KOOP Radio 91.7
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KOOP Radio, Community Radio in Austin, TX
Listen at 91.7 FM or stream wherever you are at koop.org
Listen at 91.7 FM or stream wherever you are at koop.org
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RIP Perry Bamonte.
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Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, dies aged 65
Starting as a roadie and guitar tech, Bamonte joined the band in 1990 after its breakthrough album Disintegration
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December 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
RIP Perry Bamonte.
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Today's Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from DJ Saltnteppa, host of Exclamation! (Friday 4:30pm-6), the show that's all about fun with upbeat/high energy music! And there's even a song dedication line!
December 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Today's Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from DJ Saltnteppa, host of Exclamation! (Friday 4:30pm-6), the show that's all about fun with upbeat/high energy music! And there's even a song dedication line!
This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED features poet Amanda Johnston talking about, and performing from, her poetry collection “Another Way to Say Enter.” A co-founder of Black Poets Speak Out, she is also the Executive Director of Torch Literary Arts and the 61st Texas Poet Laureate.
December 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED features poet Amanda Johnston talking about, and performing from, her poetry collection “Another Way to Say Enter.” A co-founder of Black Poets Speak Out, she is also the Executive Director of Torch Literary Arts and the 61st Texas Poet Laureate.
Merry Xmas y'all, this Best of 2025 Top 5 list is from DJ Nimbus, one of the members of the New Kids on the Block show. NKOTB is a show that allows DJs in their first year of programming to hone their broadcast skills and gain confidence. It streams every Wednesday night from 8-9 on koop.org.
December 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Merry Xmas y'all, this Best of 2025 Top 5 list is from DJ Nimbus, one of the members of the New Kids on the Block show. NKOTB is a show that allows DJs in their first year of programming to hone their broadcast skills and gain confidence. It streams every Wednesday night from 8-9 on koop.org.
Today's Best of 2025 Top list comes from Dennis Campa, host of Adventures in Sound (Saturday 1pm-2) and once a month host of Adventures in Jazz Sound (12pm-2).
December 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Today's Best of 2025 Top list comes from Dennis Campa, host of Adventures in Sound (Saturday 1pm-2) and once a month host of Adventures in Jazz Sound (12pm-2).
Last Sunday, Dec 21, Fuzzy Dunlap generously allocated his hour of Autobahn to the KOOP Christmas Players to present an original radio play called "I Wouldn't Trade Christmas" by Kim Loe, w/live music by Zack Wiggs & it's still available to be heard through the holidays at koop.org/program/auto...
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Last Sunday, Dec 21, Fuzzy Dunlap generously allocated his hour of Autobahn to the KOOP Christmas Players to present an original radio play called "I Wouldn't Trade Christmas" by Kim Loe, w/live music by Zack Wiggs & it's still available to be heard through the holidays at koop.org/program/auto...
New KOOP Programmers Incoming!!
Congratulations to Haris Quershi, Ross Topol and Ben Lution, who, after going through KOOP's training, are now officially certified, bonafide and qualified to step in front of the mic and broadcast over our airwaves!!
Congratulations to Haris Quershi, Ross Topol and Ben Lution, who, after going through KOOP's training, are now officially certified, bonafide and qualified to step in front of the mic and broadcast over our airwaves!!
December 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
New KOOP Programmers Incoming!!
Congratulations to Haris Quershi, Ross Topol and Ben Lution, who, after going through KOOP's training, are now officially certified, bonafide and qualified to step in front of the mic and broadcast over our airwaves!!
Congratulations to Haris Quershi, Ross Topol and Ben Lution, who, after going through KOOP's training, are now officially certified, bonafide and qualified to step in front of the mic and broadcast over our airwaves!!
This Best of 2025 Top 5 list is from DJ DaddyFemme, host of Mood Ring (Tuesday 4:30pm-6), a show that brings you a pansexual genre agnostic sonic sensation for every occasion. They are also a member of the Austin-centric 512unes (Wednesday 12pm-1) collective.
December 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This Best of 2025 Top 5 list is from DJ DaddyFemme, host of Mood Ring (Tuesday 4:30pm-6), a show that brings you a pansexual genre agnostic sonic sensation for every occasion. They are also a member of the Austin-centric 512unes (Wednesday 12pm-1) collective.
Today's Best of 2025 Top 5 list is from one of KOOP's newer programmers, DJ Photon, host of Full Blast (Monday 6pm-7), a show that brings you heavy grooves, juicy hooks and stadium riffs.
December 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Today's Best of 2025 Top 5 list is from one of KOOP's newer programmers, DJ Photon, host of Full Blast (Monday 6pm-7), a show that brings you heavy grooves, juicy hooks and stadium riffs.
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📣NOTICE:
Bird flu has been detected in dead birds in NW Austin. Austin Public Health requests the public take down their bird feeders & baths to discourage birds from congregating, refrain from handling deceased or sick wildlife, & avoid raw animal products. bit.ly/4gJxbD6
Bird flu has been detected in dead birds in NW Austin. Austin Public Health requests the public take down their bird feeders & baths to discourage birds from congregating, refrain from handling deceased or sick wildlife, & avoid raw animal products. bit.ly/4gJxbD6
State Agency Confirms Bird Flu Detected in a Wild Bird Within Austin-Travis County
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January 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
📣NOTICE:
Bird flu has been detected in dead birds in NW Austin. Austin Public Health requests the public take down their bird feeders & baths to discourage birds from congregating, refrain from handling deceased or sick wildlife, & avoid raw animal products. bit.ly/4gJxbD6
Bird flu has been detected in dead birds in NW Austin. Austin Public Health requests the public take down their bird feeders & baths to discourage birds from congregating, refrain from handling deceased or sick wildlife, & avoid raw animal products. bit.ly/4gJxbD6
Hold onto your hats & get ready for hilarious holiday hijinks as the KOOP Community Radio Players return to the airwaves for our 3rd Annual Holiday Radio Play, “I Wouldn’t Trade Christmas,” performed LIVE TONIGHT, SUN, DEC 21st, 7:30pm to 8:30pm on KOOP 91.7 FM and streaming worldwide at koop.org.
December 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hold onto your hats & get ready for hilarious holiday hijinks as the KOOP Community Radio Players return to the airwaves for our 3rd Annual Holiday Radio Play, “I Wouldn’t Trade Christmas,” performed LIVE TONIGHT, SUN, DEC 21st, 7:30pm to 8:30pm on KOOP 91.7 FM and streaming worldwide at koop.org.
It's an 80's Christmas show with your host Melinda Bee playing festive tracks from Orange Juice, Durutti Column, Captain Sensible, Klaus Nomi, and I promise I will not send you to Whamhalla. Today at 3:30 CST on KOOP Radio 91.7 or on the lovely interwebs at koop.org.
December 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It's an 80's Christmas show with your host Melinda Bee playing festive tracks from Orange Juice, Durutti Column, Captain Sensible, Klaus Nomi, and I promise I will not send you to Whamhalla. Today at 3:30 CST on KOOP Radio 91.7 or on the lovely interwebs at koop.org.
This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED presents its 20th-anniversary special, showcasing some of the program’s highlights over the years. (To learn more about the show, you can also check out Shea Trumeter’s 2024 interview with host, Allan Campbell, at our station’s website: koop.org/2024/11/koop...)
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED presents its 20th-anniversary special, showcasing some of the program’s highlights over the years. (To learn more about the show, you can also check out Shea Trumeter’s 2024 interview with host, Allan Campbell, at our station’s website: koop.org/2024/11/koop...)
Take a gander ash this Best of 2025 Top 5 list that comes from Miss Buttercup, host of Roses and Thorns (Monday 11am-12), the show that celebrates the love and meets you where you are in the heartbreak.
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Take a gander ash this Best of 2025 Top 5 list that comes from Miss Buttercup, host of Roses and Thorns (Monday 11am-12), the show that celebrates the love and meets you where you are in the heartbreak.
This sounds very cool, don't it? Well if you missed the original broadcast, don't despair. You can check it out On Demand right here: koop.org/program/new-...
Tomorrow night on @koopradio.bsky.social I’m going to bring you music featuring the mighty Optigan, a home organ made by Mattel in the early 70s.
December 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This sounds very cool, don't it? Well if you missed the original broadcast, don't despair. You can check it out On Demand right here: koop.org/program/new-...
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Nora & Michelle w/the staff of OPRC L-R Nora, De’borah Pool (Dir. of Reentry Initiatives OPRC), Mary Moran (Exec. Director of OPRC), Pamela Holt (Dir. of Community Engagement OPRC) & Michelle @koopradio.bsky.social studios after our chat. Check it out here: koop.org/program/koop... if you missed it!
December 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Nora & Michelle w/the staff of OPRC L-R Nora, De’borah Pool (Dir. of Reentry Initiatives OPRC), Mary Moran (Exec. Director of OPRC), Pamela Holt (Dir. of Community Engagement OPRC) & Michelle @koopradio.bsky.social studios after our chat. Check it out here: koop.org/program/koop... if you missed it!
This here Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from Jenny Schurk, member of two collectives, Beat Happenings (Friday 6pm-7), an eclectic mix of indie, post-punk and punk, and The Clear Spot (Saturday 7pm-8), a freeform program for voracious consumers of sound.
December 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This here Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from Jenny Schurk, member of two collectives, Beat Happenings (Friday 6pm-7), an eclectic mix of indie, post-punk and punk, and The Clear Spot (Saturday 7pm-8), a freeform program for voracious consumers of sound.
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Cover art of the week: Vaguess’s 2025 “Another Man’s Treasure” album on Refry Records. Artwork (and all the music on the album) by Vinny Earley. He made it for his mom for last Christmas, which is pretty cool!
December 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Cover art of the week: Vaguess’s 2025 “Another Man’s Treasure” album on Refry Records. Artwork (and all the music on the album) by Vinny Earley. He made it for his mom for last Christmas, which is pretty cool!
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This weeks pilfered promo art from Poison 13's 1985 "First You Dream..." album on Wrestler Records. Cover by Jean Jordan. STD airs every Saturday from 8pm-10 CST on @koopradio.bsky.social in Austin and trems worldwide at koop.org. Party sounds since 1994!
December 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This weeks pilfered promo art from Poison 13's 1985 "First You Dream..." album on Wrestler Records. Cover by Jean Jordan. STD airs every Saturday from 8pm-10 CST on @koopradio.bsky.social in Austin and trems worldwide at koop.org. Party sounds since 1994!
Speaking of Loud Patrick, you can listen to some of his 2025 favorites here: koop.org/program/the-...
Tomorrow on THE MAGIC BOX we have another hour of favorite shows and tracks from 2025. Tune in from 3-4 PM at 91.7 FM in Austin and at KOOP.ORG everywhere! @koopradio.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Speaking of Loud Patrick, you can listen to some of his 2025 favorites here: koop.org/program/the-...
This Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from Loud Patrick host of The Magic Box (Thurs 3pm-4), a show full of sweet jam, psych, funk, & fusion music, habitually live and guaranteed groovy. Say Patrick: "All tastes are important in making a flavorful meal of tunes!" And so 'tis with this scrumptious list.
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from Loud Patrick host of The Magic Box (Thurs 3pm-4), a show full of sweet jam, psych, funk, & fusion music, habitually live and guaranteed groovy. Say Patrick: "All tastes are important in making a flavorful meal of tunes!" And so 'tis with this scrumptious list.
This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED talks about Red Salmon Arts, casa de Resistencia Books, w/ Lilia Rosas, the nonprofit’s Executive Director and the bookstore’s primary caretaker. Sun 12 to 6pm Red Salmon Arts hosts a holiday market and fundraiser, at Resistencia Books, @ 2000 Thrasher Lane.
December 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED talks about Red Salmon Arts, casa de Resistencia Books, w/ Lilia Rosas, the nonprofit’s Executive Director and the bookstore’s primary caretaker. Sun 12 to 6pm Red Salmon Arts hosts a holiday market and fundraiser, at Resistencia Books, @ 2000 Thrasher Lane.
This Saturday on Adventures in Sound:
It's the first of 2 seasonal shows.
Tune in for vintage holiday-themed recordings from England.
Lots of Christmas cheer from The Beatles, The Dad's Army cast, The Goons, and many others.
It’s happening on December 13 from 1 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM and KOOP.org
It's the first of 2 seasonal shows.
Tune in for vintage holiday-themed recordings from England.
Lots of Christmas cheer from The Beatles, The Dad's Army cast, The Goons, and many others.
It’s happening on December 13 from 1 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM and KOOP.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This Saturday on Adventures in Sound:
It's the first of 2 seasonal shows.
Tune in for vintage holiday-themed recordings from England.
Lots of Christmas cheer from The Beatles, The Dad's Army cast, The Goons, and many others.
It’s happening on December 13 from 1 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM and KOOP.org
It's the first of 2 seasonal shows.
Tune in for vintage holiday-themed recordings from England.
Lots of Christmas cheer from The Beatles, The Dad's Army cast, The Goons, and many others.
It’s happening on December 13 from 1 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM and KOOP.org
Today's Best of 2025 Top5 list comes from Dave Jaffe, one of the hosts of Folkville, a program that showcases traditional folk, roots, Americana and contemporary singer/songwriters. Catch it every Tuesday evening at 7pm on our koop.org stream and Dave every other Tuesday.
December 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today's Best of 2025 Top5 list comes from Dave Jaffe, one of the hosts of Folkville, a program that showcases traditional folk, roots, Americana and contemporary singer/songwriters. Catch it every Tuesday evening at 7pm on our koop.org stream and Dave every other Tuesday.
Tonight is the second (hopefully) annual KOOP homecoming DJ night at community. From 7-11 KOOP alumni John Erler (you may know him from Master Pancake Theater), Edward Johnson (Magic ELJ) and Carla Shiflet (Ms. 45s) will be spinning tunes.
December 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Tonight is the second (hopefully) annual KOOP homecoming DJ night at community. From 7-11 KOOP alumni John Erler (you may know him from Master Pancake Theater), Edward Johnson (Magic ELJ) and Carla Shiflet (Ms. 45s) will be spinning tunes.