WGXC-90.7 FM
Friday, May 31, 2013 local almanac
May 31, 2013 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 91F; low 63F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 91F; low 64F.[/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: Patchy fog before 7 a.m. Otherwise, sunny. High near 92. Mostly clear, tonight. Low around 64.
Forecast for the next three days:
Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny. High near 92. Saturday night, isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65.
Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny. High near 89. Sunday night, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 64.
Monday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 76. Monday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 50.
Sunrise today: 5:21 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:25 p.m.
Length of the day: 15:04 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the fifth Friday of the month.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)
HUDSON Special meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission to consider the restoration of the storefront at 536 Warren St., 10 a.m. at City Hall, 520 Warrn St., 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: Headlines Radio and media news.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: New Jazz 2013 New releases from Roscoe Mitchell, others, are heard.
1 a.m.: Selected Songs: Roscoe Mitchell Songs of the legendary jazz great are featured. From Wikipedia: 'Roscoe Mitchell (b. August 3, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American composer, jazz instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb — if idiosyncratic — saxophonist." He has been called "one of the key figures" in avant-garde jazz who has been "at the forefront of modern music" for the past thirty years. He continues "to be a major figure."[1] He has even been called a "super musician" and the New York Times has mentioned that he "qualifies as an iconoclast."'
3 a.m.: Mystery Science Radio: The Shaggs Mystery Science Radio is an improvised low tech homage to B Movies, obscure music, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cinematic Titanic, Doctor Demento, shortwave radio, Coleman Francis, Ed Wood, lo-fi radio, and of course the Hal Warren cult film "Manos: The Hands of Fate." Distributed by Radio4all.net. Hosted by Radio's Frank and The Master.
5 a.m.: Writer's Voice: Internet and Press Freedom Produced by Francesca Rheanno, available through Pacifica Radio. Re-play of 2012 interview with Rebecca MacKinnon about her book "Consent of the Networked." Also 2010 interviews with the late Alexander Coburn and with Tim Karr of the organization, Free Press.
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, weather, and events. Call 518-828-0290 to comment during the "WGXC Morning Show." Hosted by Philip Grant.
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 91F; low 63F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 91F; low 64F.[/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: Patchy fog before 7 a.m. Otherwise, sunny. High near 92. Mostly clear, tonight. Low around 64.
Forecast for the next three days:
Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny. High near 92. Saturday night, isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65.
Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny. High near 89. Sunday night, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 64.
Monday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 76. Monday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 50.
Sunrise today: 5:21 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:25 p.m.
Length of the day: 15:04 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the fifth Friday of the month.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)
HUDSON Special meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission to consider the restoration of the storefront at 536 Warren St., 10 a.m. at City Hall, 520 Warrn St., 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: Headlines Radio and media news.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: New Jazz 2013 New releases from Roscoe Mitchell, others, are heard.
1 a.m.: Selected Songs: Roscoe Mitchell Songs of the legendary jazz great are featured. From Wikipedia: 'Roscoe Mitchell (b. August 3, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American composer, jazz instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb — if idiosyncratic — saxophonist." He has been called "one of the key figures" in avant-garde jazz who has been "at the forefront of modern music" for the past thirty years. He continues "to be a major figure."[1] He has even been called a "super musician" and the New York Times has mentioned that he "qualifies as an iconoclast."'
3 a.m.: Mystery Science Radio: The Shaggs Mystery Science Radio is an improvised low tech homage to B Movies, obscure music, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cinematic Titanic, Doctor Demento, shortwave radio, Coleman Francis, Ed Wood, lo-fi radio, and of course the Hal Warren cult film "Manos: The Hands of Fate." Distributed by Radio4all.net. Hosted by Radio's Frank and The Master.
5 a.m.: Writer's Voice: Internet and Press Freedom Produced by Francesca Rheanno, available through Pacifica Radio. Re-play of 2012 interview with Rebecca MacKinnon about her book "Consent of the Networked." Also 2010 interviews with the late Alexander Coburn and with Tim Karr of the organization, Free Press.
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, weather, and events. Call 518-828-0290 to comment during the "WGXC Morning Show." Hosted by Philip Grant.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News