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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.

Every week, the big blue train we call the Blue Light Central rumbles out of the station for an hour-long ride through a landscape of blues, classic R&B, soul, gospel, zydeco, and low-down boogie. Mark Drnek is your ticket agent, porter, engineer, brakeman, and conductor on a weekly excursion through the vast music landscape.

Live Thursday 9-10pm

Homepage URL:

Blue Light Central on the web

Jazz After Dark

Join jazz aficionado Don Shor as he explores the diverse and fascinating world of jazz. Jazz After Dark spans the gamut, from roots in boogie-woogie, blues, and ragtime through traditional and straight-ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova, and more.

Live Tuesday 8-9pm

Replays Wednesday 10-11pm

DJ(s):

Don Shor

Homepage URL:

Jazz After Dark on the Web (blog with playlists)

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

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

Taste, Talk and Whine: All about Wines

Tune in for weekly discussions on topics related to wine making and wine enjoyment — plus occasional guests and engagement with listeners. Topics will span the spectrum from technical growing, making, and tasting to what we're drinking to the best places to find a bottle locally.

Live Tuesday 5:30-6pm

Replays Friday 2:30-3pm

DJ(s):

Nicole Salengo Lee, Tree Kilpatrick

More programs ...

The Audio Ecotone – Jan. 23, 2026

Fri, 01/23/2026 - 2:00pm | RayK

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This week onThe Audio Ecotone, DJ RayK fills in for an illin' Eddie Owt, with a playlist designed to cure what ails you, whether it's the rockin' pneumonia or the boogie-woogie flu. Experience the healing power of radio, Friday at 3 p.m. Pacific, here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org!

Dashboard Diaries – Jan. 22, 2026

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK drives in for a hot combination plate of classics and fresh cuts, including Dr. John, Donald Fagen, Tower of Power, Simply Red, the Dap Kings and lots more. So come park it for an hour and let’s groove! Thursday, 3-4 p.m., on KDRT.org or anytime at Dashboard Diaries.

Davis Garden Show, Jan. 22, 2026

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: fruit tree resources, AI issues and humor, indirect cold injury, flowers and veggies to plant now, bulbs for shade, growing fruit trees from seed, and more.

Hello Davis! with The Davis Phoenix Coalition – Jan. 21, 2026

Wed, 01/21/2026 - 6:20pm | Pieter Pastoor

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The Davis Phoenix Coalition – Davis' nonprofit of the year! – broadcasts their first radio show here on Hello Davis! on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. The show features conversations with local community advocates on key issues, including understanding Yolo’s marginalized communities and fighting hate crimes. Listen and learn how you can get involved!

Hello Davis! playlist for 01/21/2026

IMPLOSION – 21 January 2025

Wed, 01/21/2026 - 6:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Nick Saloman brings you – lucky you! – IMPLOSION at 8 p.m. Pacific, with tunes from The Move, The Rutles, The Saints – plus a fancy dance from The John Barry Seven. Listen up this evening, only on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Listen anytime at all via the web and the podcast apps!

Cowboy Tracks – Jan. 21, 2026

Wed, 01/21/2026 - 1:00pm | Nancy Flagg

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This week's episode of Cowboy Tracks is titled "Western Hour" and features the music of Katie Glassman & Snapshot, The Cowboy Way, Patsy Montana, Mike Blakely, Birdie Nichols, Richard Elloyan, Sylvia Herold, John Lowell, Jess Camilla O'Neal, Sons of the Pioneers, Prairie Moon, The Farmer & Adele, Mike Addington, Sarah Pierce, Michael Fleming, Rich O'Brien and Valerie O'Brien. Listen on demand via KDRT.org!

It's a Twang Thang – Jan. 21, 2026

Wed, 01/21/2026 - 7:00am | DJ Dirk

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Good morning one and all! It’s time for the first It’s A Twang Thang of the new year! Tune in for amazing tracks from Deke Dickerson, Yarn, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Junior Brown, Johnny Rodriguez, the legendary Robbie Fulks, and so many more. Listen live at 7 a.m. PST on your radio at KDRT 95.7 fm or online at KDRT.org, and make sure to subscribe to the podcast, too!

Jazz After Dark, Jan. 20, 2026

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, Me, Myself and I
Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, The One I Love
Doris Day with John Rarig & The Mellomen, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Claude Williamson Trio, Just One of Those Things
Red Garland, I Know Why (feat. Paul Chambers & Art Taylor)
Louie Bellson & Pearl Bailey, Zing Went the Strings of My Heart
Sonny Clark, I'm Just a Lucky So and So
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Bossa Nova U.S.A. (Live)
Art Farmer Quartet, Sing Me Softly of The Blues
Horace Parlan, Oh So Blue
Poncho Sanchez, Bésame Mamá
Bernardo Sassetti with Borja Barrueta, Javier Colina & Perico Sambeat, Please Tell Me Now

The music of Minneapolis, on Listening Lyrics, Jan. 16, 2026

Fri, 01/16/2026 - 5:20pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Minneapolis keeps producing artists who are technically sharp, stylistically open, and community-rooted. That mix explains why musicians from the city move easily between funk, jazz, indie, and pop—and why the music feels both local and universal.

Listen in to an hour of music from the Twin Cities.

Dashboard Diaries -- Jan. 15, 2026

Thu, 01/15/2026 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK takes a ride up the road to visit the old neighborhood… it’s changed a bit but there are some old friends still hard at it: Tower of Power, Boz Scaggs, Cold Blood… let’s sit a spell and reminisce. Join us on Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org or anytime at Dashboard Diaries.

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