Marfa Public Radio

- Call Letters: KRTS
- Frequency: 93.5
- http://www.marfapublicradio.org/
- Affiliations: NPR, APM, and PRI
- Networks: Sound Opinions Private Network, American Routes Private Network, Here's the Thing, Reveal, American Public Media, and Inside Energy
The mission of Marfa Public Radio is to unite the community of Far West Texas with a focus on art, education, quality-of-life and the local economy. The KRTS studios - the tallest in Texas - are located in rural highlands of the Chihuahuan Desert. We serve the residents in the ranchlands of the Big Bend and Davis Mountains. We can be heard beyond the Transpecos at www.marfapublicradio.org.
Series

- From: Marfa Public Radio
- Updated: Sep 23, 2014

5 Pieces
Marfa Public Radio presents a radio documentary show about the strange things that happen in everyday life.
- From: Marfa Public Radio
- Updated: Apr 14, 2014
Latest Pieces
Carlos and Drew were on a road trip back to Marfa from California when they spotted a mysterious light as they got close to their destination.
- Added: May 24, 2014
- Length: 18:27
Jenny Lynn heard strange sounds when she first spent the night at Building 98. She thought it was the wind until she told a friend and discovered t...
Bought by KALW
- Added: Apr 27, 2014
- Length: 11:36
- Purchases: 1
A look at the changing mythology of Mexican folklore favorite “La Llorona” and what each version reveals about its teller.
- Added: Apr 14, 2014
- Length: 09:11
Billy finally saved enough money to move his family from a trailer to a house in West Texas. He thought he left his problems behind… until some of ...
- Added: Apr 14, 2014
- Length: 11:09
Marfa residents Alice Quinlan and TK Croft were on their way back from the Border Zone UFO festival in Presidio, Texas when they saw a mysterious g...
- Added: Apr 14, 2014
- Length: 09:59
Marfa Public Radio's Joe Nick Patoski, Willie Nelson biographer and host of the Texas Music Hour of Power, looks back on the life and career of the...
- Added: Apr 30, 2013
- Length: 56:36
Doves are incredibly prolific reproducers. Doves begin to nest in March, and continue to nest until November. Every six weeks another two young are...
- Added: Oct 22, 2012
- Length: 04:30
The song of a Cactus Wren is a clattering roll with quick beats without melody. The sound carries farther than other sounds and has a hollow echo t...
- Added: Oct 22, 2012
- Length: 04:30
There are a thousand stories about mesquite. Some people hate it and poison it with chemicals. Some people love the wood for its rich, dark hardnes...
- Added: Oct 22, 2012
- Length: 04:30
Tarantulas are scary looking. Many people kill them on sight, certain that the fuzzy spiders will jump onto them and bite, injecting a deadly poiso...
- Added: Oct 22, 2012
- Length: 04:30