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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, 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

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

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Night Train Cocktail Lounge

The Audio Ecotone

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

DJ(s):

Eddy Owt

The Cerealist

The Cerealist curates chilling broadcasts of loud + bizarre soundscapes from an ancient cave bellowing death metal from around the globe, with smoky stage lights on music from American, Swedish, and Norwegian shredders. Tune in every week for 30 brutal minutes of blast-beat heaven!

Live Wednesday 7:30-8pm

Replays Sunday 11:30pm-Monday 12am

DJ(s):

The Cerealist

Crossing Continents

In this World Music show, Gil covers the Middle East, the Mediterranean region, North Africa, Central Asia, and the Indian sub continent, including traditional and contemporary musical styles. This is not a pop music show!

Live Monday 10am-12pm

Replays Sunday 1-3pm

DJ(s):

Gil Medovoy

More programs ...

A place we call home: Mary Aqua shares her thoughts on Hello Davis!, – Oct. 28, 2026

Wed, 10/28/2026 - 5:30pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Mary speaks from her heart about a place we call home, Davis. Mary is interviewed by David Abramson

Mary Agua is a Native woman of Maya descent, born and raised in Los Angeles. She is a mother, community activist, and advocate for culturally responsive education. With a background in early childhood development from birth through age five, Mary brings experience and a commitment to supporting children, families, and communities. Her current work focuses on bringing Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into educational settings. She also supports efforts to sustain traditional ecological knowledge and cultural practices. Mary is dedicated to creating more connected futures for all children and generations to come.

In the Key of Folk – Bewitching – Oct. 28, 2026

Wed, 10/28/2026 - 2:00pm | Karen Leyse

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So much is happening! So this week on In the Key of Folk, join DJ Karen for a fall crop of new releases from musicians such as Eliza Gilkyson, Gordie Tentrees, and Blue Wilder and Celtic artists Louise Bichan, Donald WG Lindsay & Roo Geddes, Kalos, and Hayden Stern. We'll also include classics by Barbara Dane, Pete Seeger and...

Join in at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, to hear what's happening in the great world of music. That's here at KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis and at kdrt.org worldwide!

KDRT spooky Suds & Sounds – Oct. 28, 2026

Wed, 10/28/2026 - 10:51am | kdrtradio

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You’re invited to a spooky Suds & Sounds, Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Armadillo Music in Downtown Davis. Join us from 4 to 6 p.m to mix & mingle with K-DiRT volunteers and friends, pick some vinyl to spin, enjoy a beverage of your choosing… all ages welcome!

Jazz After Dark, Oct. 27, 2026

Tue, 10/27/2026 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show: Count Basie, Sonny Stitt, Sacha Distel, Stan Getz, Phineas Newborn Jr. and All Stars, Duke Ellington (Peggy Lee vocals), Woody Herman and His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Chico Hamilton, Zoot Sims, Joe Pass, Pat Longo Super Big Band, Winston Walls & Brother Jack McDuff, and Diane Schuur & Maynard Ferguson.

Monday Morning Show – Oct. 26, 2026

Mon, 10/26/2026 - 7:00am | Ned

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Eddie the Webguy joins Ned in the studio for all kinds of Halloween hijinks.

Sonic Rehab party time this Monday, Oct. 26, 2026

Sun, 10/25/2026 - 3:29am | Jojo Johanssen

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Get ready for some eclectic party time music on the next Sonic Rehab! DJJJ has a couple more versions of "Lola's Theme" by the Shapeshifters after playing the orginal version last week, some anime music from Yoshimasa Terui, and even some country for the first time! And of course, plenty more, including a section of music he loved hearing on the radio but seemed to only be played very late at night. Intrigued? Then tune in this Monday from 1-3 p.m. PDT on KDRT 95.7 FM or stream live on kdrt.org.

If you can't listen live (booooooo!) or want to listen again (yaaaaaaay!), you can check it out in the kdrt.org archives for up to 2 weeks after broadcast. d(-_-)b

Yolo Backyard Bulletin -- Oct. 22, 2026

Thu, 10/22/2026 - 5:00pm | Jesse Drew

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Hear from our pop-up food vendors that bring so much life to our community!

Dashboard Diaries — Oct. 22, 2026

Thu, 10/22/2026 - 3:00pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, DJ RayK replaces his wiper blades and tops up the washer fluid in celebration of the season’s first rain. Not much to do about the bald tires ‘til payday... but don’t worry, we’ll be cruising under hydroplane speed and we’ve got The Human Beinz, Boz Scaggs, Leon Russell, The Mavericks, and a whole bunch of other music loaded up for good juju. So let’s tempt fate this Thursday, 3-5 p.m., on KDRT 95.7 FM and KDRT.org.

Davis Garden Show — Oct. 22, 2026

Thu, 10/22/2026 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: garden in a cage, necta-plum and lime problems, ceanothus and other woody natives, Afghan redbud, and Lesya pepper.

Filipino American stories: A history worth sharing on Hello Davis! — Oct. 21, 2026

Wed, 10/21/2026 - 5:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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A fun and interesting interview on Hello Davis!: Anoosh Jorjorian talks with Justine Villanueva, author, publisher, and attorney who shares her joy as a proud American who loves her Filipino roots. Filipino American History Month is celebrated every October in the United States. It recognizes more than 400 years of Filipino presence in America and honors the contributions Filipino Americans have made to our country's history, culture, economy, and communities.

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