier (PhD, Univ. of Utah) is the Interim Chair of the Department of Communication at UTEP and host of Frontera Frequencies. Prior to returning to Texas-El Paso in 2010, he was a professor at Boston College, and he previously attended the University of Utah, UTEP, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His research analyzes the discursive construction of Latino/Hispanic identity(ies) and cultural issues in popular music and film.
Ale Seanez is a graduate student and MTA who recently earned her degree in Communication. She is passionate about exploring how media, culture, border identity, and storytelling intersect, and plans to pursue a PhD after completing graduate school.
Daisy Morales is part of the on-air talent, and interview host, in charge of recording and producing shows such as El Paso Prime Time, Science Studio, and We Are UT El Paso; Daisy also manages the recently added Podcast division.
Martin Leon is a producer at KTEP, editing and assembling radio shows for the station. He engineers and records interviews, as well as being a Board Operator for Texas Standard once a week. Current shows include Jazz Night in America, The Latin Alternative, Classical Guitar Alive, From the Top, and Pipedreams.
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