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About Marfa Public Radio

Marfa Public Radio is an award-winning, non-profit, listener-supported radio station serving far West Texas.

  • Marfa & Fort Davis: 93.5 FM (KRTS)

  • Alpine: 91.7 FM (KRTP)

  • Marathon: 91.5 FM (KDKY)

  • Midland & Odessa: 91.3 FM (KXWT)

  • Presidio: 95.3 FM (KOJP)

Award-Winning Public Radio
Marfa Public Radio is the recipient of numerous journalistic awards over the years. The station has received 62 Regional Murrow Awards since it began entering the competition in 2011. Most recently, the station swept the 2020 Texas and Oklahoma region's Regional Murrow Awards, winning in every category. The station has also won a total of 5 National Murrow Awards, one in 2016, three in 2019, and one in 2020.

Our Mission
Our mission is to be a public service and a lifeline for our community, to unify and promote cultural enrichment through presentation and focus on the importance of art, education, science, quality of life and the local economy.

About KXWT
Marfa Public Radio began broadcasting in Midland and Odessa in 2012. In early 2011, Marfa Public Radio purchased the station from Odessa College and relaunched public radio in the Permian Basin in 2012 at 91.3 FM KXWT as West Texas Public Radio. In October 2018, West Texas Public Radio became Marfa Public Radio, merging the brands under one umbrella.

 
 
 
 
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