About Marfa Public Radio
Marfa Public Radio: The Voice of Far West Texas
Marfa Public Radio began full broadcasting in 2006, but its roots reach back to a small group of neighbors in Marfa, Texas who wanted a real radio voice for their corner of the desert. What started as a community experiment has grown into KRTS 93.5 FM, a full-service NPR member station heard across a huge stretch of the Big Bend region.
The station's story is one of stubborn dedication. Its transmitter sits high in the Davis Mountains, throwing a signal over hundreds of miles of empty ranchland where few other stations reach. And that reach matters. Ranchers, park rangers, and border-town families all rely on the same broadcast for news they cannot get anywhere else. The frequency serves Presidio, Alpine, Fort Davis, and beyond. Driving Highway 90 at night, a traveler can catch the signal long before any town lights appear.
- Morning Edition and All Things Considered from NPR
- Local news coverage of the Big Bend area
- Music programs spanning jazz, classical, and borderland sounds
Today, Marfa Public Radio also streams online, so listeners far from Texas can tune in anytime. But the heart of the station stays local. Reporters cover county government, water issues, arts in Marfa, and life along the border with care. The station even trains volunteers from town to host their own shows. The signal holds. That mix of national journalism and hometown connection keeps the broadcast honest. It is radio made by the people who live under the same wide sky. Tune in and hear the Big Bend talking.
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