KOOP (FM)

KOOP

Hornsby, Texas, United States
Broadcast area	Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area
Frequency	91.7 MHz
Programming
Format	Community radio
Ownership
Owner	Texas Educational Broadcasting Co-operative, Inc.
History
First air date	December 17, 1994
Call sign meaning	Co-op
Technical information
Facility ID	65320
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	26 meters
Links
Webcast	KOOP Live Feed
Website	http://www.koop.org/

KOOP (91.7 FM) (pronounced 'co-op') is a noncommercial community radio station owned and operated by its members and staffed by volunteers.^[1] The station broadcasts in Austin, Texas on 91.7 MHz at an effective radiated power of 3 kilowatts and is licensed to Texas Educational Broadcasting Co-operative, Inc., a nonprofit organization (doing business as KOOP Radio, previously Austin Co-op Radio). The station was assigned the KOOP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 27, 1993.^[2]

The 91.7 frequency is shared with KVRX, the student radio station for The University of Texas at Austin. KOOP 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, which is licensed to the University, broadcasts during the remaining hours. KOOP streams online during KVRX's broadcast hours. KOOP's studios and transmitter are located separately in East Austin.