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Rag Radio
Rag Radio is an hour-long news and public affairs program broadcast Fridays, 2-3 p.m. (CT), on KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin
Beat Happenings
Beat Happenings is a new collective hosted by Jenny, Saint Annie, and Stefny! at the Disco. Each week we bring
Spin Cycle
Each week, a rotating trio of DJs spins an all-vinyl set, tumbling through fresh themes with spotless tunes. Like a
Upcoming KOOP Events
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Business Members
Thanks to all of KOOP's Business Members for their continued support!
Latest Updates
KOOP Community Nonprofit Partner Spotlight – Raegan Bass with Inside Books Project
KOOP Radio wraps up its month-long celebration of World Literacy Day as KOOP Community Council member Nora Redfern sat down for a conversation with Raegan Bass who is with KOOP
KOOP Elections 2025
Attention KOOP listeners! Did you know that KOOP is a true cooperative, run primarily by volunteers and supporters? Now is your chance to take a leadership role in the KOOP
Get Thanked!
This drive we’ve got a great shirt and tote designed by our very own DJ Pink B! Donate at $15 a month or $100 one-time and we’ll thank you with
KOOP Radio Celebrates World Literacy Day
KOOP Radio is celebrating World Literacy Day on September 8, 2025, and all month long. The initiative was conceived in 1965 at the “World Conference of Ministers of Education on
Program Highlights
’80s Rockabilly Romp on Be Kind Rewind
Tune in to Be Kind Rewind when Kim Simpson spins a whole stack of ripe-for-rediscovery ’80s rockabilly revival records. Artists include The Bopcats, Restless (pictured), Ray Campi, The Shakin’ Pyramids,
Designing Education: Queer Practice (on Sweet Tea)
In this episode of Sweet Tea, designer and educator Jonathan Sangster (they/them) joins Parke for a conversation on queering the classroom and reimagining design education as a space of liberation.
Party Stains – A Weekly Update from Stronger Than Dirt Featuring Cheap Fix, Art Brut, and Yardbirds
Some FEATURED ARTISTS on this week’s Stronger Than Dirt (Saturday, October 25, 8-10pm) include Yardbirds (RIP Chris Dreja, Milk ‘N’ Cookies, Saints, Markus, Stereolab, Donnas, Chicks on Speed, Rogers Sisters, Cheveu,
Adventures in (Jazz) Sound – Oct 25
Tune in on Saturday, October 25, 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
The Blog
I Lost All My Innocence at the Addison Rae World Tour: A Concert Review
By Zelenny Lozano / Pink B Austin put its “Headphones On” for Addison Rae this September for her first world tour at ACL Live at the Moody Theater. Addison released
KOOP Feature: Creature Feature
By Ryan J Nims In 1982, in Bristol, UK, a sound system called Wild Bunch popped onto the scene. While mostly a local thing throughout the 80s, by the time
A Glimpse Inside The Magic Box with DJ Loud Patrick
by Meg McAllister DJ Loud Patrick, aka the Boogerbear in the booth, can’t remember a time when KOOP radio wasn’t a part of his life. As an Austinite, raised (as
Album Review: AFI – Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…
By Ryan J Nims AFI have had a lot of eras: starting out as a hardcore punk band, they moved into horror punk, goth-tinged emo, and now straight up goth.
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