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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF COMMUNITY RADIO
It's Fall Membership Drive!
Public media is shifting, and the ripple effects are hitting community radio. As major broadcasters pivot to survive funding cuts, stations like KOOP—already running on tight budgets—face new challenges. But we’ve never relied on CPB funding. We rely on something stronger: people like you.
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The Microchip Revolution
The Microchip Revolution explores the fascinating world of electronic sound. Every Saturday afternoon at 4pm, DJ Flower Punk digs into several
Darkside Daddy
Many a moon ago, in Cleveland OH, there was DJ named Pete Meyers. While on air, Mr. Meyers called himself
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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
Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
KOOP is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law 35 years ago on July 26, 1990. The ADA represents a defining
KOOP Community Council Subcommittee on Racial Justice & Systemic Racism
You are invited to MONKEYWRENCH BOOKSTORE on Friday night July 18th 2025 at 8:30pm to one of a series of credibly documented PowerPoint presentation-dialogues on Racial Justice Issues of Historical
Program Highlights
Larry Seaman on The Singer and the Song
The Singer and the Song welcomes Larry Seaman. Larry was a member of historic Austin power pop/new wave band Standing Waves from those great Raul’s Club days, and now he’s
Waterboys Tix on Be Kind Rewind
Today, September 12 @ 3:30pm-4:30pm- Catch Lacifer & Kim’s 80s picks in honor of Membership Drive… And they’re showing gratitude to KOOP Radio‘s extraordinary and ‘bonnie’ listeners with tickets to see Scottish rockers
Party Stains – A Weekly Update from Stronger Than Dirt Featuring The Boys, The Baby Shakes, and Os Mutantes
For this week’s show I will be spinning some of my favorite tunes including music by the Countdown 5, Os Mutantes, Glitter Band, Boys (RIP Honest John Plain), The Quick,
Adventures in Sound Goes to the Movies!
This Saturday on Adventures in Sound: We Go to the Movies! Join host Dennis Campa to hear songs (and dialogue) from some of his favorite movies. Melinda Bee (from The
The Blog
Do you still feel part of something loud?
by Stefny! At the Disco On Sunday, August 24, I finally got to see a band I’ve been wanting to see since the 7th grade. That’s right everyone, I finally
There’s No Hidin’ Place Down Here: Folkville
By Ryan J Nims Folkville was a music venue operated in the 80s that featured folk and Americana music. Many of Austin’s folk musicians got their start at the club,
Pilot Of The Airwaves: My Journey to Becoming a Certified Programmer
“Are you going to be a programmer?” “What kind of show do you want?” These are questions I’ve been asked many times since I began volunteering for KOOP a couple
All my friends are metalheads…
words + photos by Stefny! At the Disco When I was 10 years old, I went to the movies with my two best friends and my mom to see the high
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