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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.

Listening Lyrics

Welcome to an hour of Listening Lyrics, right here on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, California.

No musical passports required. Folk can sit next to funk, jazz can dance with rock, and a singer-songwriter might end up sharing a park bench with a reggae band. Listening Lyrics is your invitation to escape the noise of the day and enter a world of elaborate sounds, unexpected discoveries, and songs that have something to say.

This is the kind of journey only commercial-free community radio can provide.

So close your eyes. Open your ears. Relax your mind. Join me, Pieter Pastoor, as we send color to your ears and wander through the vast landscape of music and lyrics—the grand meeting place of rhythm, imagination, and the remarkable human ability to create art. Whether it's a whisper, a roar, a groove, or a melody you've never heard before, it all belongs here.

Remember: Real Music. Real Community. Real Good Music.

Live Friday 4-5pm

Replays Sunday 11am-12pm

DJ(s):

Pieter Pastoor

Homepage URL:

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Davisville

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 17 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, including first place in radio/podcast public affairs programs for 2025, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024, and first place nationwide in news/public affairs programs among small stations from the Public Media Journalists Association in 2026.

Live Monday 5:30-6pm

Replays Saturday 8:30-9am

DJ(s):

Bill Buchanan

Education Beat

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 5-5:30pm

Homepage URL:

Ed Source on the web

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 3-5pm

Replays Wednesday 10am-12pm, Saturday 1-3pm

DJ(s):

RayK

Democracy Now!

Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is an award-winning syndicated news program that gives voice to perspectives rarely heard in corporate-sponsored media, including independent journalists, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, independent analysts, and ordinary people from around the world.

Live Friday 9-10am

Homepage URL:

Democracy Now! on the web

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Sonic Rehab! Tune in Monday, March 16, 1-3 p.m.

Mon, 03/16/2026 - 11:00am | Jojo Johanssen

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On the next edition of Sonic Rehab, some deep cuts from Neil Young, Genesis, and Sting, as well as some hip hop for the first time! Be ready for some remixed Depeche Mode and a little yacht rock, too. Nothing's too eclectic for DJ Jojo Johanssen!

Triskaidekaphobia on the Electric Compost Heap – March 13, 2026

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 5:25pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight at 6 p.m. on The Electric Compost Heap, Dug Deep further explores the implications of triskaidekaphobia in the warm late winter. We'll also spin new tunes from Kim Gordon, Selwyn Birchwood, Hiss Golden Messenger, and Snail Mail. Hope you can join us!

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.

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!

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.

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

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!

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.

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.)