If you miss hearing our local musicians and their incredible music, you can catch them now on KPDO 89.3 FM in Pescadero. I’ve started a one hour program every day at 3pm and 9pm featuring artists you know and a few you may not know. You’ll hear Bundy Browne, Gary Gates, Pathetic Honey, Jerry Logan, The Keller Sisters, Zanzibar, and David Elias to name just a few. Everyone on the program has a connection to the San Mateo coast; they either live here, have lived here, have recorded albums here, or perform here.
It’s a wide variety of music, so each one-hour show can travel all over the map (no classical or jazz yet, but that may change!). When I began planning the shows, I was surprised to find I had more than thirty CDs on my shelf of local artists. I’ve combined that with CDs given to KPDO, CDs purchased from San Gregorio Store’s excellent selection of local music, and a treasure trove from local studios of music recorded in the area.
If you don’t receive the station directly, you can live-stream at kpdo.net or listen or download my programs from the archives. I currently have four programs in rotation and in the archives, and I’m busy producing shows number 5 and 6. They should be on the air in the next few weeks.
The shows are pre-recorded, but I “DJ” them with information about the songs and artists. Future programs will include more info about the connections these musicians have to each other, and who plays on the songs. I also plan to bring interviews into the mix with people like Mark Binnion and others who've been on our music scene since the 70’s, maybe even longer!
KPDO is a community radio station serving Pescadero and the South Coast. They are a 501c3 non-commercial and listener-sponsored station. The station provides access to local DJ hosted shows ranging from public affairs, news, music programming, and emergency service announcements, both locally and nationally sourced. KPDO also has volunteers in the local school district to provide medial learning opportunities to local students. Pescadero Public Radio Service (PPRS) has developed community support and good relationships with the La Honda Pescadero Unified School District, local nonprofits, and community leaders. Their most important purposes are:
– Youth Broadcast Journalism at Pescadero Schools
– Emergency Communications for Pescadero and the Southcoast
– Locally run and operated Community News and Entertainment
In order to meet their goals they’ve developed Youth Broadcast Journalism classes, procedures and protocols for the radio station in the event of emergency, recruited DJ’s and trained them to provide local news and entertainment, and have met all FCC requirements and received approvals for the legal operation of the Station, including approval of the Radio Frequency, the antenna site, and the 100 watt power.
Station manager Catherine Peery has done an amazing job bringing this station back to life from it’s earlier “pirate radio” days. Catherine is dedicated to providing education, information, emergency communication and community support along with entertainment to Pescadero and the larger community. The station deserves our support, both in tuning in to listen and helping them out financially. The costs of keeping the station on the air are enormous, and Catherine continues to work to expand the range and accessibility of the programming.
I encourage you to listen in and support our one and only local radio station with volunteer time or a few dollars. I know it will be much appreciated.
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