http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol16/issue26/pols.media.html
Austin's True Cooperative, KOOP
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol15/issue2/music.koop.html
As far as Ellinger or anyone else knows, it's the only truly cooperative station in America, or at least the only one run according to the Rochdale Principles (the structure first devised in England that many co-op businesses now pattern themselves upon, which gives one vote per shareholder, rather than one vote per share, and encourages inclusivity). While most community stations naturally have a degree of cooperation about them, KOOP's board of directors are chosen by a community board, which itself is elected by the station's member listeners and contributing organizations. This democratic structure stands in contrast to, say, a university-run station answerable to the administration, or a board that is appointed by the outgoing board members.
Looking for Real Enemies
http://www.texasobserver.org/article.php?aid=186
7 J. Radio Stud. 310 (2000)From Cooperative to Court Case: Struggles for Alternative Radio at KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas; Beatty, John
Pacifica Foundation
http://www.pacifica.org/about/
From Prentiss's blog:
http://aprendizdetodo.com/causes/?item=20020117
UnKOOPerative factions mire Austin station in conflict
http://www.current.org/rad/rad821kp.html
http://www.current.org/stream/
- categorizes KOOP under Eclectic
Pubcasters cater to many of Austin's sundry tribes
http://www.current.org/pb/pb919a.html
Rochdale Cooperative Principles
http://www.circlepinescenter.org/governance/rochdale.htm
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