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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF COMMUNITY RADIO
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Upcoming KOOP Events
Central Texas Learning Festival 2025
The Clear Spot 20th Anniversary at the Long Play Lounge
Latest Updates
World Radio Day 2025
KOOP Radio celebrates World Radio Day on February 13, 2025. “Since its origins, radio has been shown to be the most useful medium of social communication for humanity. Radio waves
Graveside Service’s 27th Anniversary
Graveside Service, KOOP Radio’s show of music and fun about dead celebrities, is now eligible for the Forever 27 Club. Graveside Service debuted on KOOP Radio on January 27, 1998.
Ideas are more Powerful than Arms!
KOOP Radio is kicking off our 2025 historically & culturally significant celebration events with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, observed on Monday Jan 20th and which KOOP Radio celebrates
30 Years of Stronger Than Dirt: Local Rock Program Celebrates Milestone
Crowds gathered inside 7th Street’s 13th Floor to celebrate the 30th anniversary of KOOP’s Stronger Than Dirt on Saturday, December 7th. Words and photos by River Holland Bryan The atmosphere
Program Highlights
Ukrainian Music on the International Folk Bazaar
On Wednesday’s edition of the International Folk Bazaar, Kim Simpson will play an hour’s worth of his favorite Ukrainian roots music, including Torban, Khartsyzy, 5’nizza, and more. Slava Ukraini. Wednesday,
All women blues, gospel & soul 45s on Crate Digger’s Gold!
On Wednesday, March 5th, your Buddy, Arturo, will be spinning all women blues, gospel & soul 45s on his Crate Digger’s Gold International Women’s Day Spectacular. Tune in to hear
Party Stains – A Weekly Update from Stronger Than Dirt Featuring Nots, The Devil Dogs, and Girls at Our Best
On this this week’s Stronger Than Dirt (Saturday, March 8, 8-10pm) Scott will be celebrating International Women’s Day with an episode showcasing all female artists and female voiced bands. Some featured
Remembering Joey Molland of Badfinger on Monday’s Off the Beatle Path
That’s Joey Molland of Badfinger photobombing Rush’s picture at the Brian Epstein statue in Liverpool at its unveiling in 2022. Joey passed away over the weekend at 77. He was
The Blog
Must be something in the air: Lauren Mayberry with Cult of Venus
Written by: Stefny Wednesday night I had to ditch the membership drive at the station (SORRY, KOOP!) but it was for a good reason – catching Chvrches‘ lead singer Lauren Mayberry‘s solo
Q&A with Coco Kinnon from Winona Fighter
So I wanted to, just see if you could tell me a little bit about the band and, what’s going on right now. So, Winona Fighter is myself. I’m the
SXSW Spotlight: Art Decade Creatives Showcase
SXSW is coming up soon and you may be asking yourself, “Which of these 1000 showcases should I catch? Where can I find the best of the best local artists?”
KOOP Feature: Ear Candy 2.0
By Ryan J. Nims Photo by Remi Fukamachi To a lot of people, soul music invokes classic Motown, Stax or Atlantic records. But for V. Marc Fort, a.k.a. DJ Marc,
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