KDVS is an American student and community radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 based in Davis, California

Davis, California

Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. Featuring a freeform

Freeform (radio format)

Freeform, or freeform radio, is a radio station programming format in which the disc jockey is given total control over what music to play, regardless of music genre or commercial interests. Freeform radio stands in contrast to most commercial radio stations, in which DJs have little or no...

 programming format, the station is owned by Regents of the University of California. Broadcasting at 9200 watts, it is currently one of the most powerful freeform university based radio stations in the United States.

A free newsletter entitled KDViationS, written and composed by the volunteer staff of the radio station, is published quarterly. The station also produces This Week in Science

This Week in Science

This Week in Science is a science radio talk show broadcasting from KDVS 90.3FM on the UC Davis campus. Each week, TWIS founder/host Kirsten Sanford and co-host Justin Jackson review current research in technology...

 which is broadcast live on the station but is known mostly in podcast form. KDVS is also the home of the public affairs programs Radio Parallax

Radio Parallax

Radio Parallax: A slightly different perspective, from a slight different view. With topics that include matters is science,technology, history, politics, current events and whatever we damn well please. - Douglas Everett-The Show:...

 and Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour.

KDVS has a long and proud history. Now famous artists passed through KDVS in their early years on their way to fame. Pavement

Pavement

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 played one of the their first concerts on KDVS' "Live in Studio A." Former KDVS DJs also include DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow

Joshua Paul Davis better known as DJ Shadow is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Endtroducing....., which was constructed...

, Lyrics Born

Lyrics Born

Lyrics Born , is a Japanese American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and voice over announcer. He is also one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.-History:...

, Gift of Gab

Gift of Gab

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 and Chief Xcel of Blackalicious

Blackalicious

Blackalicious is an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel . They are noted for Gift of Gab's often "tongue-twisting", multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's "classic" beats...

, Steven Wynn of The Dream Syndicate, and Kendra Smith

Kendra Smith

Kendra Smith is an American musician who was a founding member of Dream Syndicate, a member of Opal, and later recorded as a solo artist.-Biography:...

 of both The Dream Syndicate and Opal

Opal (band)

Opal were an American alternative/psychedelic band in the 1980s. They were part of the Paisley Underground musical style.The group formed in the mid-'80s under the name Clay Allison, featuring guitarist David Roback , bassist Kendra Smith and drummer Keith Mitchell...

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External links

• Official web site
• KDVS on DavisWiki.org