WGXC-90.7 FM
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 local almanac
Apr 02, 2013 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 39F; low 27F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 46F; low 27F.[/caption]
READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.
Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:
Today: The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook. Wind gusts may exceed 40 mph this afternoon, into tonight. Mostly sunny. High near 42. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 23.
Forecast for the next three days:
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 42. Mostly clear overnight. Low around 20.
Thursday: Sunny. High near 54. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 33.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. High near 54. Mostly cloudy. Low around 31.
Sunrise today: 6:34 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:23 p.m.
Length of the day: 12:48 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the first Tuesday of the month.
(WGXC recommends calling ahead to confirm time and location.)
CATSKILL Town Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill (943-2141).
COPAKE Park Commission meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
DURHAM Town Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham (239-8260).
LEXINGTON Town Board meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal building, 3542 Route 42, Lexington, (986-6303).
LIVINGSTON Zoning Board of Appeals meeting at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, County Rte. 19, Livingston (851-9441).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Finance Committee meets at 5 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State St., Hudson.
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Aereo Antenna Farms Continue The Brooklyn transmitter farmer Aereo can keep its thousands of mini-TV antennae tuned to local television. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York affirmed Mon., April 1 an earlier ruling allowing the company's business plan to continue. Subscribers rent out a mini-antenna, and can tune in it via an online hook-up instead of purchasing cable television.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Opening Day Sounds from the New York Mets opening day baseball game.
1 a.m.: Nothing is Real Radio Hour: Everything is Eel Rebroadcast from March 30, 2013. For this special edition of the "Nothing Is Real Radio Hour," host Sam Sebren is joined by co-producer Liz LoGiudice to bring you a glimpse into the complex, mysterious world of Anguilla rostrata, aka the American eel. Concern over the fate of the American eel, as well as scientific interest in its fascinating life cycle, has led to the development of the American Eel Project by the 's Hudson River Estuary Program (HREP). Teams of scientists, students, and over 200 community volunteers monitor and count glass eels at 12 HREP sample stream locations along the Hudson river from Staten Island to New Baltimore.
2 a.m.: Supreme Court Arguments Over Gay Marriage Supreme Court arguments over gay marriage are aired. First Hollingsworth v. Perry, the California Proposition 8 case from March 26, 2013, and United States v. Windsor. the Defense of Marriage Act case, from March 27, 2013.
4:30 a.m.: Electropolution Scanner work created for free103point9 "Tune (In)))" at The Kitchen, 2004.
5 a.m.: PCJ Media Networth Plus: 20130402 Monthly version of international radio and media show. The show is produced jointly by PCJ in Taiwan and Canada. Producer/Presenter: Keith Perron.
6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio
6 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Hosted by Philip Grant. Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues with local news, events, music and more, with host Philip Grant.
10 a.m.: Economic Update: Economics and Capitalism Updates on Cyprus's extreme austerity, equal justice and markets,falling job quality, and capitalism's impact on China. In-depth discussions of how worker coops can get needed capital and on basic flaw in economic education at college and university levels. Response to listeners' questions on printing money and inflation and on teachers' self-directed schools.
2 p.m.: Reasonable Radio: Derrick Jensen Host Dr. Jim McCourt, PhD, discusses TED Talk's Reasonable decision to censor British researcher Rupert Sheldrake remarks. Also, author and cultural critic Derrick Jensen to the show makes an appearance.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"]
Cairo: High 39F; low 27F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 46F; low 27F.[/caption]READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.
Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:
Today: The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook. Wind gusts may exceed 40 mph this afternoon, into tonight. Mostly sunny. High near 42. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 23.
Forecast for the next three days:
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 42. Mostly clear overnight. Low around 20.
Thursday: Sunny. High near 54. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 33.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. High near 54. Mostly cloudy. Low around 31.
Sunrise today: 6:34 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:23 p.m.
Length of the day: 12:48 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the first Tuesday of the month.
(WGXC recommends calling ahead to confirm time and location.)
CATSKILL Town Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill (943-2141).
COPAKE Park Commission meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
DURHAM Town Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham (239-8260).
LEXINGTON Town Board meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal building, 3542 Route 42, Lexington, (986-6303).
LIVINGSTON Zoning Board of Appeals meeting at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, County Rte. 19, Livingston (851-9441).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Finance Committee meets at 5 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State St., Hudson.
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Aereo Antenna Farms Continue The Brooklyn transmitter farmer Aereo can keep its thousands of mini-TV antennae tuned to local television. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York affirmed Mon., April 1 an earlier ruling allowing the company's business plan to continue. Subscribers rent out a mini-antenna, and can tune in it via an online hook-up instead of purchasing cable television.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Opening Day Sounds from the New York Mets opening day baseball game.
1 a.m.: Nothing is Real Radio Hour: Everything is Eel Rebroadcast from March 30, 2013. For this special edition of the "Nothing Is Real Radio Hour," host Sam Sebren is joined by co-producer Liz LoGiudice to bring you a glimpse into the complex, mysterious world of Anguilla rostrata, aka the American eel. Concern over the fate of the American eel, as well as scientific interest in its fascinating life cycle, has led to the development of the American Eel Project by the 's Hudson River Estuary Program (HREP). Teams of scientists, students, and over 200 community volunteers monitor and count glass eels at 12 HREP sample stream locations along the Hudson river from Staten Island to New Baltimore.
2 a.m.: Supreme Court Arguments Over Gay Marriage Supreme Court arguments over gay marriage are aired. First Hollingsworth v. Perry, the California Proposition 8 case from March 26, 2013, and United States v. Windsor. the Defense of Marriage Act case, from March 27, 2013.
4:30 a.m.: Electropolution Scanner work created for free103point9 "Tune (In)))" at The Kitchen, 2004.
5 a.m.: PCJ Media Networth Plus: 20130402 Monthly version of international radio and media show. The show is produced jointly by PCJ in Taiwan and Canada. Producer/Presenter: Keith Perron.
6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio
6 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Hosted by Philip Grant. Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues with local news, events, music and more, with host Philip Grant.
10 a.m.: Economic Update: Economics and Capitalism Updates on Cyprus's extreme austerity, equal justice and markets,falling job quality, and capitalism's impact on China. In-depth discussions of how worker coops can get needed capital and on basic flaw in economic education at college and university levels. Response to listeners' questions on printing money and inflation and on teachers' self-directed schools.
2 p.m.: Reasonable Radio: Derrick Jensen Host Dr. Jim McCourt, PhD, discusses TED Talk's Reasonable decision to censor British researcher Rupert Sheldrake remarks. Also, author and cultural critic Derrick Jensen to the show makes an appearance.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News