40 Watts from Nowhere

Name: 40 Watts from Nowhere
Duration: 1 h 29 min

1hr 29m

1hr 29m

"40 Watts from Nowhere" is a documentary about Los Angeles pirate radio station KBLT and the 1990s low-power FM movement in the U.S. It's based around vintage… More Details »

Showtimes
Movie Details

Find Movie Theaters & Showtimes

for

near

Check back soon for more information.

Browse Local Theaters

Videos & Photos

Movie Info & Cast

Runtime:

1hr 29m

Synopsis

"40 Watts from Nowhere" is a documentary about Los Angeles pirate radio station KBLT and the 1990s low-power FM movement in the U.S. It's based around vintage footage shot in 1998 that shows KBLT operating 24/7 out of an apartment closet in Silver Lake with DJs running the gamut from Keith Morris (Circle Jerks), Mike Watt (Minutemen) and Don Bolles (Germs) to garden-variety music fans playing everything from jungle and punk to vintage country and French pop.

Letterboxd User Reviews

N/A

RATINGS N/A FANS

Mar 7, 2025

If pirate radio station so bad, why so great

19 Likes

thedayofthedot

Mar 2, 2025

You have no idea how much I would have loved an underground radio station as a teen, but the closest thing was a college radio station. The whole community vibe in Los Angeles always feels like a dream I wish I could be a part of. I wish the doc had spent more time on the…

13 Likes

ZacharyBinx

Jun 11, 2025

Saw the elmo nailed to the cross and that solidified this as great. Just an awesome movement and really inspiring. Why wasn’t I a teenager in the nineties when radio was an actually cool thing??????

2 Likes

Lucia 🐒
May 31, 2025

mazzy star summer

2 Likes

robr0b

Mar 1, 2025

Sure, we lost a scene, but now we all have podcasts, Carpenter included. So, y'know, it's a tradeoff.

2 Likes

Luke Robinson

I own the shirt for this movie.

1 Likes

Irneu
Mar 6, 2025

Pretty cool in-depth look at a pirate radio station that operated out of California. Unfortunately I think it’s a little too long for the amount of material it has - it could’ve probably even been a 30-40 minute short - but the interviews are fun and the film as a whole is…

1 Likes

beca

Mar 2, 2025

Long live the underground.

1 Likes

Clemencito

Mar 1, 2025

This would work a lot better as a short but whatever, pirate radio is cool!

1 Likes

David