KTEP

KTEP doesn't try to be everything to everyone, yet it somehow is. The station's playlist cuts across American music's vast landscape. One hour you're hearing delta blues, the next it's a folk ballad from the '60s, then a contemporary indie rock track. You might hear Muddy Waters followed by Joni Mitchell - that's the kind of range we're talking about. Streaming at 56kbps, it's not audiophile grade, but more than adequate for background listening. The audio has a warm, compressed character that fits the format. Some segments drag with too much talk, but the music picks up in the afternoon. That…