Radio Stations in Austin Area

Rock

Area codes 512 • 737
(includes Dripping Springs, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos)

Number of Listings: 2


KUTX-FM 98.9

  • 300 West Dean Keeton, Stop A0704, Austin, TX 78712-1061
  • (512) 471-1631 • (512) 471-2345
  • Website
  • Region: Austin Area
  • KUTX 98.9 is an eclectic 27,000 watt noncommercial NPR affiliate. Located at the University of Texas at Austin, KUTX signal covers approximately a 60 mile radius. Our award-winning locally-produced music programming includes Texas music, blues, jazz, world beat, rock, folk, country, singer/songwriter, electronic, pop, Latin; plus NPR national and international news, and local public affairs and news programming from KUTX news department. Texas artists can be heard on all our programs. To submit music, physical CDs sent to Jeff McCord, Music Director, KUTX Public Media Studies, 300 W. Dean Keeton (A0704), Austin, TX 78712-1061 are preferred. To submit electronically, send a link to a .wav file of your recordings so we can preview and download them to music@kutx.org. Unsolicited email music file attachments will not be submitted. KUTX does accept unsolicited CDs. Your CD should be available commercially. Whenever possible, submitted CDs should be final copies of full albums or EPs with artwork. It’s also helpful to include a “one sheet” that includes a short bio, contact information, a song list highlighting your strongest tracks, as well as any songs that have lyrics that the FCC wouldn’t like us to play on the radio. If you are inquiring about a live appearance or are interested in coverage on other KUTX programs as well as airplay, please send us two copies of your CD. Please understand that we do not have the resources to provide individual feedback on every CD we receive.

KVRX-FM 91.7

  • P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713
  • (512) 471-1865 • (512) 495-5879
  • Website
  • Region: Austin Area
  • Genres: College/Community • Dance/Electronic • Rock • Asian, College Radio, Dance, Latin Pop, Modern Rock, News/Talk, Rap, R&B/Hip Hop, Texas Music
  • KVRX (91.7 FM) "None of the Hits, All of the Time" is the 3,000-watt noncommercial student-run radio station at The University of Texas at Austin. Formerly KTSB-Cable FM, in early 1994 the station changed to KVRX-FM, and shares 91.7 with KOOP-FM, Austin Co-op radio. We broadcast through Real Audio web-casting 24 hours a day and we are on FM, Mondays through Fridays, 7 p.m. till 9 a.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 p.m. till 9 a.m. To listen online, goto www.kvrx.org. We feature underground music with an emphasis on new releases, Texas artists, blues, jazz, folk, World, Reggae, and hip-hop music. Programming includes campus, local and national news and sports, and community affairs. More than 215 students are involved with KVRX-FM. It is required on each two-hour program to include 2 Texas artists. Texas programming includes Local Live , which airs Sundays 10 p.m.-11p.m. featuring a local band live in the studio. We put out compilations from these recordings. We also sponsor live music shows in town regularly. If you are interested in submitting your music to the station, please do not email the music department. Instead, send a CD of your full-length album / EP (no singles) to our mailing address at KVRX Student Radio, P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713.

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