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===Public Radio Capital===
KBTC was sold to Public Radio Capital, which then leased the frequency to the [[University of Washington]]'s college station, 90.3 [[KEXP]].  KEXP wanted to extend its signal into the South Sound.  So it [[simulcast]] its regular [[alternative rock]] programming on 91.7, changing its call letters to '''KXOT'''.

On November 3, 2005, KEXP announced it was terminating operation on KXOT at the end of the calendar year due to a financial crunch. However, KEXP continued to simulcast on KXOT into 2006 while Public Radio Capital decided what to do with 91.7. On May 24, 2006, [[NPR]] [[network affiliate]] 94.9 [[KUOW-FM]] announced it signed a new lease with PRC.  KXOT returned to the air, run by KUOW-FM, but airing alternate programming as KUOW-2, in August 2006.

On May 15, 2012, PRC announced that it would drop its KUOW-2 programming on 91.7 on June 29.  However, this was delayed until July 2. The station went [[dark (broadcasting)|silent]] at midnight on that day, as the station was awaiting a new programming provider.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/58198/kxot-tacoma-to-drop-kuow2-programming/ |title = KXOT Tacoma To Drop KUOW2 Programming – RadioInsight}}</ref>

On January 7, 2013, the station returned to the air, from a new transmitter site on [[Gold Mountain (Washington)|Gold Mountain]], coupled with an increase in power to 23,000 watts.  The station aired the audio from Washington State's public affairs government television channel [[TVW (Washington)|TVW]].