Texas Public Radio

THE MISSION OF TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO IS TO ENGAGE, INSPIRE, AND INFORM, TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE LIFE BETTER.

TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO IS A MISSION-DRIVEN, AWARD-WINNING, MULTIMEDIA ORGANIZATION SERVING AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 200,000 ACROSS A WIDE EXPANSE OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH A VARIETY OF RADIO PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS. TPR OPERATES SEVEN STATIONS, AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE ECONOMY OF SHARED STAFF AND FACILITIES TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT PROMOTES GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF OUR DONORS' CONTRIBUTIONS.KSTX 89.1 FM BROADCASTS PUBLIC RADIO'S PREMIER NEWS, INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT TO THE SAN ANTONIO AREA. ITS WEEKDAY SCHEDULE IS COMPOSED LARGELY OF PROGRAMS PRODUCED AND/OR DISTRIBUTED BY NPR, INCLUDING THE FLAGSHIP NEWS MAGAZINES "MORNING EDITION", "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED", "HERE AND NOWX AND "FRESH AIR." NEWS AND INFORMATION OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THOSE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND SURROUNDING AREAS IS PROVIDED FOUR DAYS A WEEK ON "THE SOURCE," A ONE-HOUR CALL-IN TALK SHOW PRODUCED BY TPR THAT GIVES LISTENERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL AND CONNECT WITH IN-STUDIO GUESTS AND A CITY-WIDE AUDIENCE. MATTERS OF STATE AND REGIONAL INTEREST ARE COVERED BY TWO TPR-PRODUCED, WEEKLY HALF-HOUR PROGRAMS: "TEXAS MATTERS," WHICH LOOKS AT THE ISSUES AND CULTURE OF TEXAS, AND "FRONTERAS," WHICH EXPLORES THE CHANGING CULTURE AND DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE REGION WITH EMPHASIS ON LATINO AND NATIVE AMERICAN LIFE, HISTORY, AND CULTURE. TPR PRODUCES PODCASTS COVERING A VARIETY OF NEWS AND CULTURAL TOPICS INCLUDING "PETRIE DISH," A PODCAST THAT FOCUSES ON BIOSCIENCE AND HEALTH, "BOOK PUBLIC," A PODCAST ABOUT BOOKS AND WRITERS, "NO HILL FOR A CLIMBER," ABOUT ENTREPRENEURS AND UNUSUAL BUSINESS PEOPLE, "WORTH REPEATING," WHICH PACKAGES SAN ANTONIANS' STORIES FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE EVENT AND "CALIBER 60," A LIMITED SERIES - PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH - THAT TRACKS THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL ARMS TRAFFICKING SOUTHBOUND TO MEXICO AND THE DISPLACEMENT OF THOUSANDS OF MEXICANS FLEEING TOWARDS THE U.S.THE TPR NEWSROOM INCLUDES A TEAM OF 20+ REPORTERS, HOSTS, EDITORS AND PRODUCERS WHO SERVE OUR LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUDIENCES. TPR IS PART OF THE TEXAS NEWSROOM, A SYSTEM-WIDE COLLABORATION TO CREATE A VIRTUAL NEWSROOM OF 1,000 PLUS JOURNALISTS. THE GOAL OF THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT IS TO ENSURE ROBUST COVERAGE OF NEWS AND EVENTS FROM A TEXAS PERSPECTIVE, AND THROUGH WHICH THE DAILY NEWS SHOW, "TEXAS STANDARD" IS CO-PRODUCED. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON NEWS AND EVENTS ARE OFFERED VIA MORNING AND OVERNIGHT BROADCAST OF THE BBC WORLD SERVICE. WEEKENDS FEATURE ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDING, "WAIT, WAIT...DON'T TELL ME," "ITS BEEN A MINUTE," "HIDDEN BRAIN," "TRAVEL WITH RICK STEVES,X AND "THIS AMERICAN LIFE." SATURDAY EVENINGS FEATURE "SOUND OPINIONSX AND THE TPR-PRODUCED "WORLD MUSIC WITH DEIRDRE SARAVIA," WHICH TAKES LISTENERS ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY TO SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST FASCINATING PLACES, AS WELL AS "LIVE AT JAZZ, TX," WHICH IS ALSO PRODUCED BY TPR. NEARLY 106,000 PEOPLE PER WEEK LISTEN REGULARLY TO KSTX ON THE RADIO, WITH MANY OTHERS STREAMING THE SERVICE VIA THE TPR WEBSITE AND THE TPR MOBILE APP.KPAC 88.3 FM SPECIALIZES IN BROADCASTING CLASSICAL MUSIC AND FINE ARTS INFORMATION TO THE SAN ANTONIO AND SOUTH TEXAS AREA. TPR UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF CLASSICAL 24, A NATIONALLY SYNDICATED SERVICE, TO FULFILL THE MAJORITY OF KPAC'S PROGRAMMING. LOCALLY ORIGINATED PROGRAMS INCLUDE "CLASSICAL CONNECTIONS", A DAILY LIVE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES IN-STUDIO PERFORMANCES AND INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL PERFORMERS AND ARTS LEADERS; "CLASSES A LA CARTE," AN INTERACTIVE REQUEST PROGRAM ON FRIDAY NIGHTS; AND A SHOW DEDICATED TO LOCAL CONCERT RECORDINGS, "PERFORMANCE SATURDAY." LOCAL REPORTERS AND PRODUCERS ALSO CONTRIBUTE NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT REGIONAL ARTISTS AND EVENTS BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE AT TPR.ORG. KPAC REGULARLY HAS MORE THAN 57,000 LISTENERS WEEKLY AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA STREAMING AUDIO AT TPR.ORG AND THROUGH THE TPR MOBILE APP. KTXI 90.1 FM SERVES LISTENERS IN THE WESTERN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AROUND KERRVILLE AND FREDERICKSBURG WITH A MIXTURE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC AND PUBLIC RADIO NEWS PROGRAMMING. THE CLASSICAL MUSIC IS A SIMULCAST OF KPAC. THE PUBLIC RADIO NEWS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES BOTH NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED PROGRAMS AND TPR-PRODUCED PROGRAMMING ALSO AIRED ON KSTX. LOCAL CONTENT SPECIFICALLY ORIENTED TO HILL COUNTRY LISTENERS IS INCORPORATED INTO THE KTXI NEWS PROGRAMMING. AS MANY AS 7,000 PEOPLE LISTEN REGULARLY TO KTXI, WHICH CAN ALSO BE STREAMED VIA THE TPR WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP.KTPR 89.9 FM BROADCASTS TO LISTENERS IN THE SNYDER AND THE TEXAS BIG COUNTRY WITH A SIMULCAST OF KSTX. AUDIENCES MAY ALSO ACCESS THE KTPR STEAM VIA THE TPR WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP.KVHL 91.7 FM SERVES LISTENERS IN THE LLANO AND SURROUNDING HIGHLAND LAKES AREA WITH A SIMULCAST OF KSTX. AUDIENCES MAY ALSO ACCESS THE KVHL STREAM VIA THE TPR WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP.KTPD 89.3 FM SERVES LISTENERS IN DEL RIO, WITH A SIMULCAST OF KSTX.KCTI 1450 AM SERVES LISTENERS IN GONZALES AND THE I-10 CORRIDOR WITH A SIMULCAST OF KSTX AND A WEEKLY HALF-HOUR SHOW, "GUADALUPE VALLEY VIEWS," FEATURING INFORMATION OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO AREA RESIDENTS.WWW.TPR.ORG - THE TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO WEBSITE PROVIDES STREAMS OF ITS BROADCAST STATIONS. THE SITE ALSO PROVIDES LOCAL AND STATE NEWS, A COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR, ACCESS TO TPR-PRODUCED PODCASTS AND RSS FEEDS AND "HEAR SA," AN ONLINE AUDIO ARCHIVE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMMING INTENDED TO FOSTER DISCUSSION AND ENHANCE AWARENESS OF EXCITING AND INFORMATIVE LOCAL PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS PRODUCED BY TPR'S LOCAL PARTNERS. THE WEBSITE ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT TPR'S GOVERNANCE, INCLUDING A CALENDAR OF MEETINGS OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WEBSITE USERS ALSO ARE PROVIDED TOOLS TO EASILY SHARE NEWS AND INFORMATION OR COMMENT ON STORIES ON THE SITE.COMMUNITY OUTREACH - DURING THE YEAR, TPR HOSTS A VARIETY OF MEMBER AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, USING BOTH THE VENUES IN TPR'S HEADQUARTERS AND AT DESTINATIONS AROUND TPR'S LISTENING AREA. TPR PARTNERS WITH SCORES OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ITS COMMUNITIES TO PRESENT A VARIETY OF EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING MUSIC, CINEMA AND OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS; INFORMATIONAL EVENTS SUCH AS "THINK SCIENCE," FREE PUBLIC EVENTS SPOTLIGHTING INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE; COMMUNITY STORYTELLING EVENTS SUCH AS "WORTH REPEATING," AN OPEN-MIC STYLE EVENT; "THERE'S A STORY HERE," A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION THAT SHARES THE STORIES OF THE AREA'S LESSER-KNOWN HISTORIC PLACES; "GREAT SA," WHICH HOSTS PANEL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE CITY'S UNIQUE HISTORY AND ITS VISION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS; "SUMMER NIGHT CITY," A 9-WEEK, FAMILY-FRIENDLY MUSIC FESTIVAL HOSTED IN A PARK IN SAN ANTONIO'S CITY CENTER; AND "INSPIRED BY KPAC," A STUDENT MUSIC AND ARTS COMPETITION.