KVUT
KVUT (99.7 FM) is a terrestrial American radio station, licensed to Cuney, Texas, United States, and is owned by the North Texas Radio Group, L.P.
| City | Cuney, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tyler-Longview area |
| Frequency | 99.7 MHz |
| Branding | 99.7 KVUT |
| Slogan | Fine Arts Radio from UT-Tyler |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Silent; sale pending |
| Affiliations | NPR, APM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Richard Witkowski (North Texas Radio Group, L.P.; pending acquisition by UT-Tyler) |
| History | |
| First air date | October 10, 2018 (as KOEE) |
| Former call signs | KSOC (2017-2018) KOEE (2018-2019) |
| Call sign meaning | Voice of the University of Texas-Tyler |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 198816 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 100 watts (CP for 1.4 kilowatts) |
| HAAT | -9.8 meters (CP for 166.8 meters) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°1′43″N 95°24′53″W (licensed) 32°8′42.3″N 95°19′52.6″W (CP for new transmission site in Bullard, Texas) |
History
KVUT was initially proposed by New Wavo Communications Group, owners of co-channel KVST in Huntsville, Texas, through a short form application filed with the Federal Communications Commission and granted on November 6, 2015. The facility's transmission site was proposed to be constructed near the small town of Cuney, giving the community its first licensed aural service.
The construction permit was granted the call sign KSOC on October 18, 2017. The proposed facility was permitted to operate, once licensed, at an ERP of 100 watts, from an elevation of -9.8 meters height above average terrain. New Wavo Communications Group sold the construction permit for the facility to North Texas Radio Group, L.P. on August 14, 2017. The facility callsign was changed to KOEE on September 18, 2018, inheriting the set from its sister station in Tipton, Oklahoma, which in turn, became KSOC. The KSOC callsign was long utilized by Urban One Adult Contemporary station KZMJ in the Metroplex, as "K-Soul 94.5". The callsign historically stands for Soul Of the City.
KOEE signed on the air on October 10, 2018, and received an initial License to Cover from the Federal Communications Commission on October 22, 2018.[1]
The station changed its call sign to KVUT on December 19, 2019.
On June 16, 2020, North Texas Radio Group, LP filed to transfer the license of KVUT to the University of Texas at Tyler, after a deal was reached to sell the station to the University for $120,000. UT-Tyler has announced that it intends to relaunch KVUT as an NPR and APM affiliated station, featuring talk programming, as well as Classical music by day, and Jazz evenings and overnight. UT-Tyler has also announced a target date of September 1 as the projected launch date.[2][3]
The facility itself, holds a construction permit to relocate to a University owned site in Bullard, where it will operate with 1,400 watts @ 166.8 meters, adding coverage of Tyler and Jacksonville to its coverage area.
References
External links
- KVUT in the FCC's FM station database
- KVUT on Radio-Locator
- KVUT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database