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You Are Part of the Signal! Thank You!
For ten days, we asked you to Be Part of the Signal. And you answered with incredible generosity.
Together, we not only met our Fall Membership Drive fundraising goal, we did it with an extraordinary show of support for KOOP and the programs you love.
For almost 32 years, KOOP has been about something bigger than radio. It’s about people sharing music, stories, ideas, and voices that matter, and a community willing to listen, participate, and support one another.
That’s what Be Part of the Signal means to us. The signal isn’t just what comes from our antenna. It comes from all of us. And thanks to you, it keeps getting stronger.
What's Happening

The Lounge Show
The Lounge Show is the Birthplace of “Keep Austin Weird” (Thanks to Red Wassenich!) The Lounge Show first aired on

Stronger Than Dirt
Stronger Than Dirt airs every Saturday night from 8-10 CST/CDT on KOOP Radio. Host Scott Gardner showcases high energy underground and

The Singer and the Song
The Singer and the Song welcomes performing musicians who come into KOOP to perform live for the whole hour, though
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Latest Updates

We’d Like To Thank You!
We’ve got some great thank you gifts this Membership Drive, including our t-shirt with a fantastic design from our cery own Grace Reyer of The Clear Spot! Here’s how you

KOOP Members to Vote on Proposed Bylaw Amendment
The KOOP Board of Directors has approved submitting a proposed amendment to Article Ten of the KOOP Bylaws to the station’s voting membership for consideration. The proposed amendment would move KOOP’s Annual

City of Austin Opens FY27 ACME Grant Cycle
Austin’s creative community has another major opportunity to bring new ideas to life. The City of Austin’s Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) Office has officially opened the FY27 ACME Grant

World Refugee Day Celebration Event: What Refugee Communities Can Contribute to Societies
by Asfa Awan Preparations for this year’s World Refugee Day event began against a backdrop of institutional nervousness and in an increasingly precarious political environment. Challenges almost prevented an in-person
Program Highlights

Grace Lee on Creature Feature
Creature Feature will have a live call from artist Grace Lee on Friday, 9/25 at 8 pm (koop.org & HD3). Grace just released an album called “Lily Pads” in late

Shanna in a Dress on The Singer and the Song
The Singer and the Song welcomes Shanna in a Dress. Shanna is funny, vibrant, quirky, clever, and endlessly entertaining. Am I describing her music or Shanna the person? Yes, and

Special 2-Hour “Adventures in (Jazz) Sound” on 9/26
Tune in on Saturday, September 26, for a special two-hour Adventures in (Jazz) Sound! Every four weeks, Dennis Campa combines The Jazz Show and Adventures in Sound for a celebration

Party Stains – A Weekly Update from Stronger Than Dirt Featuring Neon Kittens, The Rondelles, and Split Enz
Some FEATURED ARTISTS on this week’s Stronger Than Dirt (Saturday, September 26, 8-10pm) include Tingling Mother’s Circus, Spencer Davis Group, Split Enz, Huns, Girls at Our Best, 20/20, Akiko Yano, Thin
The Blog

40 Years of Talk Talk’s The Colour of Spring
By Ryan J. Nims In the mid 90’s, I got my first turntable–a basic Radio Shack model–which lasted me a good 25 years before it finally gave out. With that

MAMAMOO’s New Era Brings Them Back to Texas
By Zelenny Lozano / Pink B “Are you ready?” Solar asked the arena full of enthusiastic Moomoos (the term of endearment for K-pop group MAMAMOO’s fans) who cheered enthusiastically in

Chad Lovell Remembered at Dallas Venue Trees
By Ryan J. Nims On August 9th, Course of Empire drummer Chad Lovell’s friends, family and former bandmates organized a celebration of life for what would have been his 60th

Completely Starstrukk by 3OH!3, Bowling For Soup, and Simple Plan
By Stefny Friday night was the most fun I’ve had in a long time, and I have the gentlemen from the “Bigger Than You Think! Tour – The Sequel” to
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