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Where and when is Austin City Limits taped?
KLRU typically begins taping new shows in the spring/summer before the season premieres. However, the producers will take advantage of an artist’s touring schedule if it brings a desired act into KLRU’s vicinity.
According to the mythology, Austin City Limits is taped on an Austin hillside above the city. In reality, the show is recorded in a KLRU television studio located on the University of Texas campus. The studio is located on the 6th floor of the U.T. Communications Building B. The famous skyline set, based on a photograph of the city taken from south Austin, debuted in 1982 for Season 7 and has remained the series' backdrop ever since.
The program has occasionally featured shows recorded elsewhere, including at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.