ABOUT KUT

The official KUT mission is “to be the most trusted radio source for news and music in Central Texas.” In real terms, that means we strive every day to bring you insightful news coverage and music that gets us fired up. This page includes a lot of information that we need to share with you. But what we want you to know is that our entire staff is devoted to bringing you the best news and music in Central Texas every day—every hour, every minute that we’re on the air. (Scheduled to be an in-studio guest? We’ve got helpful info for you right here.)

KUT Austin and KUTX San Angelo are licensed by the FCC to the Board of Regents of The University of Texas and operate as a department within the College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin.

Things You Need To Know

Now, on to those things we need to share with you…

Our Mission
To be the most trusted radio source for news and music in Central Texas.

Our Music
KUT plays music that matters to Austin. Music that is hand-picked for qualities of substance and integrity; music that is as innovative, authentic, and passionate as the city itself.

Our Operating Principles

Public Service Committed: We strive for excellence in the quality and credibility of the programs we acquire and produce, as well as the reliability of our broadcast service. We organize work processes, procedures, resources and priorities around audience service.

Outcome Driven: We approach every task with a clear goal in mind and habitually ask the question, “What is the outcome we are looking for?” We recognize that every action, activity and communication produces an outcome and we are purposeful about the outcome we seek.

Performance Focused: We focus on quality performance and optimal efficiency by setting clear expectations, providing needed resources, establishing goals, structuring our work habits and prioritizing our tasks. Each person is held accountable for their outcomes and is recognized for their achievements.

Collaboration and Respect: We accomplish tasks while respecting differences in approach, style, work loads and assignments. We are mindful of individual differences. We promote the importance of collaboration and we seek out opportunities to contribute to public service.

Helpful Documents

These documents link to PDFs; just click the link to download them to your computer. (You’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader; you can download it here .)

• 2006 Organizational Chart
• 2005 Annual Report
• 2004 Annual Report
• Cost By Show
• Quarterly Equal Employment Opportunity Report – KUT follows the Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Program Policy Statement of the University of Texas. For more information, see the University of Texas Policy Statement.