Las Cruces Community Radio 101.5 FM

Martin Luther King Tribute

KTAL aired the station's annual tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. by broadcasting a speech that Dr. King gave in 1961 at the Temple Emanuel synagogue in Worcester, Mass.

A cassette recording of the speech was forgotten for many years, but it was rediscovered in Las Cruces, remastered in 2017 and made available to KTAL for broadcast. Presented early in 1961, the speech was given as the civil rights movement was picking up steam following the successes of the Montgomery bus boycott, the lunch counter sit-ins, Brown v. Board of Education, and shortly after the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. Yet the challenge of racial injustice is still with us, and Dr. King’s words still ring true today.

KTAL is proud to offer this important speech to our listeners. Click here to listen to the speech.

The Jan/Feb 2021 Newsletter is Out!

Our first newsletter of 2021 has been sent out! You can see the newsletter here, and, you can subscribe here to keep up with KTAL happenings!

KTAL Highlights for 2020

Despite the pandemic, KTAL managed to stay busy. Click here to see a complete list of 2020 milestones, but the highlight of the year was definitely the 2020 Senior Celebration with Las Cruces Public School!

Help KTAL Tell Las Cruces Stories

Thanks to a New Mexico Arts Council grant, KTAL will be producing four Las Cruces stories! We're looking for stories about interesting local people, places, historical figures, cultural objects or colorful events. For more information, or to submit story ideas, click here.

KTAL Community Moments

To keep your spirits up, we are airing short stories on how the Las Cruces community is stepping up to help one another during the pandemic. These KTAL Community Moments are broadcast throughout the day, and you can find them here.

Grow Your Business and Support Community Radio

Grow your business while supporting true community radio in Southern New Mexico! Your announcement will potentially reach up to 80,000 people in and around Las Cruces and the Mesilla Valley.

Click here for more information on underwriting.

Ron and Melissa Weiss heard KTAL while visiting Las Cruces and made this comment on our website:

We hope you are well and safe at KTALI! What a wonderful radio station you have. Best one we have ever listened to, organic and fresh!!!!

We are going to visit NM in June or July and instead of spending a few days in Las Cruces, we have decided to spend like 4-5 days there. Your radio station and it's positive vibes play a part in our decision to increase our time in your community.

We have done much research about Las Cruces and find it to be a very forward and positive community. I am sure our stay there will not disappoint. If we like what we see, we just might move there sometime shortly thereafter. Life is too short not to look for adventure and positive things in the world!!

Cheers and stay well.

Thanks Ron and Melissa for your kind words!

Looking For Volunteers

KTAL-LP is run entirely by volunteers and can always use more. We need volunteers! No radio experience required. We'll find something for you to help with.

You can propose a show or go to the Contact Us page and let us know how you would like to help.