KOOP Radio 91.7 FM
AUSTIN'S COMMUNITY RADIO SINCE 1994
Aaaaand we're back!
We are happy to share that our FM transmitter is back on the air, sounding loud and clear following the recent repair work! Thank you all for your patience and support throughout the outage—and for pivoting over to our 24/7 web stream at koop.org!
Thank you again for your continued support and solidarity and for reminding us everyday that THIS IS WHAT COMMUNITY SOUNDS LIKE.

New Kids On The Block
DJ Izdee founded the *New Kids on the Block* collective as a launchpad for KOOP Radio’s newest programmers, providing a

Folkville
Folkville was real, a folk music club back in the day located at 29th @ San Jacinto in Austin. Proprietor

Le Chateau Daddy-O
…KOOP Radio, in accordance with common decency and public outcry, confines the broadcast of Le Chateau Daddy-O to between the
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Ah shit, here we go again, another night out here with all my friends
by Stefny! At the Disco Friday night was craaaaaazy. It was my first time back hosting Beat Happenings since September AND I got to see Yellowcard and A Day To Remember bring their Maximum Fun Tour

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
Program Highlights

Party Stains – A Weekly Update from Stronger Than Dirt Featuring The Equals, The Squares, and Soft Boys
Some FEATURED ARTISTS on this week’s Stronger Than Dirt (Saturday, December 6, 8-10pm) include the Equals, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity, Iron Virgin, Soft Boys, Teardrop Explodes, Hilly Michaels

Ira Gershwin on Adventures in Sound
This Saturday on Adventures in Sound: We’ll celebrate the birth anniversary of lyricist Ira Gershwin. Gershwin co-wrote many classic pop songs, in a career that spanned many decades.He collaborated with

Matthew Payne on The Singer and the Song
The Singer and the Song welcomes Matthew Payne. As soon as you start listening to Matthew, it becomes quickly apparent that he grew up right here in Central Texas, Dripping

Latin America: Songs of Migration
This week on The Geography of Sound, we explore Latin America: Songs of Migration — stories of movement, memory, and belonging through the music of our continent. Migration is more
The Blog

Pop Punk’s New Poster Child: Taylor Acorn Plays Antone’s
By Zelenny Lozano / Pink B There are few music artists keeping emo-era pop punk alive, but Nashville-based Taylor Acorn showed up at Antone’s ready to revive those nostalgic vibes

Thanksgiving hangz with Shane Told from Silverstein
by Stefny! At the Disco Last Thursday in the US was Thanksgiving, but for Canadians, it was just a Thursday (their Thanksgiving is mid-October) and that worked out great for

Ah shit, here we go again, another night out here with all my friends
by Stefny! At the Disco Friday night was craaaaaazy. It was my first time back hosting Beat Happenings since September AND I got to see Yellowcard and A Day To Remember bring their Maximum Fun Tour

A brief chat with Dustin Kensrue from Thrice
by Stefny! At the Disco On the morning of October 21, I received confirmation that I would be granted the opportunity to interview the band Thrice before their show at
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