KOPA
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KOPA is an American radio station
licensed to serve the community of Pala, California
, USA. The station is owned by the Pala Band of Mission Indians. The station began operating under program test authority
in December 2010 and received its broadcast license
on February 3, 2011.
The station broadcasts a mixture of local public affairs programming and music for the community of Pala. The primary mission of KOPA is to be a contact point in case of an emergency to pass information to the listeners. The station has broadcasted local softball games, Native American language lessons, and locally produced music, and other items of interest.
The station manager is John Fox, a veteran of the San Diego, and Los Angeles
radio community.
from the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) on January 29, 2009
.
The station was assigned the call sign
KUUP by the Federal Communications Commission
on March 30, 2009. While still under construction, the station was assigned new call sign KOPA on May 6, 2009.
The station applied to the FCC for its license to cover
on December 3, 2010, and the FCC accepted this application for filing on December 6, 2010. This application was amended on January 12, 2011, and on February 3, 2011, the FCC issued the station its broadcast license
.
Radio station
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licensed to serve the community of Pala, California
Pala, California
Pala is a small, mostly Native American, community located in San Diego County, California near Fallbrook. It is east of Carlsbad in the San Diego-Carlsbad metro area. In the National Geographic Names Database it is officially catalogued as feature number 1661174...
, USA. The station is owned by the Pala Band of Mission Indians. The station began operating under program test authority
Program test authority
In broadcasting, program test authority is an authorization to conduct on-air testing of broadcast station facilities authorized to be built under a construction permit...
in December 2010 and received its broadcast license
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
on February 3, 2011.
The station broadcasts a mixture of local public affairs programming and music for the community of Pala. The primary mission of KOPA is to be a contact point in case of an emergency to pass information to the listeners. The station has broadcasted local softball games, Native American language lessons, and locally produced music, and other items of interest.
The station manager is John Fox, a veteran of the San Diego, and Los Angeles
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radio community.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC) on January 29, 2009
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The station was assigned the call sign
Call sign
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KUUP by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on March 30, 2009. While still under construction, the station was assigned new call sign KOPA on May 6, 2009.
The station applied to the FCC for its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
on December 3, 2010, and the FCC accepted this application for filing on December 6, 2010. This application was amended on January 12, 2011, and on February 3, 2011, the FCC issued the station its broadcast license
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
.