But by the end of 1924, the Physics Department decided it wanted the station back, and with the approval of the Board of Regents, the Physics Department regained control in the summer of 1925. On July 7, 2012, as part of Border Media's Austin selloff, the Board of Regents at the University of Texas announced their intention to vote on their acquisition of KXBT for $6 million; while questions about the proposal tabled the vote for some time, it was approved on August 23, and UT shortly after announced their intention to move KUT's music programming to 98.9 under new calls KUTX by the start of 2013. The SXSW Radio Day Stage, located on the fourth floor of the Austin Convention Center in Ballroom D, is where registrants can grab a drink, connect to free wi-fi, relax and catch quality performances from buzz artists between sessions and workshops. KUT, 90.5 FM, is a listener-supported and corporate-sponsored public radio station based in Austin, Texas.KUT is owned and operated by faculty and staff of the University of Texas at Austin. Public Radio Day Stage: SXSW 2015 Posted by Art Levy on Mar 6, 2015 On Friday, March 20 , KUTX and four of public radio’s most influential music tastemakers — The Current (Twin Cities), WXPN (Philadelphia), WFUV (New York), and KXT (Dallas) — present a special showcase and live radio broadcast and webcast from the SXSW Radio Day Stage at the Austin Convention Center. Sponsors are noted on-air in the form of abbreviated announcements called underwriting spots.

Each morning, four artists play 30 min sets broadcasted live on 98.9fm KUTX. [3] KUT is licensed to broadcast in the digital hybrid HD format.[4]. 1990 - Was recognized, for the 10th consecutive year, as the "Best Radio Station" in Austin by The Austin Chronicle's readers' poll. [9], Professor Simpson L. Brown — in addition to his teaching and research work in the Physics Department — served simultaneously as general manager, technical director, and producer.

The series was cited for "excellence in educational, informational, and public affairs broadcasting.". We broadcast from the Moody College of Communication in the Belo Center for New Media on campus, bringing you the best of Austin music. The broadcast was open to the public and raised over 40K for the Seton Shivers Cancer Center. 1982 - Call letters changed from KUT-FM to KUT. The University of Texas would not return to the airwaves until thirty years later, this time on the FM band. 1970 - Station was qualified by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to receive financial assistance provided to noncommercial radio stations for the first time ever by the federal government. University President Harry Benedict appointed a committee to study the matter, and the committee recommended that the project be discontinued. 1993 - Celebrated its 35th anniversary and—in partnership with UT Austin's Center for Mexican American Studies and with major initial grants from The Ford Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting—launched the national radio series Latino USA at a "Cinco de Mayo" reception in Washington, D.C., with President Clinton in attendance along with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and cabinet secretaries Federico Peña and Henry Cisneros.

They had a new license granted on October 30 and it bore, for the first time, the call letters KUT. The annual KUTX SXSW Broadcast(March 15-18, 2017) at Four Seasons Downtown Austin. Our listeners can tune in 24 hours a day for news and information from NPR, PRI, the BBC and our own newsroom. Former music shows that moved to KUTX include Eklektikos, hosted by John Aielli (with KUT since 1966); Left of the Dial; and shows hosted by Jay Trachtenberg, and Jody Denberg. 1961 - Moved to newly refurbished quarters in the Radio/Television building on Speedway, a site now occupied by Robert A. Welch Hall. (An HD Radio is required for all HD stations.)[5][6]. We couldn’t do what we do without your continued support. The $25,000 raised by KUT was the second highest amount raised among all of NPR's participating member-stations. The national All Things Considered broadcasts were transmitted each evening that week from the new KUT studio facilities. The jockless preview gave way to the fully staffed version of the format on January 2. No other station captures the Austin Music Experience like KUTX 98.9 FM. In 1996, 98.9 FM changed to news/talk as KJFK, which lasted until September 2000 when Border Media Partners acquired the station and changed formats to Rock AC as "The Hill", KHHL. The program featured dance classics of the 1970s, 1980s, and early-1990s. On January 2, 2013, KXBT became KUTX, creating an Austin-based sister station for KUT. Scott Shannon's satellite-fed True Oldies Channel continued to air overnights and Sundays at 7pm.

Twitter: @kutaustin. In 1993, KLTD changed calls to KUTZ and format to hard rock as part of the Satellite Music Network-Z Rock Network. The True Oldies Channel programming moved permanently to 98.9 FM on September 3 as "98.9 Austin's Greatest Hits", and KXXS dropped the oldies format in favor of ESPN Deportes, formerly located on KWNX. The music programming formerly heard on KUT was moved to KUTX to create a full-time music service, primarily an eclectic mix of alt pop/rock, folk, Americana, bluegrass, jazz, blues supplemented by specialty programs including Twine Time, Folkways, Across the Water (Celtic music), and Horizontes (Latin music). The Regional Mexican format lasted until November 29, 2009, when Bain Capital took over most of the assets of the Austin, Texas cluster of Border Media Partners, and changed formats to talk radio as "98.9 The Big Talker" and new calls KXBT. 1984 - Won the Texas Governor's Barbara Jordan Award for "excellence in the communication of the reality of disabled people" through the production of SoundSight, a weekly news-and-features program for blind and print-impaired listeners. [9], A deal between the official and UT's Extension Division allowed agriculture broadcasts for one hour per day in exchange for equipment maintenance. Latino USA with Maria Hinojosa also originated at KUT but is now independently produced. On November 26, KXBT announced that their classic hits format would end the following Friday, the 30th. KUTX (98.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Leander, Texas and serving the greater Austin, Texas area with an Adult album alternative format. 1992 - Presented the first of its continuing annual celebrations of the short story—Selected Shorts on Tour—a collaboration with New York City's Symphony Space, producer of NPR's weekly series Selected Shorts (now distributed by Public Radio International). 1980 - Installed its new public radio network satellite earth terminal and became NPR's southwestern regional uplink, one of only 17 network stations with the capability to transmit as well as receive satellite-delivered radio programs.