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Saturday, January 18, 2013 local almanac

Jan 18, 2014 12:01 am
Local News
Local news from Wave Farm‘s WGXC 90.7-FM in the Hudson Valley, New York for Sat., Jan. 18. PLAY AUDIO (1:54)

Ski Report
WGXC Ski Report: MLK weekend on the local slopes. PLAY AUDIO (1:06)

Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Acra, in Greene County.

Saturday: Snow likely before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Light snow continues through 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Sunday: Sunday A chance of snow showers, mainly after 1 p.m., and into SUnday night. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33, and a low around 19.

Monday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23, and a low around 3.

Sunrise 7:19 a.m.
Sunset 4:52 p.m.
Other celestial rises/sets
Moon 7:36 P.M. 8:16 A.M.
Mercury 8:11 A.M. 5:52 P.M.
Venus 6:12 A.M. 4:16 P.M.
Mars 11:31 P.M. 11:01 A.M.
Jupiter 3:29 P.M. 6:38 A.M.
Saturn 2:22 A.M. 12:26 P.M.
Uranus 10:24 A.M. 10:50 P.M.
Neptune 9:04 A.M. 7:49 P.M.
Pluto 6:09 A.M. 3:39 P.M.

WGXC Programming

Radio Stew: radioCona REuseCityREuseRadio Art's Birthday
Jan. 17, 2014: 1 p.m. – Jan. 18, 2014: 6 a.m.
Radio Cona broadcasts from Slovenia. Wave Farm Radio and WGXC will re-transmit these broadcast through Jan. 20 live each day at 1 p.m. ET (-5 UTC). radioCona REuseCityREuseRadio is a research/exhibition project that takes place across an FM frequency, a gallery, and urban space. It focuses on parallel possible uses of the city and radio frequencies. It brings together and presents a selection of works combining the medium of radio or sound with a certain site or place, with a special focus on nighttime. Friday 17 January at 7.17p.m., Tobačna001 and radioCona, Kunstradio, Art’s Birthday retransmission party with cake at 22.40 Slovenia time (+1 UTC) Anna Friz (radioCona Ljubljana) and Maja Osojnik (Kunstradio Dunaj) Trans Local (interacitive web sound live perfomance). Tune in on Wave Farm Radio live, with WGXC rebroadcasting from midnight to 6 a.m. Sat., Jan. 18.
6 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.: Amateur Radio Newsline: Net Neutrality
Russia's Over The Horizon radar returns to the ham radio bands, a Federal Appeals Court throws out the FCC's definition of an Open Internet; the FT5ZM team is interviewed just before they depart for Amsterdam Island and hams are asked to help the widow of a radio amateur who was murdered back in 2011.
6:30 a.m. – 7 a.m.: Glenn Hauser's World of Radio: 20140118
International radio news, mostly shortwave, from Glenn Hauser. Moved from its usual 5:30 a.m. timeslot just for this week's RadioCona transmission.
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.: Saturday Morning Serial: Turning the Dial
Turn the radio dial along with Bobby Lewis ("Tossin' and Turnin'"), Scanner ("Turning the Dial"), Alan Jackson ("Where Were You [When the World Stopped Turning]"), Home ("Turn Away"), Weezer ("Turning the Radio Up"), Evidence ("Turning"), Marcel Blum ("Tuning Forks"), and others. Also, a track from a WFMU CD playing back a recording of turning the dial the night John Lennon died.
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.: Open Air: Harry and Petey
"Please Assist Us With Transmission." Anyone can contribute to the show in many ways on "Open Air." There are a variety of hosts, this week Harry Matthews and Petey are the main hosts, on this live transmission art show about local transmissions from the Catskill Community Center. You make up the show with stories, phone calls, messages, requests, further information, and more. Please help be a part of the show. Stop by the Catskill Community Center in person. Call in at 518-219-WGXC. Tweet requests @WGXC. Skype calls at WGXCfm. Talk on Channel 6 on CB radio, we are tuning in. Features include solar weather, shortwave news, and more.
Call 518-219-WGXC or Skype calls at WGXCfm to talk on the air.
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Radia: Diana Combo
Radia Episode Season 32, Number 459 "Diana Combo" from Radio Zero in Lisbon, Portugal. "Radia" is an international network of stations, including Wave Farm's WGXC, interested in new and forgotten ways of making radio. Each week, one station makes a show for all the others.
11 a.m. – noon: What's the Frequency, Kenneth?: The Bridge Is Out

The news, told through narration, music and soundbites from host Paul Fischer via Pacifica Radio. This week: "Most media are highlighting the new congressional achievement that authorizes the trillion dollar federal budget deal. BUT....Whether it's jamming traffic in Jersey... or putting a million jobless in a jam by letting their unemployment benefits expire... the politics of spite has taken a tighter grip in 2014. Told through narration, music and soundbites."
noon – 1 p.m.: Distract and Disable: January 2014
Moved up to a special time to avoid conflict with the RadioCona transmission.
1 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: radioCona REuseCityREuseRadio Kathy Kennedy
Radio Cona broadcasts from Slovenia. Wave Farm Radio and WGXC will re-transmit these broadcast through Jan. 20 live each day at 1 p.m. ET (-5 UTC). radioCona REuseCityREuseRadio is a research/exhibition project that takes place across an FM frequency, a gallery, and urban space. It focuses on parallel possible uses of the city and radio frequencies. It brings together and presents a selection of works combining the medium of radio or sound with a certain site or place, with a special focus on nighttime. Saturday 18 January at 12 a.m. Slovenia time (+1 UTC), city center Ljubljane and radioCona. Kathy Kennedy: Hmmm, in collaboration with the Slovenian Choir of Architects. Tune in on Wave Farm Radio live, with WGXC also broadcasting live.
7:30 p.m.: Saturday Night Special: Future-Past Studios Opening Show
Future-Past Studios in Hudson will be, on occasional Saturdays, broadcasting live experimental performances, concerts for radio listeners. The first broadcast in a semi-regular series, includes improvisers, sound artists, and composers:
• Lea Bertucci and Leila Bordreuil with improvisations for the demons within. Bass clarinet and cello amplified and abstracted.
• Eli Keszler with solo percussion. Frantically dense drums and objects.
• Patrick Higgins with intricately woven patterns of guitar in quadraphonic sound.
• Bob Bellerue with nine feet of harsh amplified piano.
First performance begins promptly at 7:30 p.m.
8 p.m.: Aimee Norwich, World Lines
Live webstream for this, and most, shows at Spotty Dog Books & Ale available from free103point9 and WGXC at http://comm.free103point9.org:8000/spottydog.mp3.m3u. This show will be broadcast live on free103point9 Online Radio and may be broadcast live on WGXC 90.7-FM if the Future-Past show ends early enough.
A set from Hudson noise / experimentalist World Lines (Logan Visscher).
Aimee Norwich is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music producer. She works as a soloist, and as a collaborator. She plays a Hybrid Bass/Guitar (her invention), Fretless Electric Bass, Piccolo Bass and Electric Bass, along with various FX pedals, loop stations, and homemade electronics. Aimee produces, records and mixes her music, as well as other artists’ music. She built much of the recording gear that she uses, such as microphones and preamps. As a composer, she writes music, ranging from power pop, rock anthems to string orchestrated instrumental works. Aimee composes for film, dance and movement, cd projects and more.