KDHT-FM
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KGSR is an Adult Album Alternative
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Cedar Park, Texas
, serving the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. KGSR is owned and operated by Emmis Communications
and has undergone changes over time in its music selection and signal. http://www.austinpost.org/content/does-kgsr-fm-still-sound-like-austin.
By 2001, the station returned to Top 40, this time as Dance-intensive KXMG as "Mega 93.3". It was also at this time that the ownership changed the city of license to Cedar Park.
In 2003, Emmis acquired the station and in the process evolved toward a R&B/Hip-Hop direction as KDHT "Hot 93.3".
On November 17, 2009, KDHT began stunting, leading to speculation that it would flip to Talk, but on November 20, 2009, Emmis revealed that KGSR would move over to the 93.3 frequency to start a 10-day simulcast until December 1, when KGSR's 107.1 signal takes a Regional Mexican format as KLZT.
On December 13, 2010 KGSR began simulcasting on FM translator K274AX 102.7 FM Austin, TX. This lasted until October 20, 2011 when K274AX switched to a comedy format, relaying KGSR-HD3.
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
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Radio station
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licensed to Cedar Park, Texas
Cedar Park, Texas
Cedar Park is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population is 48,937. The city is a major suburb of Austin, the center of which is approximately to the southeast, although Austin directly borders Cedar Park at the latter's...
, serving the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. KGSR is owned and operated by Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio stations and magazines in the United States, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.-History:...
and has undergone changes over time in its music selection and signal. http://www.austinpost.org/content/does-kgsr-fm-still-sound-like-austin.
History
The station began in 1961 as tiny KLEN-FM (later KIXS-FM) a small local station serving Killeen and the Fort Hood area. During daylight hours the station was simulcast on AM 1050, now KRMY. In 1986, KIXS upgraded its signal to reach Austin while still covering Killeen and relaunched as KBTS "B-93. It was an immediate success but a merger with competing top 40 KHFI forced a series of format and call letter changes including KMMX adult contemporary, KLNC country, KAJZ smooth jazz and all 70s.By 2001, the station returned to Top 40, this time as Dance-intensive KXMG as "Mega 93.3". It was also at this time that the ownership changed the city of license to Cedar Park.
In 2003, Emmis acquired the station and in the process evolved toward a R&B/Hip-Hop direction as KDHT "Hot 93.3".
On November 17, 2009, KDHT began stunting, leading to speculation that it would flip to Talk, but on November 20, 2009, Emmis revealed that KGSR would move over to the 93.3 frequency to start a 10-day simulcast until December 1, when KGSR's 107.1 signal takes a Regional Mexican format as KLZT.
On December 13, 2010 KGSR began simulcasting on FM translator K274AX 102.7 FM Austin, TX. This lasted until October 20, 2011 when K274AX switched to a comedy format, relaying KGSR-HD3.