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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.

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. Contact: davisville @ dcn.org

Live Monday 5:30-6pm

Replays Saturday 8:30-9am

DJ(s):

Bill Buchanan

Listening Lyrics

Welcome to an hour of LISTENING LYRICS. Right here on KDRT 95.7FM in Davis, California. Listening Lyrics is a genre free zone - we feature the artist. What makes them do their thing. Listen to the hope and satisfaction in their voices. Listen to what only commercial free community radio can bring you. Close your eyes - open your ears - relax your mind. Join host Pieter Pastoor as he sends color to your ears. Now lets enter, the mother of all that is music and lyrics and the human capability of producing art.

Live Friday 4-5pm

Replays Sunday 11am-12pm

DJ(s):

Pieter Pastoor

Homepage URL:

Listening Lyrics on Facebook

Twang Thang

Twang Thang features outlaw country old and new, showcasing the folks who sowed the harder-edged musical seeds for what we today call Americana, as well as the newer artists who continue the tunes and outlaw ethos forward. George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Lucinda Willimans, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakum, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billie Jo Shaver ... Americana music didn't just show up one day — it has deep and varied country music roots. Twang Thang explores the originators, the newcomers, and the music that happened along the way!

Live Wednesday 7-9am

Replays Saturday 1-3pm

DJ(s):

DJ Dirk

In the Key of Folk

In the Key of Folk with Karen Leyse offers music that will keep you humming or dancing along — perhaps both! The focus is on traditional and current folk music, Americana, and bluegrass, with Celtic, Nordic, and Spanish infusions — wherever Karen's travels and interests take her. In addition, the music of contra dance, an American Folk tradition that came with English and other settlers, will often be threaded through the hour. Don’t know it? Check it out.

Live Wednesday 2-3pm

Replays Tuesday 11am-12pm

DJ(s):

Karen Leyse

Juke In The Back

Matt The Cat presents the soul that came before rock n’ roll: 1950s rhythm and blues. Each week, this underrated and rollicking music plays on that old Rockola Jukebox in the back.

Live Tuesday 9-10pm

Homepage URL:

http://www.jukeintheback.org/

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Hello Davis!, Jan. 7, 2026: The creators of MyDavisCalifornia share their story

Wed, 01/07/2026 - 11:14am | Ned

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On today's edition of Hello Davis!, Richard Jia and Gray Eby of MyDavisCalifornia share their insights about the quirky little town we all love, Davis.

MyDavisCalifornia is a full-on content playground: stories, visuals, collaborations, insider tips—the works. Born in 2021 out of sheer enthusiasm (and possibly too much coffee), it’s become the digital buddy you didn’t know you needed for exploring Davis. Davis only has 65,000 residents, but some of its videos have been viewed well into the millions. How’s that for a statement?

The brains behind it? UC Davis alumni Richard Jia and Gray Eby, who somehow turned their Aggie pride into a website that makes the rest of us wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?”

Jazz After Dark, Jan. 6, 2026

Tue, 01/06/2026 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

Benny Goodman, Oh! Look At Me Now (feat. Helen Forrest)
The Mills Brothers, Paper Doll (Single)
Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce, Blue Lights
Pérez Prado & His Orchestra, Maria Bonita
Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan with Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans, Airmail Special
Chet Baker, Moonlight Becomes You
Stan Getz, 'Tis Autumn
Clark Terry (Mary Osborne, guitar), Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)
Chico O'Farrill & Clark Terry, Spanish Rice
Clark Terry, Jam Session & Oscar Peterson, Misty
Paul Gonsalves, Clark's Bars
Paul Gonsalves, It's Something That You Ought To Know
Claude Bolling & Alexandre Lagoya, Afriçaine
Diana Krall, Only Trust Your Heart
Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz, Samba Triste

Crossing Continents for Jan. 5, 2026

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 5:00pm | Gil Medovoy

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The first hour features some of my favorite recordings for 2025 that have arrived in the last 2 weeks. The second hour features Classical & Folk Music of Azerbaijan & Armenia.

Crossing Continents playlist for 01/05/2026

That California Sound – Jan. 5, 2026

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 4:07pm | JonEmery

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The first That California Sound of 2026 is tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Listen live as the Chuckleheads recap last week, share some 2025 memories, and declare their walk-up songs entering the new year!

Divine Intervention – Jan. 2, 2026

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 5:30pm | Jess Goddésse

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It's a love trip for certain on Divine Intervention. Tune in this evening for the latest releases from DeWolff, Glitterer, Glyders, Sharp Pins, and more; enjoy the first Goddess of the Month for 2026; revel in a questionable Vinyl Vespers track; and catch our new feature for a new year – "Critter Corner" – featuring adorable adoptable shelter friends, in memory of KDRT's own Diane Crumley. It's all here for you Friday, Jan. 2, at 6 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org – and available thereafter via the web and the podcast apps.

In Memoriam: Diane Crumley

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 8:31am | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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Editor's Note: We were bereft to learn about Diane's passing on Dec. 28. She has been an integral part of the DMA and KDRT communities for 20+ years. This obituary was wriiten by Diane's brother-in-law, Bill Buchanan. This is the GoFundMe he references.

UPDATE JAN. 5: A celebration of her life has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, in the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge. More details to come.

Diane Crumley, who saw creativity in nature all around her, earned a PhD in anthropology, and worked or volunteered for several Yolo County nonprofits during more than two decades in Davis, died Dec. 28, 2025 at 68 from cancer.

Born in 1957, Diane earned a bachelor’s in biological anthropology from the University of California Los Angeles in 1986 and her doctorate from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque in 2000. She was an accomplished grants writer and was a research associate at the UNM Medical School's Cancer Research and Treatment Center.

Dashboard Diaries -- Jan. 1, 2026

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK watches the odometer turn over as 2025 fades in the rear-view mirror. We’ll celebrate the brand-new year and its showroom shine with a bit of hope and optimism. Join the celebration on Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org or anytime at Dashboard Diaries.

Davis Garden Show, Jan. 1, 2026

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: scion exchanges and plum grafting, small fruit info, pear tree shortage, pruning tips, the Puerto Rico rose, and more.

Hello Davis!

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 5:00am | Pieter Pastoor

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Hello Davis!, a new local radio program on KDRT 95.7 FM, will spotlight the people and organizations that help define the character of our town. The show debuts Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2026, and will feature a new episode every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

Each week, one of five community organizations will host the program in rotation:

Davis Senior Center, hosted by Maria Lucchesi

Downtown Davis Business Association, hosted by Brett Lee

Davis Phoenix Coalition, hosted by Gloria Partida

Davis Local, hosted by David Abramson

My Davis California, hosted by Richard Jia and Gray Eby

On their week, each organization’s host will interview a guest connected to their work—sharing stories, highlighting programs, and offering a closer look at how they serve Davis.

IMPLOSION – 31 December 2025

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 4:30pm | Nick Saloman

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What better way to ring in the new year than with a little IMPLOSION, coming at you with the sounds of The Alan Bown!, Bryan & the Brunelles, The Baroques, The Seeds, and more. Tune in at 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Stream it anytime, anywhere via the web and the podcasts. Here's to a happy, healthy, music-filled 2026!

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