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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

The Yolo County Breakdown

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Bluegrass, newgrass and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

Live Friday 10-11am
Replays Sunday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
Rocky Outcrop
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Live Tracks

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 LT began broadcasting on Sept. 30, 2004, and has produced 747 original episodes as of August 2025. Best experienced with a lava lamp, cool recreational beverage of choice, and a vigorous sense of curiosity. Peace.

Live Thursday 7-9pm
Replays Saturday 9-11pm
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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That California Sound!

That California Sound!

That California Sound! Local + Regional  Music from The Golden State ... From Then ... To Now  features local, regional, and small touring bands throughout California while highlighting the history and culture of California musicians, venues, teachers, recording studios, promoters, festivals, and general resources that enrich our community.

Live Monday 6-8pm
Replays Thursday 7-9am
DJ(s): 
JonEmery, Scott Schiller
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Dashboard Diaries

Hop in for a trip through ever-changing musical landscapes, from familiar highways to roads less travelled. Dashboard Diaries host Ray K loves to share hand-picked tunes spanning broad styles of music, with a nod to the real, organic disc jockey-driven radio of his youth. It's all about the journey...

Live Thursday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
RayK
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Davisville

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Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won 14 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024. Contact: davisville @ dcn.org

Live Monday 5:30-6pm
Replays Saturday 8:30-9am
DJ(s): 
Bill Buchanan
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Our KDRT fall fundraiser continues through Sunday

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 12:00am | Jess Goddésse

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Our 21st Birthday + Fall FUNdraiser continues through Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. Show your support all week for more than two decades of grassroots community radio! We've got a cool new limited edition neon-green-on-black t-shirt to thank you with. 

This week, many of our Djs are producing special programming and visiting each other's shows. We have more than 40 volunteers producing local programs, with most logging more than 10 years with KDRT!  You can support our grassroots community radio here.

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Divine Compost Heap – birthday fundraiser edition

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 11:00am | Jess Goddésse

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Coming to you live from Sudwerk Brewing – Friday, Oct. 3, 6 p.m. – Jess Goddésse & Dug Deep bring you a Compostable version of Divine Intervention to kick off the live broadcast of KDRT’s 21st Birthday Bash with live music from The Cantaliers. Please tune in, come on down to the party if you can, and support grassroots radio KDRT. Thank you!

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Davis Garden Show, Oct. 2, 2025

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: Early Girl tomato issues, berries for this area, a backyard soil issue, Carolina reaper in a pot, Holodiscus in the valley, pruning a cotoneaster, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 1 October 2025

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 3:30pm | Nick Saloman

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Get ready for IMPLOSION with the amazing Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond, bringing you the best in psych-tinged sounds to the airwaves, with tracks from Autosalvage, Goldie, John Otway, Major Lance, Mercy and more! Listen up at 8 p.m. PT here on KDRT 95.7 + KDRT.org – thereafter via the web and the podcasts! Love this show? Please support KDRT!

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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 30, 2025

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Griff Williams and His Orchestra, Saturday Night In Central Park
  • Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, Moten Swing
  • Duke Ellington, Satin Doll
  • Glenn Miller Sound, In the Mood
  • Count Basie and His Orchestra, Taxi War Dance
  • Nat King Cole, Baby, Baby All the Time
  • Peggy Lee, Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
  • Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, Tuxedo Junction
  • Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra, Annie's Dance
  • Frank Sinatra, Come dance with me
  • Ben Webster & Johnny Hodges, Exactly Like You
  • Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra, Stardust
  • Sergio Mendes, Oba-la-la
  • Billy Taylor, Capricious
  • Zoot Sims, Someone to Watch Over Me
  • Dorothy Donegan, Time After Time
  • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Maddest Kind of Love
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Davis Garden Show, Sept. 25, 2025

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: roots invading a raised bed, Anigozanthos, blueberries, grubs, inoculant for legumes and more.

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IMPLOSION – 24 September 2025

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 1:29pm | Nick Saloman

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IMPLOSION brings you the swingin' psychedelic sounds of the Fallen Angels, Elizabeth, the Strawberry Alarm Clock, Taiconderoga, and more. Tune in at 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + at your pleasure anytime via web and podcast apps!

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In the Key of Folk, Sept. 24, 2025

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 12:00pm | Karen Leyse

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This week on In the Key of Folk, we're looking forward to the upcoming concert with Anya Hinkle and Bily Cardine. We're also celebrating music from Canada and Denmark with tracks by Connie Kaldor, Genticorum, and Dreamer's Circus, along with the great music by Molly Tuttle, Laurie Lewis, The Rheingans Sisters, and the Wild Mountain Mystics. So tune in to learn all the scoop today, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. at KDRT 95.6 in Davis and at KDRT.org worldwide. Missed it? We also replay at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays. Enjoy!

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Dashboard Diaries: Sept. 25, 2025

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 12:00pm | RayK

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Join Dashboard Diaries at 3 p.m. as host RayK gets the blues, spinning classic Butterfield Bues Band, John Mayall, Allman Brothers, Keb Mo', Hot Tuna and much more. Guaranteed to cure what ails you! Dashboard Diaries airs live every Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM and KDRT.org.

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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 23, 2025

Tue, 09/23/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • George Gershwin, Havanola
  • Artie Shaw, I've Got a Crush on You
  • Buddy Greco, How Long Has This Been Going On
  • Frank Morgan with Gigi Gryce, Embraceable You
  • Frank Sinatra, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
  • Hadda Brooks, Rhapsody in Blue
  • Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, But Not for Me
  • Aretha Franklin, It Ain't Necessarily So
  • Stuff Smith, Somebody Loves Me
  • Ella Fitzgerald, That Certain Feeling
  • Pete Fountain, I Got Rhythm
  • Pearl Bailey, Summertime
  • Etta Jones, They Can't Take That Away from Me
  • Stanley Turrentine, Someone to Watch Over Me
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