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Events & Workshops

General Orientation

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 6:30pm
General Orientation

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 12:00pm

KDRT Highlights

Jazz After Dark February 25 2020

Some jazz greats coming up at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark:

Ella Fitzgerald, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Django Reinhardt, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Johnny Hodges with Jonah Jones And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington (Ray Nance vocals), Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, Helen Humes, Cassandra Wilson.

95.7 FM, KDRT in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

The City of Davis and Music, Recorded on Feb 21st, 2020

Hey, Davis musicians, this is a must-listen for you. Joel Daniel received his grant last year, and he and the city want you to know about it. Here it is, in Joel's words:

1) With the aim of bettering the quality of music that comes from Davis, I applied for a grant that I hope will impact it over many years to come. I have called it the Davis Independent Music Initiative (“DIMI”). The main parts of the grant are:

Live Bluegrass! A Humboldt Ho Down and More This Tuesday Feb. 25 on High Country Music Radio

Music Festivals and live performances are a great place to relax and enjoy seeing performers up close on the stage. With anticipation of the coming festival season, this week’s High Country Music Radio will feature live performances from travelin’ bands such Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, Bill Monroe, Jerry Garcia and Peter Rowan with a few other notables such as Old and In the Way, a rare live session with Elizabeth Cotten, Greg Brown from the Kate Wolf Music Fest, along with a few surprises. Get ready for a Humboldt Ho Down Tuesday feb. 25 from 11:00 a.m.

Eunah's Banchan selections for February 20, 2020: King Ty

What to expect on Banchan for February 20, 2020:

Streaming Feb. 20 11:30AM-noon at kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Jazz After Dark February 18 2020

Coming up at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark: cool, soul, Miles, and mainstream jazz.

Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Sonny Stitt, Herbie Nichols, Billie Holiday, Artie Shaw, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, The Ella Fitzgerald Quartet, Joe Morello, Jimmy Smith.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

DMA Summer Workshops for Kids & Teens!

Davis Media Access Summer Workshops for Kids & Teens return!

For Kids 9-12 we have KidVid Media Workshops
In this one week workshop, participants will learn how to produce a program in DMA's HD television studio, including storyboarding, operating cameras and sound equipment, using a greenscreen, and media literacy training. Students will also work with HD field cameras, and get an introduction to the radio booth at KDRT 95.7 LP-FM, DMA's low-power community radio station. There are two sessions scheduled. Both sessions cover the same content.
davismedia.org/kids

For Teens 12-16 we have our new Two Week Teen Film Intensive
For teens who are serious about learning about film and the film industry, we will do a two week deep dive into film making and the basic skills needed throughout the pipeline to produce a short or feature film. One session is scheduled. Lots more info through the link.
davismedia.org/teen

Please click the links for more details and registration for the workshops.

Please Note: these workshops do NOT appear in the workshop listings to the left.

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 31st 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.

Protecting Community Television - Action Needed

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is attempting to elevate the profits of cable companies over the needs of communities--again.

Thank you to our 2019-2020 Supporters

Each year, Davis Media Access works hard to meet our $30,000 fundraising goal. Donations—whether by local businesses, donor-advised foundations, events or individuals—keep KDRT on the air, and help support DMA's work on local elections & 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. This list includes donors since July 1, 2019. DMA's donors and supporters make possible a great deal of the work we do. We appreciate you!

$500-$999

Craig Blomberg

Dealing with FCC Fallout

This column was originally published in The Davis Enterprise on Sept. 6, 2019

By Autumn Labbé-Renault

Since the Federal Communications Commission voted to tighten rules governing the franchise fees cable companies pay to cities, people are asking me how will it affect Davis, and the public, education, and government channels here — the first two of these operated by Davis Media Access, the third by the city.

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.

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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.