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Events & Workshops

DCTV Television Studio Workshop

Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 3:30pm

KDRT Highlights

Liz Kat (of The Midnight Dip) is in the studio today on Listening Lyrics, March 22, 2019 at 4:00pm

True strength comes from within, like a constant burning furnace that fuels the body and its limbs. Liz Kat, soultress and lead prowess for The Midnight Dip, started the band with a fiery passion and a cacophony of emotions: anger, sadness, love, and everything in between. She wanted to inspire the world and counter the lack of female representation in the local music scene. It was not always sparkles and sass in the life of Liz Kat. She started playing piano when she was seven years old, and only sang when she was alone.

Jazz After Dark March 19 2019

Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark! Vocals, sax, bossa nova, and more. Eva Cassidy, Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt, Ella Fitzgerald, Chico Hamilton, Herbie Mann, Candeias, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Billy Butler, Eliane Elias.

Animation Discussion (plus Music) with Zahra Baxi. Recorded March 15th, 2019

For the last couple of years every Friday at Davis Media (and right next to the KDRT studio) young teens have been participating in an animation class. A self organised group known as the Davis Teen Animators’ Club. Their mentor is DMA's own Alex Silva-Sadder. Well you might have guesed we got to know them a bit and a few months ago I asked them to join me this Friday. So listen now to what the club's president, Zahra Baxi and Alex shared about animation and also play some of their favorite music.

Divine Intervention Strikes - March 18, 2019

Divine Intervention strikes this week with new sounds from amazing artists across genres, including Galactic, Nate Leslie, Karl Denson, Liily, John Zorn, Kiwi Jr., Durand Jones, and local favorites the Nickel Slots... and, of course, Vinyl Vespers. See the playlist and stream the show via the program page.

Special "Live DiRT", with Misner & Smith March 15, 2019 at 3:30PM

The program "Live DiRT" is dedicated to bringing you live performances at various pop-up times to fit the schedule of the artists appearing.

Connecting to What Matters

If this is your first visit to our website, welcome, and thanks for visiting.

Davis Media Access (DMA) is a non-profit community media & technology center currently celebrating its 30th year of serving Davis and environs. Elsewhere on this website you can read about what we do; the purpose of my message here is underscore why we do it.

DMA’s community-centered work connects us to what matters: newsmakers, schools, families, youth, teachers, local elections, policy makers, community activists, neighborhoods, social justice activists, other non-profits, businesses, libraries, veterans, senior citizens, musicians, artists, and more.

Teaching people to create media, and providing a vibrant community learning center with a mind-boggling array of services, is what DMA has done for 30 years. Our work is made possible by the City of Davis, the Davis Joint Unified School District, and generous community supporters.

These are weird and woolly times for media nationally, which ups the imperative to support truly community-based, independent media outlets in the precious few places where they still thrive. This is what DMA and KDRT do, and it’s what we stand for. I invite you to explore the website, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter @dmafeed and Instagram.

Davis Media Access — Many Voices, One Community

Autumn Labbe-Renault, Executive Director

Big Day at the Dock Returns May 2

Big Day at the Dock will return to Sudwerk Brewing Co. at 2001 Second Street in Davis on May 2, as part of the regional celebration of the Big Day of Giving.

Held annually on the first Thursday in May, the Big Day of Giving (Big DoG) is designed to increase charitable giving to non-profits in our region. The Sacramento Region Community Foundation spearheads the event, which generated in excess of $7 million last year.

Big Day at the Dock is geared at promoting the Big DoG and elevating non-profits in Davis and Yolo County, bringing them together in one joyous burst of community and generosity. The event was first produced by Davis Media Access/KDRT, Davis Music Festival, and Sudwerk Brewing Company in 2015. Other organizations joined in over time, and this year’s event is organized by Davis Media Access/KDRT; Davis Music Festival; Davis Phoenix Coalition; Soroptimist of Greater Davis, and Sudwerk Brewing Co.

Big Day at the Dock takes place Thursday, May 2, 2019 from 6-9 pm at Sudwerk, 2001 Second Street in Davis. Free and open to the public, this year’s event will feature up to 40 local non-profits, live music, food trucks, and beer by Sudwerk. The community is invited to make their Big DoG donations in real time at the event. The nonprofits will be adjacent to the beer garden area at Sudwerk’s Dock Store, and some activities for kids are planned. KDRT 95.7 FM will provide a live broadcast of the event. Event sponsorship opportunities are available.

The fee for participating non-profits is $25, which helps pay for event costs. Registration for non-profits will open Friday, March 15 at 9 a.m. and close April 1 at 5 p.m., and takes place online here. Registration is first come, first-served, and will be capped at 40 non-profits; no waiting list will be kept. To participate, non-profits must be registered to participate in the Big Day of Giving.

For more information, contact Autumn Labbe-Renault at info@davismedia.org.

Stop the FCC from Defunding PEG Channels

A few months ago, our executive director wrote about some FCC rulemaking that could seriously harm community media centers like DMA. There's an opportunity to reach out to our elected officials on this matter right now, and it takes just a couple minutes. Please join us in advocating for the important role that community media plays in our community.

Petition your congressional leaders today: https://www.petition2congress.com/ctas/stop-fcc-from-defunding-peg-channels

Thank you to our 2018-19 Donors

Donations, whether by local businesses, donor-advised foundations, or individuals, keep KDRT on the air, and help support DMA's work on local election & youth media services. We fundraise all year, but conduct our major drive during the spring months, with on-air fundraisers on KDRT in both fall and spring. Our goal for this year is $30,000. DMA's donors and supporters make possible a great deal of the work we do. We appreciate you! This list is current as of Nov. 30, 2018.

$1,000 & Above

Berryessa Brewing Co.

Digital Media Workshop Summer 2019

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Building community through media is what we do at Davis Media Access (DMA), and we make sure that starts with some of the younger members of our community. DMA has decades of experience teaching youth the basics of media production. These exciting classes teach production skills in areas such as camera operation and lighting, storyboarding and script development, sound recording and greenscreen use. DMA builds into all its curriculum critically needed media literacy training, and our workshops take place in the only HD studio in town. Participants get hands-on experience with quality equipment, work collaboratively, and share their work at the completion of the camp. Classes are taught by DMA staff and frequently assisted by students from past workshops.

Summer KidVid Media Workshops

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Many Voices, One Community

Davis Media Access (DMA) is celebrating 30 years of service to the community! Our work strengthens community through grassroots radio, local TV, websites, and archives.

DJUSD Graduations FAQ

How can I get a Commemorative DVD of a DJUSD HS Graduation? All five HS graduations will be recorded again this year by Davis Media Access. DVDs are available for sale here: https://djusd.davismedia.org/order-dvd

Will any of the graduations be broadcast live on DJUSD.tv Comcast Channel 17 or streamed live on the Internet? Not this year.

From the Vault

Davis Media Access (DMA) is a community media center that has served Davis and environs for more than 25 years, amassing an archive of more than 10,000 locally produced videos. These programs tell the story of our area: our struggles, triumphs, concerns, and motivations. Most were either produced by, or feature, community members. In an era where broadcast outlets became fewer and increasingly homogenized, these programs helped tell the story of our community in a very real, and meaningful way, often covering what the Sacramento media market would not.

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Davis Media Access (DMA) is a dba of Davis Community Television, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. DMA is a community media center serving Davis, CA and surrounding areas. Our mission is to enrich and strengthen the community by providing alternatives to commercial media for local voices, opinions and creative endeavors. Our major projects are KDRT 95.7 FM, Davis Community Television and DJUSD Channel 17.