KRTS

Marfa, Texas
Broadcast area	Far West Texas
Frequency	93.5 MHz
Branding	Marfa Public Radio
Programming
Format	Public radio
Affiliations	National Public Radio Public Radio International
Ownership
Owner	Marfa Public Radio Corporation
Sister stations	KXWT
History
First air date	2007
Call sign meaning	Given to station when KRTS calls were abandoned by 92.1 FM in Houston which was once branded on air as K-ARTS
Technical information
Facility ID	164217
Class	C1
ERP	33,000 watts
HAAT	446 meters
Transmitter coordinates	30°33′50.00″N 104°9′45.00″W / 30.5638889°N 104.1625000°W / 30.5638889; -104.1625000
Links
Webcast	Live feed
Website	Marfa Public Radio

Marfa Public Radio is a network of public radio stations serving the Big Bend region of Far West Texas. Headquartered in Marfa, Texas, it is a member of National Public Radio since 2006.^[1]

Marfa Public Radio broadcasts on four frequencies in the Big Bend–flagship KRTS 93.5 FM in Marfa and full-time satellites KRTP 91.7 FM in Alpine, KDKY 91.5 FM in Marathon, and KOJP 95.3 FM in Presidio. Marfa Public Radio also operates KXWT, the NPR member for Odessa, Midland and the Permian Basin. The station features news and talk programming from NPR, plus local affairs and original music programs from the Big Bend.

History

In 2010/2011, approximately half of the station's budget came from the CPB. The station came into its own in 2011, when the Rock House fire broke out during its spring pledge drive. For the next three weeks, the station was a vital source of information about weather conditions, road conditions and evacuations. That coverage played a role in the pledge drive being the most successful in the station's history up to that point.^[2] It has since received significant support from across Texas, enabling it to hire a full-time news staff for the first time.^[3]

Gallery

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  KRTS's mountaintop transmitter site in the Davis Mountains.