KHFI-FM

KHFI-FM (known as "96-7 KISS-FM") is an Austin, Texas radio station playing Top 40 (CHR) and licensed to Georgetown, Texas. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September 2014), it broadcasts with an ERP of 100,000 Watts from a transmitter site near West Lake Hills, Texas. 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; it has broadcast here since 2002 after moving from a downtown Austin office building off of Barton Springs Road.

History

The 96.7 Frequency

What is now KHFI originally began operation as KGTN-FM on March 1, 1972. KGTN was originally a small low power "rim-shot" station serving only Georgetown, and was the full time companion to then daytime only KGTN (now KZNX in Creedmoor). In 1987, the FCC approved a power upgrade to serve all of Austin and a new transmitter site was constructed near Sandy Creek at Lake Travis and the frequency was changed to 96.5 becoming "96.5 The Fox" (KQFX Georgetown). Later, the station changed to an oldies format, moved frequencies back to 96.7 MHz, increased power to 100,000 watts, and moved its tower to its current location near West Lake Hills, Texas.