Texas Public Radio

Programs: Texas public radio offers services to broadcast listeners, web users, and the general public through a variety of community outreach events. Texas public radio 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-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 national public radio, including the flagship news magazines, "morning edition", and "all things considered," "the diane rhem show," "here and now" 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 "texas matters," a tpr produced weekly half-hour program that looks at the issues and culture of texas, and "fronteras," another weekly half-hour show, produced by tpr in collaboration with other public radio stations in the southwest, that explores the changing culture and demographics of the region with emphasis on latino and native american life and border issues affecting american politics, social order, economics and the environmental landscape. Tpr is also a member of the texas station collaborative, a cooperative initiative with the public media organizations in dallas, austin and houston, 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 overnight broadcast of the bbc world service. Weekends feature entertainment and cultural programming including, "wait, wait. . . Don't tell me," "a prairie home companion," "car talk," "the ted radio hour," "this american life" and "ask me another. " saturday evenngs feature the tpr produced "world music with deirdre saravia," which takes listeners on a musical journey to some of the world's most fasinating places. As many as 136,000 people 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 an interactive request program on friday nights, classics a la carte, 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 tprclassical. Org. Kpac regularly has as many as 80,000 listeners weekly and is also available online via streaming audio at tpr. Org and through the tpr mobile app. Ktxi-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 poeple listen regularly to ktxi, which can also be streamed via the trp website and mobile app. Ktpr-ktpr 89. 9 fm broadcasts to listeners in the snyder and texas big country with a simulcast of kstx. Audiences may also access the ktpr steam via the tpr website. Kvhl-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. Www. Tpr. Org - the texas public radio website provides information about and provides streams of all five of its broadcast stations. The website also provides local traffic information, local and state news, a community events calendar, arts & culture blog, 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 of interest and comment on stories on the site. Community outreach- - texas public radio partners with scores of non-profit organizations in its communities to present a variety of events open to the public, including cinema, music, performance arts and other cultural events; informational events such as the annual "silver solutions," a free public event spotlighting programs and services that support san antonio seniors and their caregivers; and community services activities, such as park cleanup days.