KMFA

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KMFA
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City of license Austin, Texas
Broadcast area Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area
Branding Classical 89.5 KMFA
Slogan Your home for the classics
Frequency 89.5 (MHz)
First air date 1:00pm CST, January 29, 1967
Format Classical
ERP 40,000 watts
HAAT 398 meters (1,306 ft)
Class C1
Facility ID 8685
Callsign meaning Klassical Music For Austin
Owner Capitol Broadcasting Association
Webcast KMFA Live Feed
Website www.kmfa.org

KMFA FM 89.5 is an Austin, Texas non-profit, listener-supported radio station playing classical music and licensed in Austin, Texas with an effective radiated power of 40,000 watts. It is currently under ownership of Capitol Broadcasting Association. The broadcast schedule consists of playlists announced by local hosts, as well as nationally syndicated broadcasts, including those from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera during its season, and the Radio Netherlands Live! at the Concertgebouw series. On the weekends, the NPR program From the Top, showcasing young classical musicians, is heard on KMFA, as well as a program of classical music from the School of Music at the University of Texas-Austin. During the overnight hours (generally 10 PM to 6 AM), the Music Through the Night service from Public Radio International is heard.

KMFA is licensed to broadcast a digital hybrid HD signal.[1]

History

At 1:00pm CST, January 29, 1967 KMFA signed on the air with Gioachino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".

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