WGXC-90.7 FM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 local almanac
Mar 20, 2013 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 34F; low 12F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 39F; low 18F.[/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: Partly sunny. High near 40. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Low around 19.
Forecast for the next three days:
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High near 37. Mostly cloudy Thursday night. Low around 22.
Friday: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 39. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 25.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 41. Mostly clear, Saturday night. Low around 23.
Sunrise today: 6:56 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:08 p.m.
Length of the day: 12:11 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the third Wednesday of the month.
(WGXC recommends calling ahead to confirm time and location.
CATSKILL at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill.
COLUMBIA COUNTY Human Services meeting at 4 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
GHENT Planning Board session at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
GREENE COUNTY Legislature meeting at 6:30 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
HUDSON Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing at 6 p.m., to accept and consider public comment on an application submitted by James Spoor and David R. Smith seeking a side yard variance to build a garage at 17 Aitken Avenue, Hudson, NY.Zoning Board of Appeals meeting (tentative) at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Near Earth Objects Excerpts from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today held a hearing titled, "Threats from Space: A Review of U.S. Government Efforts to Track and Mitigate Asteroids and Meteors."
2 a.m.: Vital Weekly: Alexandr Vatagin Episode 873 of weekly experimental new music show, by folks formerly behind Staalplaat. Click here for playlist 873:
3 a.m.: New Noise: Keith Fullerton Whiteman New tracks from noise bands are featured including Keith Fullerton Whitman live at Lilypad, Cambridge, MA, March 17, 2013 and an Oct., 2012 set from 2/5bz on the Istanbul Courthouse steps.
5 a.m.: Shortwave/Pirates: Last Man Standing First, "The RAIN Report," with John Amadeo, NN6JA, talking about producing "Last Man Standing," the ABC sitcom with an amateur radio angle. Then, "PiratesWeek," with host Ragnar Daneskjold from upstate New York. Pirates in the news this week include a pirate bust in Brockton Mass. Select postings from the Free Radio Network, HF Underground and note stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. Off Air Recordings include the stations of: The Crystal Ship, Wolverine Radio, the Euro pirate Radio City and another Blast from the past- WDRR. We listen to Allan Wiener describe some of his early pirate transmitters.
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.: @Issue: Carole Osterink and Debby Mayer In this edition of @Issue the tables will be turned. Host Victor Mendolia will be questioned by Carole Osterink, author of The Gossips of Rivertown blog, and reporter Debby Mayer of the Columbia Paper. Mendolia recently stepped down as chairman of the Hudson City Democratic Committee and as 1st vice-chair of the Columbia County Democratic Committee. Mendolia will share his thoughts on the successes and disappointments that made up his five-year tenure, along with some ideas for the future.
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 34F; low 12F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 39F; low 18F.[/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: Partly sunny. High near 40. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Low around 19.
Forecast for the next three days:
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High near 37. Mostly cloudy Thursday night. Low around 22.
Friday: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 39. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 25.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 41. Mostly clear, Saturday night. Low around 23.
Sunrise today: 6:56 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:08 p.m.
Length of the day: 12:11 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the third Wednesday of the month.
(WGXC recommends calling ahead to confirm time and location.
CATSKILL at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill.
COLUMBIA COUNTY Human Services meeting at 4 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
GHENT Planning Board session at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
GREENE COUNTY Legislature meeting at 6:30 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
HUDSON Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing at 6 p.m., to accept and consider public comment on an application submitted by James Spoor and David R. Smith seeking a side yard variance to build a garage at 17 Aitken Avenue, Hudson, NY.Zoning Board of Appeals meeting (tentative) at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Near Earth Objects Excerpts from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today held a hearing titled, "Threats from Space: A Review of U.S. Government Efforts to Track and Mitigate Asteroids and Meteors."
2 a.m.: Vital Weekly: Alexandr Vatagin Episode 873 of weekly experimental new music show, by folks formerly behind Staalplaat. Click here for playlist 873:
3 a.m.: New Noise: Keith Fullerton Whiteman New tracks from noise bands are featured including Keith Fullerton Whitman live at Lilypad, Cambridge, MA, March 17, 2013 and an Oct., 2012 set from 2/5bz on the Istanbul Courthouse steps.
5 a.m.: Shortwave/Pirates: Last Man Standing First, "The RAIN Report," with John Amadeo, NN6JA, talking about producing "Last Man Standing," the ABC sitcom with an amateur radio angle. Then, "PiratesWeek," with host Ragnar Daneskjold from upstate New York. Pirates in the news this week include a pirate bust in Brockton Mass. Select postings from the Free Radio Network, HF Underground and note stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. Off Air Recordings include the stations of: The Crystal Ship, Wolverine Radio, the Euro pirate Radio City and another Blast from the past- WDRR. We listen to Allan Wiener describe some of his early pirate transmitters.
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.: @Issue: Carole Osterink and Debby Mayer In this edition of @Issue the tables will be turned. Host Victor Mendolia will be questioned by Carole Osterink, author of The Gossips of Rivertown blog, and reporter Debby Mayer of the Columbia Paper. Mendolia recently stepped down as chairman of the Hudson City Democratic Committee and as 1st vice-chair of the Columbia County Democratic Committee. Mendolia will share his thoughts on the successes and disappointments that made up his five-year tenure, along with some ideas for the future.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News