Longhorns and Austin FC on the Radio: Where to Listen in Austin

On a fall Saturday in Austin, the radio call of a Longhorns game is everywhere: in cars stuck in game-day traffic, at tailgates, and in living rooms where fans mute the TV and turn up the radio. Here is where to find it, plus the city’s MLS team.

Texas Longhorns: the Longhorn Radio Network

UT Athletics publishes the Longhorn Radio Network’s affiliate list on TexasSports.com. For football in Austin it lists KVET 1300 AM, marked with an asterisk, and KVET 98.1 FM. The FCC’s public files show both licensed to Austin.

City	Station	Frequency
Austin	KVET	1300 AM
Austin	KVET	98.1 FM
San Antonio	WOAI	1200 AM
Houston	KBME	790 AM
Marble Falls	KBEY	103.9 FM
Fredericksburg	KNAF	910 AM

These are a few of the stations on UT’s football list, which runs from Abilene to McAllen. UT suggests checking the list for a station near you, and for Houston it notes that broadcast conflicts may send the game to alternate stations listed on KBME’s website.

Streaming and satellite

UT Athletics says audio streaming is available at TexasSports.com/audio, and that iPhone and Android users can stream the broadcast free by downloading the Texas Longhorns app. Football broadcasts are also on SiriusXM satellite radio, and select games for certain other sports are carried on SiriusXM nationwide. Streams can lag behind the live radio call, so if you want to sync the radio with a TV broadcast, over-the-air radio is usually the closest to live.

Other UT sports

The Longhorn Radio Network covers more than football, and UT publishes separate affiliate lists by sport. Basketball and baseball, for example, may air on a different set of stations. Check the current list on TexasSports.com at the start of each season.

Austin FC

Austin FC says all 34 of its 2026 MLS regular-season matches feature live local radio broadcasts on iHeartRadio’s ALT 97.5 in English and on Univision’s TUDN Radio Austin, 104.3-HD2, in Spanish, as in the club’s first five seasons. Lincoln Rose continues as the English-language play-by-play announcer, a role he has held since the club’s inaugural season. ALT 97.5’s own site invites fans to listen to every Austin FC match.

Language	Station	Notes
English	ALT 97.5	iHeartRadio station; also streams in the iHeart app
Spanish	TUDN Radio Austin, 104.3-HD2	Needs an HD Radio receiver over the air, or the stream

Watching on TV

TV rights for college and pro sports change often and many games are on cable or streaming services. FOX 7 Austin’s website has sections for Texas Longhorns and Austin FC coverage. For the local stations you can watch free with an antenna, see Austin TV Channels: The Local Stations You Can Watch for Free.

Game-day reception

An ordinary radio does not depend on a data connection, which makes it handy at a crowded game. KVET 1300 AM, an AM station, can be noisy near electronics; FM 98.1 is usually cleaner if you are close to the city. If reception at home is the problem, Better FM and AM Reception in Austin: Fixes for Home and Car has fixes.

Before each season

• Check the team’s own broadcast page; flagship deals and affiliate lists change.
• Save the stations as presets in your car.
• Install the Texas Longhorns app or the iHeart app before game day.
• For Spanish-language Austin FC, check that your radio supports HD Radio.

Following a game on a budget

You do not need a subscription to follow the Longhorns. The radio call on KVET is free over the air in Austin, the Texas Longhorns app streams the audio free according to UT Athletics, and the affiliate list covers much of the state. For Austin FC, ALT 97.5 and TUDN Radio Austin carry every regular-season match on free radio. The only costs are optional: an HD Radio receiver for the Spanish broadcast, or a satellite radio subscription for out-of-state listening.

Announcers and continuity

Part of the appeal of local radio is the familiar voices. Austin FC notes that Lincoln Rose has called its English-language matches since the inaugural season, and that its Spanish-language play-by-play announcer has worked in Central Texas Spanish-language radio since 1999. Longhorn broadcasts likewise have long-serving crews; UT publishes its broadcast teams on TexasSports.com each season.

If you listen in a car on game day, set two presets for the same broadcast, the AM and FM signals listed by UT, and switch whenever traffic, overpasses or distance make one of them noisy. It is the simplest way to keep the call clean all the way to the stadium.