KUTX-FM (Austin, TX)

KUTX (98.9 FM) is a radio station based in Leander, Texas, catering to the larger Austin, Texas region. It is owned by the University of Texas at Austin. Before this, the station was operated by Border Media Partners (BMP Austin License Company, L.P.). The station's studios are situated on the university campus, while its transmitter can be found just east of Lake Travis.

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#598998

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#153305

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#2001

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Soundfounder: Exploded Drawing #63

1 week ago | kutx.org | Ryan Wen

SoundfounderEpisode #287 // April 16th, 2025Aphex TwinSong: Avril 14thAlbum: Drukqs2001SwarvySong: Guest Mix for Soundfounder on KUTXTaylor McferrinSong: The Antidote feat.
Sad Cell at 29th Street Ballroom

1 week ago | kutx.org | Laurie Gallardo

AMM April 16 2025Sad Cell EP release at 29th Street Ballroom, with STAB, ladyluck and illkilter. Chaos reigns with this Austin four-piece, and those riffs bite down hard. Sad Cell – bit of a twisted abbreviation for “sad celebration” – released their new four-song EP earlier this month, happiness unltd. The EP release party is tonight at 29th Street Ballroom.
Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

1 week ago | kutx.org | Ryan Wen

For over fifteen years Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child has been providing the soundtrack to thousands of childhoods around the country. The show plays “indie music for indie kids,” including the best of music aimed at kids like Dan Zanes, Moona Luna, Lunch Money, Caspar Babypants, and They Might Be Giants, right along side kid-friendly tracks from the likes of The Ramones, Ella Fitzgerald, Brian Eno, Andrew Bird, Fishbone, and more. One thing it’s not is your typical kids’ programming.
The Breaks - KUTX

1 week ago | kutx.org | Ryan Wen

Welcome to The Breaks -The award-winning, #1 Hip-Hop Show in Austin, Texas! Where hosts Confucius and Fresh talk all things hip-hop–Texas hip-hop, hip hop news, hip-hop history–they cover it all. Both men were born and raised in Austin, Texas and want to let the world know about the city’s vibrant hip-hop and R&B scenes. They also want to give people a window into their own lived experience in the Live Music Capital of the World.
Sunday Morning Jazz

1 week ago | kutx.org | Ryan Wen

Each week on Sunday Morning Jazz join Jay Trachtenberg and explore the soulful, spiritual, and often soothing sounds that extend from the music’s New Orleans roots to the most contemporary electronic fusions, Louis Armstrong to Robert Glasper, and everything in between. Timeless classics and exciting new sounds, familiar jazz legends, and the legends of tomorrow.
Horizontes - KUTX

1 week ago | kutx.org | Ryan Wen

Every Sunday evening from 7PM to 9PM, Horizontes explores the musical horizons of Latin America starting in Brazil and continuing through South America and up through the countries on the Caribbean. Horizontes explores the musical “horizons” of Latin America and beyond on KUTX 98.9 Austin every Sunday 7-9pm.
What's Next 4.10.25 - KUTX

1 week ago | kutx.org | Ryan Wen

Each week, host Jeff McCord explores the best new music and musical milestones, along with a featured classic album tribute! This week, new music from Little Simz, Arcade Fire, Japanese Breakfast, Stereolab (!), tune-yards, The New Pornographers, Will Johnson, Model/Actriz, Mekons, Yeule, Mike Melinoe, Tortoise, The Bug Club, Photay, Circuit des Yeux, Greentea Peng and many others, plus lots of musical milestones and a classic Public Enemy album tribute! Episode 179 4.10.25 What’s Next What’s...
My KUTX: Next of Kin

1 week ago | kutx.org | Jack Anderson

Next of KinMy KUTX // April 12th, 2025As a collective, our April 2025 Artist of the Month Next of Kin may be relative newcomers. But each member has their own individual Austin standing leading up this current generation of their musical lineage. So ahead of their upcoming debut EP Homemaker and an appearance in Studio 1A, Madison, Caelin, and Lili stopped by the KUTX Studios to share some select memories that’ve helped to shape Next of Kin’s unique Queer alt-country style.
Welcome to the Boogie: Celebrating 100 episodes of The Groove Temple with host DJ Shani

1 week ago | kutx.org | Paul Carrubba

How did you discover House Music and DJing? It was the night of my 17th birthday. My best friend, who’s still my best friend, threw his first party, a.k.a rave. I begged my mom to go and I’m like, “It’s on my birthday.” Back and forth, back and forth and then she was like, “Okay, fine.” And I walked into this warehouse in Chicago and I was like, “This feels like a circus, but it’s like a special kind of circus. It’s like Cirque du Soleil and this is all very new to me. And I had the best time.
Horizontes - KUTX

2 weeks ago | kutx.org | Ryan Wen

Every Sunday evening from 7PM to 9PM, Horizontes explores the musical horizons of Latin America starting in Brazil and continuing through South America and up through the countries on the Caribbean. Horizontes explores the musical “horizons” of Latin America and beyond on KUTX 98.9 Austin every Sunday 7-9pm.