Texas Public Radio

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Texas Public Radio

Texas Public Radio is housed at the Irma & Emilio Nicolas Media Center in downtown San Antonio, Texas.
KSTX, KPAC: San Antonio, Texas KTXI: Ingram, Texas KTPR: Stanton, Texas KTPD: Del Rio, Texas KCTI: Gonzales, Texas KVHL: Llano, Texas
Broadcast area	San Antonio, Texas Hill Country, West Central Texas
Frequency	KSTX: 89.1 MHz KPAC: 88.3 MHz KTXI: 90.1 MHz KTPR: 89.9 MHz KTPD: 89.3 MHz KCTI: 1450 kHz KVHL: 91.7 MHz
Branding	Texas Public Radio
Programming
Format	KSTX, KTPR, KTPD, KCTI and KVHL: News-Talk-Information KPAC: Classical music KTXI: News-Talk-Classical Music
Affiliations	National Public Radio
Ownership
Owner	Texas Public Radio
History
First air date	KSTX: October 3, 1988 KPAC: November 7, 1982 KTXI: October 7, 1998 KTPR: December 3, 2012 KTPD: May 5, 2016 KCTI: December 17, 1947 KVHL: October 2013
Call sign meaning	KSTX: San Antonio, Texas KPAC: "Performing Arts Channel" KTXI: "Texas Ingram" KTPR: Texas Public Radio KTPD: "Texas Public Radio Del Rio" KCTI: "Cradle Texas Independence" KVHL: "Voice Highland Lakes"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	KSTX: 65334 KPAC: 65335 KTXI: 77699 KTPR: 172898 KTPD: 173346 KCTI: 24564 KVHL: 173366
Class	KSTX, KPAC, and KTPR: C1 KTXI: C2 KTPD: C3 KCTI: C KVHL: A
Power	KCTI: 1,000 watts
ERP	KSTX: 72,000 watts KPAC: 69,000 watts KTXI: 50,000 watts KTPR: 100,000 watts KTPD: 25,000 watts KVHL: 1,500 watts
HAAT	KSTX and KPAC: 240 meters KTXI: 138 meters KTPR: 200 meters KTPD: 83 meters KVHL: 153 meters
Links
Public license information	Public Radio Public file KSTX: 65334 KPAC: 65335 KTXI: 77699 KTPR: 172898 KTPD: 173346 KCTI: 24564 KVHL: 173366 LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	tpr.org

Texas Public Radio, or TPR is the on-air name for a group of non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio stations serving South Central Texas - including San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country and the Big Country region of West Central Texas. All are members of National Public Radio.

The group consists of six stations on the lower end of the FM dial. Several stations have a format of news, talk and information: KSTX (89.1 MHz, San Antonio), KTPR (89.9 MHz, Stanton, serving portions of the Big Country and the Permian Basin); KVHL (91.7 MHz, Llano, serving the Highland Lakes); KTPD (89.3 MHz, Del Rio); and one AM station, KCTI (1450 AM, Gonzales, serving the I-10 corridor). In addition, KTXI at 90.1 MHz in Ingram, serving the Hill Country, airs a mix of classical music and news-talk-information. And all-classical KPAC is heard at 88.3 MHz in San Antonio.