KVET-FM
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| City | Austin, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Austin, Texas |
| Branding | 98.1 K-VET |
| Slogan | Playing Your All Time Country Favorites |
| Frequency | 98.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 103.1 K276EL (Austin, relays HD2) |
| First air date | October 25, 1990 |
| Format | HD-1: Country HD-2: Alternative/Indie rock/Adult Alternative "103.1 iHeart Austin" |
| ERP | 49,800 watts |
| HAAT | 397 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 62048 |
| Callsign meaning | K VETerans |
| Former callsigns | KHFI-FM (1950-1990) |
| Former frequencies | 98.3 MHz (1950-1990) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | KASE, KHFI, KPEZ, KVET |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website |
kvet.com 1031iheartaustin.com (HD2) |
KVET-FM (98.1 K-VET) is an Austin, Texas radio station operating a country music format. It is licensed to Austin, Texas with an ERP of 49,800 watts from a transmitter site near West Lake Hills, TX, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (previously Clear Channel Communications). It shares studios with four other sister stations in the Penn Field complex in the South Congress district (or "SoCo") of south central Austin within walking distance of St. Edward's University.
The station's HD Radio subchannel airs an alternative rock/indie rock/Adult Alternative format as "103.1 iHeart Austin", simulcast on local low-power translator K276EL (103.1 FM).
Shortly after the end of World War II, a group of young men pooled their resources to start a radio station in Austin, Texas. All of them were veterans of the conflict, hence K-VET AM 1300 signed on October 1, 1946. These men included future Texas Governor John Connally, and future United States Representative Jake Pickle.
As was common in the 1940s and 1950s, KVET offered "full service" radio, block programming of music, news, talk, cooking shows, even soap operas. As was not common, KVET also included programming for Austin's minority community. Spanish language news and music on "Noche De Fiesta"; music and news for the African-American community on "The Elmer Akins Gospel Train".
In the 1950s, even more diversity was added to the lineup when Lavada Durst introduced Austin to R&B and "Jive Talk" on KVET's nighttime "Dr. Hepcat Show".
Noche de Fiesta and Dr. Hepcat were phased out in the 1960s, but Gospel Train is on the air on KVET to this day.
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