KOOT (88.1 FM) is a defunct non-commercial educational radio station formerly licensed to serve Hurley, New Mexico, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 2009, was owned by Community Access Television of Silver. It broadcast a community radio format.[2]

KOOT
Broadcast areaSilver City, New Mexico
Frequency88.1 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct (formerly Community)
Ownership
OwnerCommunity Access Television of Silver
History
First air date
April 22, 2009
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID173637
ClassA
ERP2,000 watts
HAAT51 meters (167 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
32°49′29″N 108°14′54″W / 32.82472°N 108.24833°W / 32.82472; -108.24833
Links
Public license information

History

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This station received its original construction permit for a new FM station broadcasting at 88.1 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission on October 31, 2008.[3] The new station was assigned the call letters KOOT by the FCC on February 10, 2009.[4]

KOOT filed an application for a license to cover which was accepted for filing by the FCC on April 6, 2009.[5] The station began broadcasting under a special temporary authority from the FCC on April 22, 2009.[2]

On October 20, 2016, the station's owner surrendered KOOT's license to the FCC for cancellation. The FCC cancelled KOOT's license on December 28, 2016.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOOT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b Conn, Sam (May 7, 2009). "New radio station on the air in Silver City". Silver City Sun-News.
  3. ^ "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071016AEI )". FCC Media Bureau. October 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details (BLED-20090406AAH)". FCC Media Bureau. April 6, 2009.
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