KOOP (FM)

KOOP
Broadcast areaAustin-Round Rock metropolitan area
Frequency91.7 MHz
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
Ownership
OwnerTexas Educational Broadcasting Co-operative, Inc.
History
First air date
December 17, 1994
Call sign meaning
Co-op
Technical information
Facility ID65320
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT26 meters
Links
WebcastKOOP Live Feed
Websitehttp://www.koop.org/

KOOP (91.7 FM) (pronounced 'co-op') is a noncommercial community radio station owned and operated by its members and staffed by volunteers.[1] The station broadcasts in Austin, Texas on 91.7 MHz at an effective radiated power of 3 kilowatts and is licensed to Texas Educational Broadcasting Co-operative, Inc., a nonprofit organization (doing business as KOOP Radio, previously Austin Co-op Radio). The station was assigned the KOOP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 27, 1993.[2]

The 91.7 frequency is shared with KVRX, the student radio station for The University of Texas at Austin. KOOP broadcasts on 91.7 FM from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. KVRX, which is licensed to the University, broadcasts during the remaining hours. KOOP streams online during KVRX's broadcast hours. KOOP's studios and transmitter are located separately in East Austin.

  1. ^ Gross, Joe (18 January 2006). "Music: Sweet sounds reverberate throughout our city". The Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.