KOCZ-LP | |
City: | Opelousas, Louisiana |
Area: | St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
Branding: | Opelousas Community Radio |
Airdate: | June 20, 2003 |
Frequency: | 94.9 (MHz) |
Format: | Variety/Community Radio |
Erp: | 72 watts |
Haat: | 35 meters (115 feet) |
Class: | L1 |
Former Frequencies: | 103.7 MHz (2003–2019) |
Sister Stations: | KIEE |
Owner: | Southern Development Foundation |
Website: | kocz.org |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KOCZ-LP is a non-commercial low-power FM community radio station in Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. The station operates at a frequency of 94.9 MHz and features a mix of cajun, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, gospel and local public affairs, with a focus on the area's African-American community. The station, which was started as the third community radio "barnraising" initiative of the Prometheus Radio Project, went on the air on June 20, 2003.[1] [2]
KOCZ is licensed to the Southern Development Foundation, a civil rights group that provides funding and technical support to selected cooperatives and community organizations. The foundation operates a full-power (25,000 watts) FM station in nearby Lafayette, Louisiana, KIEE 88.3 FM.[3]
KOCZ has garnered national attention for the role it plays in the Opelousas community. It was the subject of a New York Times article in 2011 and was cited by FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel in 2013 as an example of the unique local service low-power FM stations provide in top 50 radio markets.[4]