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Davis Media Access (DMA) is a dba of Davis Community Television, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. DMA is a community media center serving Davis, CA and surrounding areas. Our mission is to enrich and strengthen the community by providing alternatives to commercial media for local voices, opinions and creative endeavors. Our major projects are KDRT 95.7 FM, Davis Community Television and DJUSD Channel 17.

About Us

KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.) DMA is a dba of Davis Community Television, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

OUR PROGRAMS

Davis Music Connections

Davis has a very unique musical scene- from the Mondavi Center’s formal performances to the local clubs where bands and upcoming artists hone their craft. Up-and-coming local artists are covered by Listening Lyrics with Pieter Pastoor. The local and visiting musicians are captured by Jim Buchanan on Live Tracks. On Davis Music Connections, we play past Davis bands of note and those that are touring, taking a little bit of Davis to the rest of the world. We also bring you a taste of world-reknowned artists who have appeared or will appear at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, especially the jazz performers due to your host's lifelong love of jazz and Latin music.

Live Tuesday 1-2pm

Replays Thursday 7-8am, Sunday 11am-12pm

DJ(s):

Connections Clyde, nedatnight

That's Life

Host Lois Richter’s That’s Life format is mosty interviews. Recurring topics include Davis activities and groups; work and life choices; philosophy and theory; plus birding, cooking, art, and other passions. Lois occasionally breaks into music -- from ballads to the slack key sounds of Hawaii -- but mostly we just talk.

If you want to suggestion a topic for discussion or a person to interview, send a text to Lois at 530-902-0209 or leave a message in the comments here.

Live Thursday 1-2pm

Replays Sunday 2-3pm

DJ(s):

Lois Richter

Silver Nine Volt Heart

Join your host Rodriguez as he swings the gate wide open for a cool musical trip featuring sounds from all points of the compass. Being mindful that "everything connects to everything else," on Silver Nine Volt Heart you will find the many colorful threads that make up the tapestry of recorded sound...just click it on and let the music start.

Live Thursday 4-6pm

Replays Friday 10am-12pm, Saturday 2-4pm

DJ(s):

Rodriguez

Dinner Bell Roundup

Join DJ Cliff and friends for Dinner Bell Roundup’s tasty plateful of swinging country, western, and Americana music. Come and get it!

Live Saturday 4-6pm

DJ(s):

Cliff Gamble

The Electric Compost Heap

Electric Compost Heat DJ Dug Deep hosts a dig through many sound forms—the delightful detritus of blues, soul, country, rock, reggae, jazz, funk, punk, psych, and more—concocting a rich and fertile musical humus. Dig it, Heapsters!

Live Wednesday 7-9pm

DJ(s):

Dug Deep

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COVID-19 Community Report Episode 14: Updates From Congressman John Garamendi - May 1, 2020

Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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Today, May 1st, we're pleased to welcome Congressman John Garamendi back to the show. We last spoke with him on April 3, as Congress was passing its first stimulus bill. On April 21, Congressman Garamendi introduced legislation called the UNITE Act (Undertaking National Initiatives to Tackle Epidemics). This bill would mobilize experienced existing organizations such as AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and FEMA volunteers to support public health responders with COVID-19 contact tracing and testing.

COVID-19 Community Report Episode 13: Discussing Current Challenges with Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance and Cool Davis - Apr 28th, 2020

Tue, 04/28/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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Episode 13 features two rock stars of the local nonprofit scene: Sheila Allen of Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance, and Chris Granger of Cool Davis. What challenges is each organization and its constituent population facing? How are they meeting those challenges now, and how will those challenges change as we begin to plan for an uncertain future?

One of the new programs launched this month by Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance is Phone Friends for Seniors. They match seniors who would like to receive check-in phone calls with volunteers who can also assist with linking to services such as food/meal and prescription medication deliveries, and provide an important chance for social contact. Over the past 10 years, their network of organizations and service providers for local seniors has grown to 97!

Davisville, April 27, 2020: A veteran of muni finance sizes up the pandemic-sized hole facing Davis City Hall

Mon, 04/27/2020 - 8:28pm | Bill Buchanan

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We’ve entered a recession, and don't know yet how bad it will be. To get some perspective, I talk today with Bob Leland, an expert on municipal finance with the Management Partners consulting firm who began his career in the 1970s. He compares the current downturn to the Great Recession 12 years ago, lists some possible responses, and estimates the size of the revenue loss facing Davis – “it’ll probably be about a 6 to 8 percent loss for the year that will be ending June 30,” with the financial damage concentrated in the last few months.

Read that carefully—the plunge since March has been steep enough to take the results for the entire fiscal year down by 6 percent or more.

COVID-19 Community Report Episode 12: Speaking with the Davis Downtown Business Assn. and Sandy Holman of The Culture CO-OP on Apr 24th, 2020

Fri, 04/24/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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My guests on today's show are Brett Marasca, executive director of Davis Downtown; and Sandy Holman of The Culture CO-OP, discussing their new documentary, "The Cost of Darkness." We'll be talking about economic stimulus for downtown businesses, and the systemic structural inequality that has left communities of color much more vulnerable to the virus, respectively.

Called the Gifting Stimulus Program, the Davis Downtown Business Association (DDBA) recently launched this program to infuse $100,000 into our city's core - its downtown. Using this link, you can choose businesses you'd like to support and your gift card purchase amount will be matched by the DDBA gifting program.

Earth Day Sing OUT!

Wed, 04/22/2020 - 10:12am | Jeff Shaw

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Earth Day has been celebrated with large, public gatherings worldwide for fifty years.

This year, KDRT is working with the Davis Climate Strike and a coalition of climate activists from Davis, Yolo, Solano, and Sacramento counties to put together a special Earth Day Sing Out for you! Listen to this special show, first airing at 5pm on Earth Day 2020.

COVID-19 Community Report Episode 11: A Talk with Sutter Davis Hospital CEO and the Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network on Apr 21st, 2020

Tue, 04/21/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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On Tuesday's Episode 11, we'll find out what it's like to run our community's largest health care provider in a conversation with Rachael McKinney, CEO of Sutter Davis Hospital. We'll also chat with David Lichtenhan, of Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network (YIIN), which recently launched the ApoYolo Project to support immigrant families in Yolo County during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We hear about the large-scale daily communication network that Sutter Davis Hospital is involved with, their infectious disease preparation timeline, and their ongoing adaptations to keep all safe and still be available to the community via their tele-medicine program and other resources available on their website.

COVID-19 Community Report Episode 10: Talking with Yolo County Housing and Empower Yolo - April 17, 2020

Fri, 04/17/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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We've been shining a light this week on the ways our region is helping some of the most vulnerable of our residents. On Tuesday 4/14 we talked about food insecurity and mental health. Today we’re talking about public housing, and domestic violence. Not light topics, but still extremely important to address right now. While sheltering in place is hard on everyone, there are some situations it disproportionately exacerbates. My guests on Friday's show are Lisa Baker, CEO of Yolo County Housing, and Bridgette Guerra, Legal Advocate at Empower Yolo.

Jazz After Dark April 14 2020

Tue, 04/14/2020 - 7:59pm | Don Shor

Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark: focus on 1959. Doris Day, Gerry Mulligan & Johnny Hodges, Etta James, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck. Tony Bennett & The Count Basie Orchestar, Woody Herman Sextet, Oscar Peterson & Ben Webster, Milt Jackson & John Coltrane, Tony Bennett (ok, this one was 1962),, Pete Fountain.

Broadcasts 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

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COVID-19 Community Report Episode 9: Local Efforts with the Yolo Food Bank and a Focus on Mental Health - April 14, 2020

Tue, 04/14/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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Episode 9 of the COVID-19 Community Report includes guests Michael Bisch, Executive Director for the Yolo Food Bank, and Karen Larsen, Director of Yolo County's Health and Human Services Agency.

Michael Bisch spoke of the extraordinary work of his staff and over 500 volunteers who work with daily distribution, packing, and 5000 daily home deliveries , all accomplished while maintaining appropriate social distancing! More volunteers are currently needed and are encouraged to visit the Yolo Food Bank website.

Davisville, April 13, 2020: Davis stores and restaurants cope with the pandemic

Mon, 04/13/2020 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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A "temporarily closed" sign on a Davis store

Today I talk with Davis Enterprise retail business columnist Wendy Weitzel about how local restaurants and retailers are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss stories of struggle, creativity, and most of all uncertainty, plus thoughts about how retail might change even after the stay-at-home public health orders are lifted. She has written her Comings & Goings column for nearly 20 years and normally posts a new column every other week, but is writing weekly during the pandemic.

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