KUTX 98.9 is your summer soundtrack with Wet, Hot Austin Summer — a season-long celebration of Austin’s music, heat and community. Tune in for sun-soaked playlists, ticket giveaways, and live events. KUTX is turning up the fun all summer long.

The Long Center and KUTX 98.9’s The Drop-In returns May 22 with free weekly summer concerts on the lawn, running Thursday evenings through August 14. This year’s lineup features a dynamic mix of iconic and emerging Austin artists — set against skyline views and a one-of-a-kind 3D-printed stage.

KUTX Live at Scholz Garten brings music fans closer to some of the developing and must-see artists of the 2025 SXSW Music Conference. Join us for four exclusive early morning broadcasts from 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, March 12, through Saturday, March 15. Experience live performances from highly anticipated artists from around the world.

Austin’s favorite family-friendly live music series, KUTX 98.9’s Rock the Park, is making an energetic return to Mueller Lake Park. Get ready for an electrifying lineup featuring a hand-picked mix of local talent, including the high-energy grooves of Grandmaster, the genre-blending magic of LP Giobbi, the diverse rap styles of Tribe Mafia the rich cultural sounds of the Akins Mariachi Band, the indie charm of Telephone Company and more.

Light the candles and cue the waltz: Texas Standard, the national daily news show of Texas, is celebrating its 10th birthday with a yearlong celebration packed with stories, retrospectives and celebrations in cities across the Lone Star state. Since its debut on March 2, 2015, the show has been the go-to source for insightful reporting on the issues shaping Texas and the nation – all from a uniquely Texan perspective.

For the podcast "24 Hours in Austin," 20 audio producers spent months documenting a handful of days in the life of Austin. They spent 24 hours straight in one location listening to people’s stories or struggles or whatever happened to be on their mind. They found that as big as Austin has gotten, standing still, it gets a little smaller.

KUT News and KUTX 98.9 General Manager Debbie Hiott has been elected to the NPR board of directors by NPR member station peers from across the country.

Music nerd, rare vinyl collector, radio afficionado and KUTX Music Director Rick McNulty takes the wheel as afternoon drive time host on KUTX 98.9 from 5 to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday. He takes the shift held by Jody Denberg who recently retired.

The new podcast “(SPF 1000) Vampire Sunscreen” fuels bold conversations by asking, “What is the darkness to you?” Hosted by Austin Music Industry Hall of Famer Laurie Gallardo, “Vampire Sunscreen” conversations get to the heart of guests’ personal philosophies, internal struggles and creative journeys that shaped them.

KUT News won two National Edward R. Murrow Awards – among the most respected journalism awards in the world – for a report on I-35 noise concerns and a story about a group of crows that has been visiting an East Austin library for years.