KVET (AM)

KVET

Austin, Texas
Broadcast area	Greater Austin
Frequency	1300 kHz
Branding	AM 1300 The Zone
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio Houston Texans Round Rock Express San Antonio Spurs KTKR/San Antonio Texas Longhorns
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KASE-FM KHFI-FM KPEZ KVET-FM
History
First air date	October 13, 1946 (1946-10-13)
Call sign meaning	Station was established by World War II veterans[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35850
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	30°22′30″N 97°42′58″W / 30.37500°N 97.71611°W / 30.37500; -97.71611
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	am1300thezone.iheart.com

KVET (1300 kHz) is an AM radio station in Austin, Texas. It is owned by iHeartMedia, and carries a sports radio format with both local sports shows and programming from Fox Sports Radio.

KVET uses a directional antenna, broadcasting at 5,000 watts to the northwest over the Texas Hill Country during the daytime and 1,000 watts to the south over central Austin at night. The transmitter site is just a few miles north of downtown, on Metric Boulevard.^[3] KVET shares studios and offices with four other sister stations in the Penn Field complex in the South Congress district (or "SoCo") of south central Austin, within walking distance of St. Edward's University.