Kkxt

KKXT

KKXT (91.7 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Dallas, Texas, USA. The signal originated in 1950 as KVTT "The V)oice of T)exas T)rade School. It was sold in 1970 to a different trade school (the broadcast oriented Elkins Institute) which established a non commercial arm to serve as licensee of KVTT. Elkins had owned a commercial station (102.9 KQRO/KEIR, later KDTX, KMGC, now KDMX) from 1965 to 1970. Their KEIR (Elkins Institute Radio) was sold to Starr Broadcast Group (Peter and Michael Starr & WIlliam F. Buckley)so Elkins needed this other station to act as an educational platform. Station acted as early outlet for National Public Radio (prior to KERA-FM sign on in 8-74). KVTT aired the Watergate tape transcript reenactments produced b y NPR. KVTT was sold to Research Educational Foundation in 1976 and began a religious operation. http://www.knus99.com/fmlist.html The station was sold to Covenent Broadcast, then to current owner North Texas Public Broadcasting. Previously a Christian radio station as KVTT, the station relaunched as an adult album alternative station on November 9, 2009.