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ABOUT US

KDRT 95.7 FM is grassroots radio from Davis, CA, airing an eclectic mix of music and public-affairs programming. A project of nonprofit Davis Media Access, KDRT streams worldwide via KDRT.org.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

Planetary Radio

Planetary RAdio

Each week, Planetary Radio visits with a scientist, engineer, project manager, astronaut, advocate or writer who provides a unique and exciting perspective on the exploration of our solar system and beyond.

Live Wednesday 5-5:30pm
Homepage URL: 
Planteary Radio on the web
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The Audio Ecotone

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Join Eddy Owt as he explores the rich genre diversity, cross-breeding, and hybridizing in the back waters and tributaries of the past 100 years of music: rock, jazz, pop, r&b, soul, country, ska, electronica, J-Pop/C-Pop/K-Pop, afrobeat, and much more.

"We have a tropical situation where there are thousands of 'species' of music around and they're all constantly cross-breeding and hybridizing. It's very exciting, but you can't keep up with it easily." -- Brian Eno

Live Friday 3-4pm
Replays Thursday 10-11am, Sunday 4-5pm
DJ(s): 
Eddy Owt
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Education Beat

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KDRT is proud to air EdSource’s program Education Beat: Getting to the heart of California schools. From EdSource: "Join us each week as we cover everything from preschool to college, bringing you the personal stories behind the headlines.   We want you to hear the voices that are too often drowned out in the broader conversation: parents, teachers, and the students themselves."

Live Monday 5:10-5:30pm
Homepage URL: 
Ed Source on the web
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Night Train Cocktail Lounge

A saloon of songs and sounds from back then, focusing on anything recorded between the 1890s and the 1970s. All forms of jazz, blues, rock, surf, garage, punk, country, folk, film-radio-television samples, speeches, comedy, and anything grabbed from the ages and put to cylinder, wax or tape, colliding on top each other.

Night Train Cocktail Lounge is produced live at WXOX-LP FM in Louisville, KY. All local material is edited, including times and dates, making each episode an evergreen episode. All episodes are FCC compliant.

Live Wednesday 9-10pm
Homepage URL: 
Night Train Cocktail Lounge
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A Mix of Music

DJ Dave Reynolds takes you on a journey through the world of music.  

Live Friday 1-2pm
Replays Monday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
DJ Dave
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The law of copyright music, on Listening Lyrics – March 13, 2026

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Welcome to Listening Lyrics on KDRT. Today’s program is called “1926: The Sounds That Just Became Free.” Every year, music recordings reach the end of their copyright life. In 2026, recordings made in 1926—exactly 100 years ago—enter the public domain. That means the music that shaped early jazz, blues, and country can now be shared freely again. Tonight we travel back a century, to hear the sounds that helped invent modern music.

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Wizards of Yearth at the Melon Ball – Friday, March 13

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 1:04pm | kdrtradio

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!TONIGHT! KDRT 95.7 FM and Left of the Dial Promotions co-present local teen sensations Wizards of Yearth, performing their special brand of prog at Watermelon Music's Melon Ball in West Davis, Friday, March 13. The fun starts at 7:30 p.m. More info here!

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Reload!

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 1:29pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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Dashboard Diaries – March 12, 2026

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 1:06pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK throws caution to the wind, riding solo in the carpool lane like there’s no tomorrow, just looking for someone like you to hop in and make it legit. We’ll roll some snappy tunes... JD McPherson, John Hiatt, Los Lobos, Joe Cocker. and a ton more! Tune in Thursday, 3-4 p.m. Pacific, on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org. Stream shows anytime at kdrt.org/program/dashboard-diaries.

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Davis Garden Show, March 12, 2026

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 10:05am | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: first lilac flowers, golden currant, caging vegetables, quick watering comments, succession plantings, and more

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IMPLOSION! – 11 March 2026

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 5:00pm | Nick Saloman

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It's a Merseybeat explosion on this week's IMPLOSION, as Nick Saloman brings you the sounds of the Blackwells, Four Just Men, Johnny & John, the Undertakers, Tiffany with the Thoughts, and more! Get ready to groove on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org. Listen anytime via the web + the podcasts!

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Davis Downtown Business Association with Brett Lee and John Natsoulas, on Hello Davis! – March 11, 2026

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 4:30pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This episode of Hello Davis! features Brett Lee of the Davis Downtown Business Association talking with John Natsoulas, a well-known figure in the Davis arts community best recognized as the founder and director of the John Natsoulas Gallery downtown.

Since opening the gallery in 1986, he has helped establish it as one of Northern California’s important spaces for contemporary art. Located on First Street, the gallery functions not only as an exhibition venue but also as a cultural gathering place where artists, writers, musicians, and community members come together.

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Davisville, March 9, 2026: Yolo’s news picture starts looking a little brighter

Mon, 03/09/2026 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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After years of dwindling news coverage in Yolo County, two regional news outlets — the Sacramento Bee and Abridged, a news source started by Sacramento public TV station KVIE in 2025 — have each launched free Yolo weekly newsletters this year, using stories written by journalists assigned to cover the county.

Today we talk with one of the reporters, Daniel Hennessy of Abridged, about how he finds and reports stories, and why Yolo is now getting more attention. He plans to cover the entire county, and his topics so far include the respite center on L Street in Davis, a proposed downtown entertainment zone in Winters, the county’s budget deficit, and fly-fishing on Putah Creek.

Related program from September 2025: '"We talk with Benjy Egel, food editor for Abridged, a major new source of regional news," plus links to Yolo news at the Bee and Abridged

(The photo shows rural Yolo County west of Davis on a bright winter’s day in 2020.)

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Jazz After Dark, March 10, 2026

Sun, 03/08/2026 - 10:14pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • Blossom Dearie, I Won't Dance
  • Art Pepper, Broadway
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Rocks in My Bed
  • Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller And Yusef Lateef, Flutie
  • Anita O'Day, What a Little Moonlight Can Do
  • Yusef Lateef, Kongsberg
  • Yusef Lateef, Six Miles Next Door
  • Al Hibbler & Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bye Bye Blackbird 2
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk, I'll Be Seeing You
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real
  • Gerry Mulligan, Walk on The Water
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Black Viiolet live in studio – March 8, 2026

Sun, 03/08/2026 - 11:45am | Jess Goddésse

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We thrilled to host Black Viiolet – performing live on the air – Sunday, March 8, at 12:30 p.m. Pacific. The alter ego of The Darts' Nicole Laurenne, Black Viiolet's sound blends smoky lounge, neo-soul, jazzy horns, and trip-hop. Catch the big show live on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org!

Black Viiolet appears this evening at Duffy's in Chico. Find her new album, Dark Blue, on Bandcamp.

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