Welcome To Austin- Now, Turn On Your Radios!

August 9, 2007

When you’re zipping down the Tollway or taking a drive in the Hill Country, you should turn on the ol’ FM radio. If you’re new to town or just don’t stray from the 6 disc changer, try something new!

Listed from the low end of the dial to the top:

KNLE 88.1—–”Candle 88″
Non-profit Christian music station at the bottom of the dial. 

KAZI 88.7—–”The Voice of Austin”
KAZI is an oddball mix of groovy tunes, local sounds and various urban artists.  This is Austin’s community station.

KMFA 89.5—–”Voice of the Arts”
Relax to the sounds of classical music from all eras.

KUT 90.5—–”NPR Radio”
90.5 is the University of Texas radio station and you’ll hear student music and talk shows as well as NPR news.

KOOP 91.7
This is the local coop station playing the role of community radio by day and college radio by night- interesting stuff here… Keep Austin Weird, man!

KQJX 92.1—–”K-Love”
Nationally syndicated Christian music radio station. 

KKLB 92.5
Latin Pop and urban Latin Hip Hop music.  This is a digital channel, so you may or may not get this one in your car.

KDHT 93.3—–”Hot 93.3″
Hot hip hop and rap that will keep you dancing.  If you’re wondering what the clubs are playin on 6th, this is your station!

KLBJ 93.7—–”Austin’s Rock Station”
If you’re into the Austin vibe and love the cynical voice of Dudley and Bob in the morning, you’ll also love the modern rock that they’ve finally mixed in with their traditional Classic Rock.

KAMX 94.7—–”Mix 94.7″
If you miss Ace of Base or Counting Crows but also need to hear your Quiet Riot and Pink, Mix 94.7 has a great offering for you.

KKMJ 95.5—–”Magic 95.5″
Is your stuffy boss calling while you’re driving in late to work?  Impress him with Kenny G in the background as you calmly answer your cell.  We won’t tell anyone that you didn’t flip it back to 93.3…

KHFI 96.7—–”Kiss FM”
This is where the cool kids hang out and listen to Top 40 hits.  Most people will tell you to tune into the morning show for Bobby Bones, but we’re die hard Lunchbox fans!  This is our favorite station for the morning drive!

KWTX 97.5—–”Today’s Hit Music”
This is a Waco station, but we pick it up in Leander, Pflugerville, Georgetown and the like.  Don’t tell, but I always get sad when Timbaland or Avril Lavigne fade out when I get closer to downtown- boo!

KVET 98.1—–”98.1 KVET”
One of Austin’s oldest stations, KVET is a great place to go for today’s country hits.  If you’re lucky, you might catch some classic country from time to time!

KHHL 98.9—–”Exitos”
I don’t understand what’s going on, but they speak Spanish and it sure sounds fun!

KASE 100.7—–”KASE 101″
They’d be mad if I said it, but this is the Boot Scootin’ Boogey-ist station in town!  Faith Hill and Rascal Flatts grace these soundwaves- what more could you ask for?

KROX 101.5—–”101-X”
I used to try to be cool by listening to Austin’s Modern Rock station, but I gave up.  If YOU are a true alternative type, you’ll love that they play White Stripe and Pearl Jam in one sitting- rock on!

KPEZ 102.3—–”The River”
Positive music appropriate for when the young’ns are in the car.  Although this station plays all sorts of contemporary “positive” music, it is primarily modern Christian music.

KBPA 103.5—–”Bob FM”
Bob abuses the “shuffle” function on his million-disc CD changer and we LIKE that!  Bob can’t claim to be a specific type of station because he plays EVERYTHING- really!

KXBT 104.3—–”La Que Buena”
This station was formerly a rap station, so I still get confused when I flick over to the Tejano tunes, but sometimes I just feel like rockin’ out to Tejano!

KXXS 104.9—–”The Beat”
You’ll see “The Beat” downtown a lot; they play Hip Hop and Rap and they’ll sometimes spice it up with some sexy R&B.

KFMK 105.9—–”Jammin’ 105.9″
Playing hits from the 80’s and 90’s, aiming to take you back to those high school days (or college, or parenthood, whatever).  They play “rhythmic adult contemporary” which I learned 23 seconds ago means a mix of classic dance flashbacks, pop, etc… wikipedia basically says it’s everything but rap.  Minus the fancy words, we LOVE this channel!  Mix it up with Prince, Rihanna, Madonna, Enrique, and DJ Jazzy Jeff… I could go on…

KITY 106.3—–”The Oldies Station”
This is an expanded version of the soundtrack to Forrest Gump- super hip 1969 style Beatles Oldies, not that 20’s bugles oldies.  Austin is cool and loves thinking back to the good ol’ days!

KGSR 107.1—–”Radio Austin”
KGSR is often a concert sponsor and you’ll hear Austin greats alongside national stars performing adult contemporary tunes.

KINV 107.7—–”Recuerdo”
This is “Regional Mexican” music and talk radio and is run by the Univision Corporation.  We see a lot of 107.7 bumper stickers around town!

So, there you have it.  What’s YOUR favorite station? We couldn’t pick one, so we brought them all to you!  So next time you’re in the car, try something new- you might find your new favorite sound!

Random Posts

Hen Pecked by Lani, Asset Director | Filed Under About Austin, Human Interest, Other Stuff 

People Reactions

Got something to say?