KTEP-FM

KTEP (88.5 MHz) is a non-profit FM radio station that operates from the Communication Department at the University of Texas at El Paso in the U.S. The station's studios and offices are located in the Cotton Memorial Building on West University Avenue. KTEP broadcasts using a transmitter positioned on the KVIA-TV tower along Scenic Drive in El Paso. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 94,000 watts, which can reach up to 100,000 watts with beam tilt.

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Hamas pushes back on the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal offered by the U.S.

6 days ago | ktep.org | Joe Hernandez

Updated June 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM MDTA new White House proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza that's been accepted by Israel is now facing pushback from Hamas, in a development a top U.S. diplomat is calling "unacceptable."The proposal, which includes a 60-day ceasefire, is the latest attempt by the U.S. to end the fighting in Gaza that's been raging for nearly 20 months since Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel in late 2023.
Keith Giles

6 days ago | ktep.org | Daniel Chacon |Daniel Chacón |Will Rose

In this thought-provoking episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón welcomes author and theologian Keith Giles for an engaging conversation about his book The Quantum Sayings of Jesus: Decoding the Lost Gospel of Thomas.
A gazillionaire becomes conflicted in Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme'

1 week ago | ktep.org | Bob Mondello
Crossing the Border for a taste of History at Legendary Bar that gave us the Margarita

1 week ago | ktep.org | Angela Kocherga |Alfredo Corchado

CIUDAD JUAREZ – It may seem like a typical border watering hole, but inside lies old secrets like the invention of the perfect margarita. Thirsty customers make pilgrimages from all over the world to test those beliefs. “We are very delighted to have visitors from Dallas, so we want to show them the place,” said Juarez resident Rafael Hernandez, as he and his wife introduced their friends, Stephanie Brancher and Scott Bernardi to the Kentucky Club.
Thousands of hungry people in Gaza overwhelm food distribution site

1 week ago | ktep.org | Aya Batrawy |Michel Martin

The start of a Israeli plan backed by the U.S. to control aid distribution in Gaza was mired in chaos on Tuesday. Dozens were shot by Israeli gunfire as crowds surged to where food was distributed. Copyright 2025 NPR
In a county that backed Trump, people depend on Medicaid and are conflicted about cuts

1 week ago | ktep.org | Noam Levey

GLOBE, Ariz. — Like many residents of this copper-mining town in the mountains east of Phoenix, Debbie Cox knows plenty of people on Medicaid. Cox, who is a property manager at a real estate company in Globe, has tenants who rely on the safety-net program. And at the domestic violence shelter where she volunteers as president of the board, Cox said, staff always look to enroll women and their children if possible. But Cox, who is 65, has mixed feelings about Medicaid.
Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz

1 week ago | ktep.org | Daniel Chacon |Daniel Chacón |Tim Z. Hernandez |Will Rose

In this episode of Words on a Wire, hosts Daniel Chacón and Tim Z. Hernandez sit down with Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz—award-winning author, respected curandera, and revered herbal educator—whose healing practices are rooted in the traditions of the Sonoran Desert.
Over-polluted communities vow to fight despite EPA's rollback on environmental justice

2 weeks ago | ktep.org | Nate Perez
Judge approves death certificates for victims of early 20th century border massacre

3 weeks ago | ktep.org | Travis Bubenik

More than 100 years after 15 Hispanic men and boys were shot and killed in an infamous borderland massacre in West Texas, a judge has signed off on formal death certificates for the victims. In 1918, a group of Texas Rangers, U.S. soldiers and West Texas ranchers shot and killed the men and boys in the remote village of Porvenir, a small community on the Rio Grande in Presidio County.
AvKare recalls over-the-counter eye drops after FDA audit

3 weeks ago | ktep.org | Alana Wise

Pharmaceutical company AvKare has issued a voluntary recall on several of its over-the-counter products for dry and irritated eyes, citing regulatory "deviations" identified during an audit by the Food and Drug Administration. "Health Hazard to the user is unknown," AvKare said in a statement on its website.