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KLOL (101.1 MHz "Mega 101") is a commercial FM radio station in Houston, Texas. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a Spanish-language Latin pop radio format. KLOL serves as the Spanish-language flagship station for the Houston Texans football team.

In 1970, "I'm Free" by The Who ushered in a new format and call sign to the 101.1 frequency, and "The KLOL Legend" was born. In the early days, KLOL was known as "Mother's Family" and later "K101" and utilized what would be termed a freeform radio format, where each DJ would choose which records he wanted to play. The "Mother's Family" name was a reference to KFMK-FM (97.9, now KBXX), Houston's original progressive rock radio station, known as "Mother Radio."

A major contributor to the early and ongoing success of KLOL was the laid-back DJ Maurice "Crash" Collins. KLOL played cuts from mostly rock albums in the early years, but it was also possible to hear jazz, blues, folk music and R&B. In the mid-1970s the main rock competition to 101 KLOL was ABC-owned 96.5 KAUM. KAUM eventually switched to top 40 hits. In addition, 100.3 KILT-FM was also playing rock music, another competitor for KLOL.

By the late 1970s, KLOL had moved from progressive rock to an album-oriented rock sound, with a structured playlist of only the top tracks from the best selling albums. The station changed its moniker to "101 KLOL." KLOL achieved victory in early 1981 against format rival KILT-FM, which soon changed its format to country music. Shortly thereafter, KLOL had another rival in 97ROCK (96.5 KSRR) and one of the fiercest AOR battles of the 1980s commenced. KLOL once again won the battle as KSRR flipped to top 40 as KKHT in 1986 (and is now KHMX).

KLOL mellowed somewhat in the 1980s, as did many AORs, but the playlist remained quite wide. The station's core artists were The Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Van Halen, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin, Boston, The Police and Tom Petty.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, KLOL was one of the top-rated AOR stations in the United States. KLOL featured legendary morning hosts Mark Stevens and Jim Pruett and their "Stevens and Pruett Show," chalking up both high ratings and several fines from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for "offensive content." Dayna Steele anchored mid-days, and the "Steele-workers" were numerous. And in the evenings it was "Outlaw Radio", an active rock show with "a lot of attitude." KLOL was regularly in the top 3 in that time frame.