KOCZ-LP is a non-commercial low-power FM

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station in Opelousas, Louisiana,

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. The station operates at a

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of 94.9 MHz and features a mix of cajun,

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, hip-hop,

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and local public affairs, with a focus on the area's

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community. The station, which was started as the third community radio "

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" initiative of the Prometheus Radio Project, went on the air on June 20, 2003. 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

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, KIEE 88.3 FM. KOCZ has garnered national attention for the role it plays in the Opelousas community. It was the subject of a

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article in 2011 and was cited by

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Jessica Rosenworcel in 2013 as an example of the unique local service low-power FM stations provide in top 50 radio markets.

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