KUTX 98.9 is a University radio broadcaster that is licensed for the public of Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. The station is famous for its “adult album alternative” format broadcasting which is locally enjoyed at 98.9 MHz on FM channel as well as available for the international audience through its official web portal. Its daily programming requires 29,000 watts of ERP consumption to reach its worldwide listeners. The slogan used by the channel to describe it in the market is “The Austin Music Experience.”
The University of Texas at Austin holds the ownership rights of KUTX 98.9 as well as owning its sister channel KUT. The channel is also a member of National Public Radio group. Its callsign also depicts its owner, “University of TeXas.” The station is headquartered in the campus of the University of Texas at Austin while its daily programming is carried out by the radio located at the east of Lake Travis.
The history of the radio started in 1988 when the first signal of the broadcaster was aired on 99.1 MHz. In its early days, the station was called as KLTD. Later the radio used various other call letters like KUTZ, KHHL, KJFK, and KXBT. Its currently used callsign was shifted in early 2013. The station now offers the programs to its audiences like music shows, public shows, community stuff, news updates, and events updates. KUTX 98.9 is an organizational broadcaster so you can help the station in their funding issues. Fans can also track the activities of the broadcaster on social media hubs.
Programming of KUTX 98.9
KUTX Music Mix
World Café
Fresh
Susan Castle
Jay Trachtenberg
Jody Denberg
My KUTX
Ryan Wen
Jeff McCord
You can head over to the official website of the broadcaster at kutx.org.
