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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

Planetary Radio

Each week, Planetary Radio visits with a scientist, engineer, project manager, astronaut, advocate or writer who provides a unique and exciting perspective on the exploration of our solar system and beyond.

Live Wednesday 5-5:30pm

Homepage URL:

Planetary Radio on the web

Yolo Backyard Bulletin

Yolo Backyard Bulletin (YBB) seeks to address the ongoing demolition of local media by the communications/entertainment complex, which prioritizes profit maximization at the expense of local engagement and conversation. YBB features local news, commentary, music, gossip, and true stories from Yolo County, with the goal of rebuilding and restoring community communications in our public sphere, the lifeblood of democratic life.

Live Thursday 5-6pm

Replays Sunday 8-9am

DJ(s):

Jesse Drew

Homepage URL:

Yolo Backyard Bulletin

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

Silver Nine Volt Heart

Join your host Rodriguez as he swings the gate wide open for a cool musical trip featuring sounds from all points of the compass. Being mindful that "everything connects to everything else," on Silver Nine Volt Heart you will find the many colorful threads that make up the tapestry of recorded sound ... just click it on and let the music start.

Live Tuesday 7-9am

Replays Saturday 3-5pm

DJ(s):

Rodriguez

More programs ...

Davis Garden Show, Sept. 19, 2024

Thu, 09/19/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: late summer tomato report, flowers for a sunny border in winter, starting peas and sweet peas, and more.

In the Key of Folk, Sept. 18, 2024

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 1:30pm | Karen Leyse

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This afternoon on In the Key of Folk, we'll be covering singers from the British folk scene of the 1960s and beyond, and then finishing the hour with a few selections from more recent years.

Selections run from Anne Briggs , Dick Gaughan, Fairport Convention, Silly Sisters and June Tabor through Jim Moray and Eliza Carthy. Tune in from 2 to 3 p.m. today (Sept. 18) on KDRT.org. See you then!

Jazz After Dark, Sept. 17, 2024

Tue, 09/17/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Jazz from the 1930s and '40s tonight. We’ll hear:

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, The Last Time
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
Clyde McCoy, Sugar Blues
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra, The Big Noise from Winnetka
Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Lulu's Back In Town
Jimmie Lunceford, For Dancers Only
Duke Ellington, New East ST. Louis Toodle-Oo
Sidney Bechet with Noble Sissle, Viper Mad
Fats Waller, Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
Benny Carter, Beale Street Blues
Benny Goodman, One O'Clock Jump
Ella Fitzgerald, Stairway To The Stars
Glenn Miller, Rhapsody in Blue
Erskine Hawkins, After Hours (Digitally Remastered)
Charlie Christian, Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, Am I Blue?
Bunny Berigan, Skylark
Thelonious Monk, 'Round Midnight
Les Brown, Leap Frog

Electric Compost Heap -- Sept. 13, 2024

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 5:33pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight on the Electric Compost Heap, we'll be celebrating Friday the 13 of September with a smattering of tunes from musical artists who will soon be playing in the Sacramento area, including, THE JACKETS from Switzerland, Jon Langford, and Deke Dickerson, plus a slew of other musical compostables. The official color of this evenings program is Russet! Join us at KDRT.org and see what the fuss is all about!

Rainbow City Park, live on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 13, 2024

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Ryan Williams, Chris O'Keefe and Dani Judith are three members of Rainbow City Park. Their love of music and exuberance of life shine in their musical output. It truly was a pleasure to get to know them.

Here's the band's story from its website: "Rainbow City Park is an indie alt-rock/dream pop band from Northern California. The band draws inspiration from 90’s alt-rock acts such as Third Eye Blind and The Smashing Pumpkins, infusing their music with a modern twist akin to the sounds of Boygenius and Snail Mail. Band members reside in both San Francisco and the Central Valley, converging in Sacramento for rehearsals.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 09/13/2024

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Sept. 13, 2024

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 4:00pm | Russ Tolman

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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour is comin' at you with music from Iggy Pop, Nick Drake, local heroes Thin White Rope, and much MUCH more. Tune at 5p Pacific — only on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org.

Davis Garden Show, Sept. 12, 2024

Thu, 09/12/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: propagating African violets, garden activities in September, daffodils and narcissus, fruit and seeds on potatoes, tomato viruses and other problems, and more.

IMPLOSION – 11 September 2024

Wed, 09/11/2024 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Coming your way at 5p Pacific, it's IMPLOSION with your host Nick Saloman, sharing a swell assortment of groovy tunes from bands like the Droogs, the Zoo, and, yes, Fever Tree — right here on grassroots radio KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org!

In the Key of Folk, Sept. 11, 2024

Wed, 09/11/2024 - 1:00pm | Karen Leyse

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Tune in at 2 p.m. today to listen to In the Key of Folk. We'll start off with a topical song by Scottish singer-songwriter Karine Polwart, followed by music featuring Sarah Jarosz, Rita Hosking, Richard Thompson, Tom Rozum, Steve Tilston and Maggie Boyle, Wild Asparagus, Patty Griffin and more. We'll also play a set by the dynamic Spanish-Celtic-American group, Atlantic Folk Trio, with Galen Fraser, Maria San Miguel, and Jésus Enrique Cuaddrado, so join us on your FM radio at 95.7 if you are local, and if you are farther from Davis, listen now or later at KDRT.org. Hope to see you then!