KLCC 89.7

I listened to KLCC 89.7 live for a week. It's a rare breed of radio - thoughtful, unhurried, and genuinely surprising. The station's base in Eugene, Oregon, gives it a distinct Pacific Northwest flavor. One afternoon, a set moved from Laura Marling's folk to a blistering track from The Comet Is Coming. That's not unusual here. Daytime programming leans toward folk and Americana, but evenings bring experimental electronic and avant-garde jazz. The DJs are knowledgeable. They talk just enough to contextualize tracks without turning into chatterboxes. The stream at 80kbps sounds fine for most lis…