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| Broadcast area | Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 91.7 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Freeform and specialty music, community programming, sports |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | University of Texas at Austin |
| KUT, KUTX | |
| History | |
First air date | 1986 (cable only); 1994 (over-the-air) |
Call sign meaning | Disambiguation of sister television station KVR (K09VR, now K29HW-D) |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 26 meters (85 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.kvrx.org/ |
KVRX (91.7 FM) is a student-run radio station owned by the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts. KVRX's studios are based in the Hearst Student Media Building on the university campus, while its transmitter is located in East Austin.
The university shares the license for 91.7 with KOOP, a community radio station based in Austin.[1] Students broadcast on KVRX from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. KOOP, operated by Texas Educational Broadcasting Cooperative, covers the remainder of the weekly schedule with programs hosted by community volunteers. KVRX also broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, over the internet at kvrx.org and can be received via iTunes, TuneIn, and an iPhone app.