KVRX-FM
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| City of license | Austin, Texas, USA |
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| Frequency | 91.7 MHz |
| Format | Freeform and specialty music, community programming, sports |
| Power | 3000 W |
| Callsign meaning | The callsign has no meaning. When the station was preparing to go on the air, it couldn't use its former name "KTSB" due to a conflict with an existing station. Five unused callsigns (proposed by the then Operations Director, Jeff L. Kennedy) were submitted to the general staff for a vote at a meeting in 1993 and "KVRX" was selected from the group. The default name proposed by the FCC (KAEM) was unacceptable due to its difficulty to say and its close syntax to Texas A&M, UT's college rival. The submitted callsigns were devised as random assortment of letters that were both easy to pronounce and could not be readily made into some catchphrase (like "The Fox" of "K-ROCK"). One of the other unchosen callsigns was "KLXT." |
| Owner | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Website | www.kvrx.org/ |
KVRX 91.7 FM is the student radio station for The University of Texas at Austin. The station broadcasts in Austin on 91.7 MHz, with a power of 3000 watts.
The 91.7 frequency is shared with KOOP Community Radio. KVRX, licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to The University of Texas, broadcasts on 91.7 FM from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. KOOP, licensed to the Board of Directors of the Texas Educational Community Broadcasting (d.b.a. Austin Co-op Radio), broadcasts during the remaining hours. Though limited in radio broadcast hours, KVRX provides programming 24 hours a day on the Internet via RealAudio, MP3 and on-campus QuickTime streams.
KVRX's motto is "None of the Hits, All of the Time," referring to the station's alternative programming. The format of KVRX includes music, news, sports and community programming. KVRX only plays music that is not featured on commercial media outlets and the community programs cover local, national and worldwide issues that often do not get the focus in mainstream publishing and broadcast.
KVRX is part of Texas Student Media (officially Texas Student Publications), an auxiliary establishment of The University of Texas and the largest student media operation in the United States. KVRX is funded by student fees, fundraising events, an annual pledge drive, underwriting[1], and sponsored public service announcements[2].
Before receiving its broadcasting license, KVRX used the call sign KTSB, and was narrowcast via cable television.
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[edit] References
- ^ In the Matter of Commission Policy Concerning the Noncommercial Nature of Educational Broadcasting. Federal Communications Commission (1992). Retrieved on 2006-05-22.
- ^ Underwriting with KVRX. KVRX-FM. Retrieved on 2006-05-22.
[edit] External links
- KVRX 91.7 FM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KVRX
- The Untitled Show, Saturdays 8-10pm on KVRX
| Austin, Texas FM radio stations (Arbitron #42) KNLE 88.1 | KMHF 88.5/104.7 | KAZI 88.7 | KMFA 89.5 | KTSW 89.9 | KUT 90.5 | KOOP 91.7/KVRX 91.7 (Share-time) | KQJZ 92.1/KQOT 106.3 | KKLB 92.5 | KDHT 93.3/99.7 | KLBJ 93.7 | KAMX 94.7 | KKMJ 95.5 | KHFI 96.7 | KVET 98.1 | KRXT 98.5 | KHHL 98.9 | KASE 100.7 | KROX 101.5 | KPEZ 102.3 | KBPA 103.5 | KXBT 104.3 | KXXS 104.9 | KFMK 105.9 | KGSR 107.1 | KINV 107.7 |
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