KOOT explained

KOOT
City:Hurley, New Mexico
Area:Silver City, New Mexico
Airdate:April 22, 2009
Frequency:88.1 kHz
Format:Defunct (formerly Community)
Erp:2,000 watts
Haat:51 meters (167 feet)
Class:A
Facility Id:173637
Coordinates:32.8247°N -108.2483°W
Owner:Community Access Television of Silver
Licensing Authority:FCC

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.[1]

History

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.[2] The new station was assigned the call letters KOOT by the FCC on February 10, 2009.[3]

KOOT filed an application for a license to cover which was accepted for filing by the FCC on April 6, 2009.[4] The station began broadcasting under a special temporary authority from the FCC on April 22, 2009.[1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Sam . Conn . Silver City Sun-News . New radio station on the air in Silver City . May 7, 2009.
  2. Web site: Application Search Details (BNPED-20071016AEI) . FCC Media Bureau . October 31, 2008.
  3. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database . May 12, 2009.
  4. Web site: Application Search Details (BLED-20090406AAH) . FCC Media Bureau . April 6, 2009.