KKXT

KKXT (91.7 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Dallas, Texas, USA.

Programming

The station broadcasts an adult album alternative music format featuring a mix of local and national programming. KXT music coordinator Gini Mascorro hosts "The KXT Morning Show" on weekday mornings and Joe Kozera serves as host for the afternoon show.

The station has hosted several in-studio performances since its inception, welcoming the likes of Chrissie Hynde, Violent Femmes, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Pete Yorn, Sondre Lerche, Guy Clark, and Rogue Wave to play live sessions on-air. These sessions have been archived at kxt.org.

KKXT also airs World Cafe, a nightly radio show syndicated by NPR, on weeknights with an overnight encore airing. The station also airs UnderCurrents nightly. Other special programs aired on KXT include: eTown, Acoustic Café, American Routes and The Latin Alternative.

History

Early Beginnings

KKXT was founded in 1950 by the Elkins Institute, at the time known as Texas Trade School, as KVTT 88.5 FM ("The Voice of Texas Trade School"), which used it as a training ground for students including Rush Limbaugh, and moved to 91.7 FM in the late 1960s to early 1970s.