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On December 9, 2006, the station began broadcasting from its new facilities on 3823 Airport Blvd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A429275 |title=Naked City |publisher=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=2006-12-15 |accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref> KOOP currently operates with all new, [[state-of-the-art]] equipment in its main studio and plans to have a second air studio operational by the end of 2007.{{Updateneed|date=September 2008}} Its new location also includes two pre-production rooms and improved office and meeting areas.{{Fact|date=September 2008}} While no longer located in [[downtown Austin]], the new location is considered a huge improvement over the crumbling spaces the station broadcast from during its first 11 years.{{Who|date=September 2008}} |
On December 9, 2006, the station began broadcasting from its new facilities on 3823 Airport Blvd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A429275 |title=Naked City |publisher=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=2006-12-15 |accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref> KOOP currently operates with all new, [[state-of-the-art]] equipment in its main studio and plans to have a second air studio operational by the end of 2007.{{Updateneed|date=September 2008}} Its new location also includes two pre-production rooms and improved office and meeting areas.{{Fact|date=September 2008}} While no longer located in [[downtown Austin]], the new location is considered a huge improvement over the crumbling spaces the station broadcast from during its first 11 years.{{Who|date=September 2008}} |
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KOOP suffered from another fire on January 5, 2008 as a result of arson by a station volunteer for reasons not factually reported as of yet. |
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KOOP suffered from another fire on January 5, 2008 as a result of [[arson]] by a station volunteer who was upset over a change of playlists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=4211580 |title=Man Sets Station on Fire Over Playlist |publisher=[[ABC News]]/[[Associated Press]] |date=2007-01-29}}</ref> KOOP was off the air for nineteen days before resuming broadcasts using a facility donated by [[Entercom Communications]].<ref name=citizine>{{cite web |url=http://www.citizinemag.com/texas/0802_koopradio.htm |title=Fire Dept. Says They've Caught KOOP Arsonist |last=White |first=Thom |publisher=Citizine}}</ref> The station moved back into its permanent studios and resumed broadcasting on the morning of September 26, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/092508kvue_KOOP_moves_back-cb.af860cad.html |title=KOOP-FM moving back to Airport Blvd. studios |date=2008-09-25 |accessdate=2008-09-26 |publisher=[[KVUE]]}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of radio stations in Texas]] |
*[[List of radio stations in Texas]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 17:32, 28 September 2008
| Broadcast area | Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.7 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Texas Educational Community Broadcasting |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | Co-op |
| Links | |
| Webcast | KOOP Live Feed |
| Website | www.koop.org |
KOOP 91.7 FM (pronounced 'co-op') is a noncommercial community radio station owned and operated by its members. The station broadcasts in Austin, Texas, on 91.7 MHz with a power of 3000 watts, but is licensed to the small unincorporated community of Hornsby, just outside the Austin city limits.
The 91.7 frequency is shared with KVRX, the student radio station for The University of Texas at Austin. KOOP, licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the Board of Directors of the Texas Educational Community Broadcasting (d.b.a. Austin Co-op Radio), broadcasts on 91.7 FM from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. KVRX, licensed to The University of Texas, broadcasts during the remaining hours. KOOP streams online during broadcast hours.
Fires
KOOP's building suffered two fires in early 2006. [1] The first, on January 6, 2006, brought the radio station down for five days and forced it to begin searching for a new home. Before that search was complete, a second fire, on February 4, 2006, damaged all remaining studio equipment. KVRX broadcast during KOOP's broadcast hours until February 22, 2006, when KOOP began temporarily broadcasting from the studios of KMFA.[2][3]
On December 9, 2006, the station began broadcasting from its new facilities on 3823 Airport Blvd.[4] KOOP currently operates with all new, state-of-the-art equipment in its main studio and plans to have a second air studio operational by the end of 2007.[needs update] Its new location also includes two pre-production rooms and improved office and meeting areas.[citation needed] While no longer located in downtown Austin, the new location is considered a huge improvement over the crumbling spaces the station broadcast from during its first 11 years.[who?]
KOOP suffered from another fire on January 5, 2008 as a result of arson by a station volunteer for reasons not factually reported as of yet.
See also
External links
- ^ Vargas, Hermelinda (2006-02-05). "Artists look for new space after downtown fire". News 8 Austin. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ Panek, Tracey (2006-06-26). "KOOP has big plans for a community radio station". News 8 Austin.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|acessdate=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Cite error: The named reference
citizinewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Naked City". The Austin Chronicle. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2008-09-26.