New on Blu-ray: 40 WATTS FROM NOWHERE (2025) - Documentary

40 Watts From Nowhere 2025 Documentary New On Bluray

Product Description: “Back in the day, corporate rock radio stations only played what they wanted you to hear. But in the mid-‘90s a group of punk rock legends and local kids from an L.A. neighborhood took matters into their own hands, took over the airwaves and played whatever the hell they wanted. It was against the law, it was against the grain, and it was run out of an apartment closet—but it was the best goddamn music you could hear on the FM dial!” —Jack Black, Executive Producer

Frustrated by what she was hearing on commercial radio, Sue Carpenter built a 40-watt FM station in 1995 and ran it out of her apartment in Los Angeles, exploiting a legal case that allowed hundreds of low-power illegal radio operators to proliferate throughout the country and gave birth to the legal LPFM movement. Carpenter was 28 years old, a secretary and an aspiring journalist when she first set up KBLT and invited strangers into her house to spin whatever the hell they wanted. It soon took on a life of its own, drawing Mazzy Star to headline a benefit concert and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to play live in her living room.

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Director: Sue Carpenter

Starring: Mike Watt, Keith Morris, Don Bolles

Genre: Documentary, Music

Runtime: 89 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Factory25

Home Video Release Date: October 27, 2026

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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Region Free Blu-ray
Deleted Scenes
32 page booklet with an intro by Mike Watt, an interview with Sue Carpenter by Richie Unterberger and original playlists from KBLT
English subtitles