KOOP Radio – 91.7 FM ended its fall membership drive early on Sunday, September 13th reaching its goal of $50,000 almost a full day ahead of schedule. KOOP wishes to thank all of its individual and business supporters for keeping community voices alive and well on the Austin air waves. This extraordinary support from the Austin community comes on the heels of several KOOP DJs receiving "Best of" awards from the Austin Chronicle. The awards include:

• “Best Saturday Night Date” to KOOP’s Mascot Wedding Show, airing Saturdays 6:00 – 7:00pm;
• “Best Disembodied Voice With the Snarkiest Radio Cohorts” to Outcast, airing Tuesdays 6:00 – 7:00pm;
• “Best On-Air Mayor of East Austin” to Isidoro Lopez, Fiesta Musical, airing Fridays 9:00 – 11:00am.

Earlier this summer, another KOOP DJ, Donnelle McKaskle, Celtic Storm, received a commendation from the US House of Representatives for her leadership and commitment to Texas’ Irish-American Community and her work for the Celtic Cultural Society. Celtic Storm airs on Monday mornings from 9:00 – 11:00am. KOOP Radio provides high quality, innovative and diverse programming with an emphasis on those communities that are under-served or ignored by mainstream media. KOOP is Austin’s community-owned, community-operated public radio station and has been broadcasting at 91.7 FM since 1994.