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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

Sometimes Folk

Bill Wagman explores an eclectic range of music, including traditional folk of the British Isles and the U.S, contemporary singer/songwriters on both sides of the Atlantic, and American roots music and some of its lesser-known offshoots. Tune in for a great music mix!

Live Wednesday 10am-12pm
Replays Saturday 12-2pm
DJ(s): 
Bill Wagman
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High Country Music Radio

Bluegrass, country, blues, music

HIGH COUNTRY MUSIC 

Tune into High Country Music with host David Arthur Reynolds, for a celebration of bluegrass, old-time music and country blues. Spend an hour on the front porch with High Country Music as we follow the high lonesome sound of contemporary musicians and legendary roots artists, maintaining a vibrant connection to our folk and country songbook. 

Live Tuesday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
David A. Reynolds
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Eye on Sports

Eye On Sports is a talk radio show focused on local sports in the Sacramento/Davis area that occasionally covers National Sports. Hosts Chuck and Cody have been involved with sports both nationally and locally for more than 15 years and want to share their opinions and initiate discussion to the public through conversation and occasional outside interviews. This show will not be politically driven in anyway. The conversation will cover the results , local impact, business and psychology of sports.

Live Thursday 6-7pm
Replays Friday 8-9am
DJ(s): 
Cody Westergaard, ChuckGarcia7
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The Golden Road

​Join Wayne Hagan and take a musical journey down the Golden Road and explore the music of the Grateful Dead, its roots, and its many offshoots. Past DJs include Alligator, Lee Maddex, and Rod Moseanko. What a long strange trip!

Live Tuesday 2-4pm
Replays Sunday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen, Alligator, Rodriguez, Lee Maddex
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Davis Music Connections

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Davis has a very unique musical scene — from the Mondavi Center’s formal performances to the local clubs where bands and upcoming artists hone their craft. Local and visiting musicians  are captured by Jim Buchanan on our Live Tracks program. On Davis Music Connections, we play past Davis bands of note, along with those who are currently touring, taking a little bit of Davis to the rest of the world.

Live Monday 3-4pm
Replays Sunday 9:30-10:30pm
DJ(s): 
Ned, Connections Clyde
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Jazz After Dark, May 13, 2025

Tue, 05/13/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Fats Waller, Honeysuckle Rose
  • Benny Goodman (Helen Ward vocals), Never Say Never
  • Coleman Hawkins, The Bean Stalks Again
  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, I'll Be Seeing You
  • Frank Sinatra, Come Fly with Me
  • Duke Ellington, C Jam Blues
  • Mundell Lowe, You Don't Know What Love Is
  • Hoagy Carmichael, Two Sleepy People
  • John Coltrane, In A Sentimental Mood
  • Billy Taylor, Paraphrase
  • Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Panama
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Hello Dolly
  • Big Miller, I Got Rhythm
  • Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan, For an Unfinished Woman
  • Tomas Einarsson, Rumdrum
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Thanks for supporting the KDRT spring FUNdraiser!

Tue, 05/13/2025 - 12:00am | kdrtradio

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We can't thank you enough for contributing to our Spring FUNdraiser! 

As a non-commercial community station, we depend on our volunteers and donors to bring you the local sounds you love. 

We also send thanks to local heroes Armadillo Music and The Big Poppies for their steadfast support. 

If you haven't had a chance to donate yet, of course there's still time: KDRT.org/donate!

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Davisville, May 12, 2025: Davis faces choice between more homes, fewer schools

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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The Davis school district might have to close up to three public schools over the next decade for reasons that include declining birth rates, high housing costs, and changing job patterns. Adding more homes for families in Davis could blunt that trend, but Davis voters generally resist population growth. So, people in Davis need to start talking about what they want to do, while there's still time to plan for the change. Matt Best, superintendent of the Davis public school district, discusses the choice this week on Davisville.

“We’ve got to plan for one of two scenarios. One, we see housing on the horizon and we’ve got a plan for a reboundary [of attendance areas] if those students arrive. The second path is, there is no new housing on the horizon, and we’ve got to plan to close two or three schools over the course of the next decade, and how are we going to solve that problem as a community?

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Ray Keck takes the mic on Listening Lyrics, May 9, 2025

Fri, 05/09/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week on Listening Lyrics, I threw caution to the wind and handed over the keys—well, the playlist—to none other than Ray Keck (pictured), a Davis legend and music maestro in disguise.

Ray didn’t just walk into the studio—he stormed it with a playlist so good, I briefly questioned my own musical taste. (Don’t worry, I recovered.)

And behind the mic? Ray was smoother than a jazz sax solo at midnight. The guy was born for radio—I'm pretty sure his voice came with built-in reverb.

Thanks for gracing us with your presence, Ray, and for not hijacking the station entirely. We’ll keep your chair warm.

P.S. This is our fund-raising week, and wouldn't you know it? Ray contributed so he could receive his own special KDRT T-shirt.

www.kdrt.org/donate

Check out the playlist.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 05/09/2025
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Divine Compost Heap – May 9, 2025

Fri, 05/09/2025 - 4:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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Coming to you live from the new KDRT broadcast booth, it’s double trouble with Jess Goddésse *&* Dug Deep, bringing you a divine version of the Electric Compost Heap, featuring new music, old favorites, and oddities. Tune in at 6 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org — catch it thereafter on the podcast apps. To support this and other fine programming, please visit kdrt.org/donate. TY!

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Tommy Dunbar of the Rubinoos! Live on The Audio Ecotone, May 9, 2025

Thu, 05/08/2025 - 10:38pm | Eddy Owt

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The KDRT Spring FUNdraiser week continues on Friday with a special expanded edition of The Audio Ecotone. Special guest Tommy Dunbar, co-founder and guitarist of Bay Area power pop icons The Rubinoos, joins me LIVE in the studio to spin tunes and tell tales. Because one hour can't begin to hold this explosion of content, this week's show will expand to 90 minutes, starting at 2:30 p.m.!

If you appreciate this kind of unique programming that the volunteers at our little community radio station bring to you every week, we hope that you will support us during our Spring FUNdraiser by clicking on the Support tab at the top of the page and donating to the station. If you donate this week, we also have some wonderful thank-you gifts, including the KDRT 20th anniversary logo totes and t-shirts and our new KDRT logo hats. We thank you for your support!

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Classical Excursions – May 9, 2025

Thu, 05/08/2025 - 3:14pm | Greg LaTraille

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Don't miss a very-extra-super-spectacular Classical Excursions with Messrs. Greg La Traille and Gary Chew, coming your way with an extraordinary explosion of musical greatness in celebration of KDRT's 20th birthday and our Spring FUNdraiser. Tune in at 11 a.m. Pacific right here on your favorite community radio station, KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org!

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Davis Garden Show, May 8, 2025

Thu, 05/08/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today’s program: watering a ceanothus in Oregon,  a native vine, manroot, replanting a Meyer lemon, and more.

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Snag swell swag during KDRT's spring FUNdraiser!

Wed, 05/07/2025 - 6:45pm | kdrtradio

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Join us as we continue to celebrate our 20 years of community radio...

Donate here today!

Grab one of our special thank-you gifts, including:

Limited-edition blue-heron T-shirts on 100% blue-lavender cotton

Matching blue-heron totes on beige/natural heavy-weight cotton

NEW KDRT hats in two swell styles – trad trucker and soft cotton twill

Items are available separately or together in the BIG BUNDLE. Thanks so much for showing (and sharing) your support during fundraiser week!

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IMPLOSION – 7 May 2025

Wed, 05/07/2025 - 3:30pm | Nick Saloman

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Get ready for IMPLOSION, bringing you the groovy sounds of Aardvark, Ars Nova, Hawkwind, and so much more. Join your host Nick Saloman on Wednesday, May 7, at 5 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Catch the show at your convenience on the web or your favorite podcast app.

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