KPCR 92.9FM Pirate Cat Radio — Community Radio for Los Gatos, San Jose, and the South Bay
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Kitty Castle
6:00 PM–7:00 PM
Hosted by Steph
Hey, are you a rocker? Tune in to Enjoy Loud Night Wednesday nights from 6-8 pm PST with your host, Steph, at Kitty Castle for some of the best hardcore punk, d-beat, noisecore & crust in the world, and hang around for the second hour of…
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Incoming Transmissions
From the Third Row
Wednesdays 7 PM
From the Third Row, new wave nerves collide with rockabilly grease, cheap guitars, drum machines, busted hearts, and songs that sound better when the speakers are just beginning to distort. This is music from the edge of the room, not the velvet rope. The weird singles. The re…
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MUSIC. IT’S POWERFUL STUFF
Wednesdays 9 PM
Step into two hours of music handpicked by Mike Park, founder of Asian Man Records and longtime voice in the ska-punk scene. It’s community radio at its purest: no playlists, no corporate filter, just songs that move you. “I’ve always…
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The Cold War Happy Hour
Wednesdays 10 PM
Get ready for an electrifying 90 minutes of pure musical euphoria! Join the one and only Sandy Wilson, the brilliant mind behind the soundtracks of Academy Award-winning masterpieces like “Searching For Sugar Man” and “Undefeated,” and the…
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Democracy Now!
Thursdays 6 AM
Democracy Now! is an independent daily TV & radio news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We provide daily global news headlines, in-depth interviews and investigative reports without any…
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Necktie Optional
Thursdays 12 PM
Friends, new and old. Welcome to Necktie Optional on Pirate Cat Radio. Two hours of indie rock that slips past the algorithm. Deep cuts, left turns, and songs that still have teeth. Every Thursday, noon to 2 PM. Cody’s in the driver’s seat. New set every week. Loose collar. Lo…
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ADHD Jukebox
Thursdays 6 PM
ADHD Jukebox features a wide cross section of music you do not typically hear on the radio, with local, DIY, indie, punk, R&B, hip-hop, and more.
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