Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 18F; low 1F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 18F; low 5F.[/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:

The National Weather Service is reporting an arctic air mass has settled across the region and will persist for the remainder of this week. Average high temperatures will be in the teens and overnight lows dropping back into the single digits and below zero. Westerly winds with gusts over 20 mph will result in dangerous wind chill readings ranging from 15 degrees below zero to 40 degrees below zero.

Today: Partly sunny. High near 19. Wind chill as low as -3. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 3.

The outlook for the next three days:

Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 21. Wind chill values as low as -9. Partly cloudy. Low around 4.
Friday: A chance of snow, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 22. Snow likely overnight. Cloudy. Low around 15.
Saturday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny. High near 23. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 7.

Sunrise today: 7:16 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:59 p.m.

Length of the day: 9 hrs., 43 min.

Town meetings

Today is the fourth Wednesday of the month.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)

ATHENS Village meeting at 7 p.m. at Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
CAIRO Town Board meeting at Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo (622-3120).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors Public Works Committee meeting at 6 p.m., 401 State Street, Hudson (828-1527).
KINDERHOOK Historical Committee meeting at 7 p.m., Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

12:02 a.m.: Radio Stew: Earl Weaver An after-hours tribute to the legendary Baltimore Orioles manager, including a rarely-heard version of his weekly radio show, and clips of him arguing with umpires, and more. Weaver died Jan. 18, 2013.
1 a.m.: Vital Weekly: 20130123 Tracklist/timelist for Vital Weekly 865, a weekly experimental new music show, formerly by folks behind Staalplaat: 0000 Tune; 0014 Eyeless In Gaza - Formerly At Midnight; 0315 Krill.minima - Nachtigal; 0617 Christoph Funabashi; 0857 Disco Splendor; 1158 Street Thunder - Dawn @ Mt. Sarah Connor; 1456 Duplant & Chambel & Drouin; 1800 Belorukov & Harpakahylo & Lichota & Nasung; 2058 Output: Noise - Sleep Terror Disorder; 2402 Tune.
2 a.m.: Taran's Free Jazz Hour: 20130123 Episode 26. wig live at the ironworks: ig henneman sextet; icompani garbo: icompani; nottwo in wiesbaden: peter brotzmann, as, ts, cl, tarogto/ jorg fischer, dr ; frail lumber: scott fields ensemble; mark in the water: ken vandermark, reeds; cleanfeed the nows: paul lytton, nate wooley, ken vandermark, ikue mori; 5 frozen eggs: scott fields, marilyn crispell, hamid drake, hans strum; wires & moss: angelica sanchez, marc ducret, tony malaby, drew gress, tom rainey; rudi records zarja tay: saadet turkoz, giovanni maier, zlatko kaucic; no business live at total meeting: carlos zingaro, jean luc cappozzo, jerome bourdellon, nicolas lelievre; red toucan shoe: jan klare; bart maris; de joode; michael vatcher; loosetorque different times: frode gjerstad, as/ nick stephens, b; el gallo rojo AIRE: pierro bittolo bon, as, bari s/ riccardo marogna, cl, bcl/ marco quaresimin, b/ niccolo romanin, dr
4 a.m.: Bobs Slacktime Funhouse: Inaugeramus! Clips from "Of Mice and Men" and "Putney Swope," among other music, and mayhem. Radio collage.

6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

6 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.
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show from the Catskill Community Center.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
7 p.m.: The Old Soul Radio Show: Yodelin Mickey Holt This month's Old Soul Radio show is a dedication to the music of local musician Yodelin Mickey Holt who passed away last month.

Casey Seiler of the Times Union provided a rundown at Capitol Confidential of the proposals contained in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget presentation at The Egg this afternoon. Among the highlights:

1. A boost in the state's minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.75 per hour, effective July 1.


2. An allocation of $75 million to support several educational reforms, including full-day pre-kindergarten programs for high-need students in low-income communities, programs to extend the learning the day, community schools that also provide social services to families and stipends for top-performing math and science teachers.


3. A total of $55 million for another round of NYSUNY 2020 grants, and another $55 million for a new NYCUNY 2020 competition.


4. Privatization of the Long Island Power Authority, the target of much criticism for its lackluster performance after Superstorm Sandy.


5. Cost of living increases of 1.4 percent for certain health care and family-services providers will be deferred.


6. The plan sets aside $35.9 million to implement the NY SAFE Act, including the addition of staff for the State Police and other agencies.

The new fiscal year begins April 1. Read the full story at Capitol Confidential, a Times Union blog.

The Daily Freeman is reporting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected today to propose $132 billion in spending for the state's 2013-14 fiscal year. The address will include plans to pay for initiatives outlined in the state of the state speech earlier this month, notably in education and economic development. The Governor is also expected to put forward the potential in expanded casino gambling as a source of state revenue, in addition to hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, a possible revenue source not yet approved by state regulators. Cuomo's presentation can be heard live on WGXC 90.7-FM, beginning at 2 p.m. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

 

Kyle Adams writes in The Daily Mail Cairo-Durham Superintendent Mary Fassett is urging optimism and cooperation as the district moves toward implementation of an elementary reconfiguration plan. Fassett recently told the Board of Education she believes the plan will benefit the children, the teachers and the community. The reconfiguration will happen, she said, and the community and district have to get together and make it work. The so-called Princeton plan calls for placing Kindergarten through second grade in one school, and grades three through five in another. The plan is expected to save the district money, while keeping Durham Elementary School open. The board last week moved to create a committee of community members to help with decision making. “We’re trying to do something about really shoring up communication within our school and learning community so that all opinions and interests are heard,” Fassett said. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

John Mason is reporting in the Register Star Germantown Supervisor Roy Brown announced Mon., Jan. 21, he will not seek re-election in November. Brown, 55, cited his belief in term limits as the reason behind the decision. The two-term Republican served as chairman of the county Board of Supervisors in 2010 and 2011. Brown said he’d had a “good run,” and had a lot of fun doing so, with some trying times as well. No word yet on potential candidates to replace him. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 19F; low 7F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 21F; low 7F.[/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:

The National Weather Service is reporting arctic air is in place from the north and central Great Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.S. Temperatures are expected to be well below average over the next week, with the coldest temperatures likely through early Thursday.

Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 22. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -2.

The outlook for the next three days:

Wednesday: Partly sunny. High near 17. Wind chill as low as -3. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 7.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 23. Mostly cloudy. Low around 6.
Friday: Snow likely after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 23. Chance of snow overnight. Cloudy. Low around 12.

Sunrise today: 7:17 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:58 p.m.

Length of the day: 9 hrs., 41 min.

Town meetings

Today is the fourth Tuesday of the month.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)

COLUMBIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Board meeting (tentative), 8:30 a.m. at 4303 Route 9, Greenport (828-4718).
COLUMBIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Economic Development/Planning Committee meeting at 5 p.m.; County Government Committee meeting at 6 p.m. at 401 State St., Hudson (828-1527).
GREENPORT Planning Board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Greenport Town Hall, Town Hall Drive, Hudson (828-4656).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

6 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.
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
2 p.m.: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's 2013 Budget Address Presentation of the 2013-14 Executive Budget, broadcast live from the state Capitol.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show from the Catskill Community Center.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

Some of the stories that made the news, Jan. 18 to Jan. 21:

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="180"] (Courtesy Guns Across America)[/caption]

Kristen Brown reported in the Times Union thousands of opponents of New York's SAFE legislation descended on the state Capitol, Sat., Jan. 19. The newly enacted law tightened the state's restrictions on assault-style weapons and ammunition. Protesters stood in the bitter cold beginning at noon, chanting "We the People" and "Freedom."  The demonstration took place in conjunction with similar rallies across the country organized by Guns Across America. "Government never moves this fast except when they are taking your rights,” Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin told the crowd. Read the full story in the Times Union.

Ariel Zangla reported in the Daily Freeman for the third consecutive year, Greene County received more sales tax revenue than anticipated. As of Jan. 14, the county received $27 million for the 2012 fiscal year, more than $1.5 million than expected. County Treasurer Peter Markou said he does not know the source of the increase. Nathan Mayberg reported in the Register Star Columbia County recently received a final 2012 sales tax payment from the state of nearly $2 million. County Treasurer P.J. Keeler said the check represented a 30 percent increase over the same payment last year.

Kyle Adams reports in The Daily Mail approximately 50 people gathered at the Red Rooster Roadhouse in Cairo, Sun., Jan. 20, for the first of a series of community conversations around the reconfiguration of the Cairo and Durham elementary schools. The Cairo-Durham Board of Education has yet to finalize the details of the reconfiguration. It announced last week the formation of a committee, open to community members, to fully explore the plan, and the impact of implementation. Much of the discussion at the Red Rooster Sunday, revolved around transportation and the challenges the plan presents to parents with children in both schools, located 13 miles apart. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

 

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 28F; low 12F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 30F; low 16F.[/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: Scattered snow showers, mainly after 1 p.m. Increasing clouds. High near 30. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than an inch. Tonight, snow showers likely after 11 p.m. New accumulation of one to two inches possible. Mostly cloudy. Low around 20.

The outlook for the next three days:

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy .High near 21. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -3.
Wednesday: Partly sunny. High near 19. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 3.
Thursday: Partly sunny. High near 20. Mostly cloudy. Low around 9.

Sunrise today: 7:18 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:56 p.m.

Length of the day: 9 hrs., 38 min.

Town meetings

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
All nonessential federal, state, county and local municipalities are closed. Post offices, banks and school districts are also closed today.

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

6 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! Live Inauguration Coverage hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Democracy Now! will provide an extended broadcast from 8 a.m. to noon, to cover the Presidential Inauguration and observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Democracy Now! production team will be on location in Washington, DC to take a look back at President Obama’s first term in office, analyze prospects for his second term
and provide live coverage of the inauguration proceedings. During the program, we will also examine the civil rights, social & economic justice and anti-war legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The program will include live and taped interviews, excerpts of speeches and performances.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 28F; low 19F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 25F; 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 Acra, in Cairo in Greene County:
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph.
Sunday Scattered snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night Scattered snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
M.L.King Day A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 40, low around 31 Saturday night, with mostly cloudy skies.

The outlook for the next three days:

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 11.
Monday: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17, and a low around 5.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15, a low around 2.

Sunrise today: 7:19 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:54 p.m.

Length of the day: 9 hrs., 35 min.

Town meetings

Today is the third Friday of the month.
WGXC is unaware of any regular meetings scheduled for today.

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

12:02 a.m. – 1 a.m.: "Radio Stew: Disconnected"
Movies with cell phone disconnections, bad ads, a "New Yoprk Telephone Conversation" and more. Originally broadcast Nov. 28, 2012.

1 a.m. – 2 a.m.: "Radio Stew: Quentin Tarantino"
Mash-ups from Eclectic Method and others of dialogue from Quentin Tarantino films, and music from his movies.
free103point9 Transmission Art Event, free103point9 Online Radio Event, WGXC: Hands-on Radio (90.7-FM) Event

2 a.m. - 4 a.m.: "Art's Birthday"
Celebrate art's birthday with radio art.

4 a.m. – 5 a.m.: "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?: Lance Armstrong"
Weekly news mash-up show by Paul Fischer. This week, notes, thoughts, and observations from a lifelong NYC biker on the art of cycling (I have the broken bones to prove it) and what the real lesson is from the saga of Lance Armstrong. It's not the lesson you think. This program contains actuality of a cycling lap around Central Park and interviews recorded in Central Park NYC and actualities montage of Lance Armstrong, also, Travis Tygart US Anti Doping Agency w/Scott Pelley, Peter Flax, Biking Magazine from CNN, Christine Brennan, USA Today from MSNBC, Oprah Winfrey w/ Gale King from CBS.

5 a.m. – 7 a.m.: "Shortwave Hours: 20130119"
Two hours of shortwave radio-oriented programming, starting with solar weather, news on meteor showers and ham radio, and other reports. Other reports include:

5:15 a.m.: "The RAIN Report" "We hear a sample of Your Handiham World podcast, one of the best hamcasts."

5:30 a.m., "The Shortwave Report" with host Dan Roberts and international news via shortwave radio. This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, the Voice of Russia, Spanish National Radio, and Radio Havana Cuba.

6 a.m.: "Glenn Hauser's World of Radio"

6:30 a.m.: "Amateur Radio Newsline" Developers of free D V digital audio say a change in the FCC Amateur Service rules is needed; the Sun wakes up and hurls a large C-M-E toward Earth; the ARRL holkds it first Board of Directors meeting of 2013 and the FCC to hold open hearings on the impact to communications caused by hurricane Sandy.

7 a.m. – 8 a.m.: "Saturday Morning Serial: DJ Appreciation Day"
Some call Jan. 20 "DJ Appreciation Day" for the day in 1965 when Alan Freed died. This show tunes in clips of famous DJs, amid songs by Sam Cooke ("Having a Party"), Indeep ("Last Night a DJ saved My Life"), David Bowie ("DJ"), Donald Fagen ("The Nightlfy"), Samson & Delilah ("There's a DJ in Your Town"), Steve Carlisle ("WKRP in Cincinatti"), They Might Be Giants ("Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal?"), Nils Lofgren ("Can't Get Closer [WCGC]"), Merle Haggard ("Please Mr. DJ"), Stonewall Jackson ("B.J. the D.J."), Gram Parsons ("Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man"), George Jones ("Radio Lover"), The Charlie Daniels Band ("Mister DJ"), The Smiths ("Panic"), and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers ("The Last DJ").

8 a.m. – 10 a.m.: "Open Air: 20130119"
Matt Bua hosts live from the Catskill Community Center. This is a live transmission art show about local transmissions. As many local frequencies, signals, and transmissions will be mixed in. Check in on CB radio, weather radio, shortwave, scanners, cell phones, strings-and-cups, or whatever else we can tune in. Call in at 518-219-WGXC. Tweet requests @WGXC. This collaborative show may come from any location, but usually the WGXC Greene County studios at Wave Farm in Acra and the Catskill Community Center is the home. Features include solar weather, shortwave news, and more. CB radio connection coming soon.

10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: "Radia: Out Come The Wolves"
Radia Show 407: "Out Come The Wolves" by La Danse de l’Ours from Radio Grenouille in Marseille, France. "Out Come the Wolves" is the second sound piece of Nicolas Perret and Cédric Anglaret’s project The four seasons of Paanjärvi in which, since 2009, they focus on the soundscape of the small Russian village of Paanajärvi.

10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.: "Radio Wonderland: 20130119"
Joshua Fried remixes New York City radio live from his Brooklyn studio. Fried's Radio Wonderland turns the very bits and bytes of commercial culture into the driving backbeat to our dance of independence. In this developing solo, Fried abstracts live FM radio with laptop, electrified shoes hit with sticks, and a computer-hacked steering wheel (from a Buick 6.) His software creations include AnythingBass (wind up random radio into a down-low riff,) the Re-Esser (extract the sibilance, play those S's, T's and K's like a drum machine,) and Anything Kick (morph slowed-down radio into a bass drum to shake the dance floor).

11 a.m. – noon: "Framework: D. L. Lutz"
This first edition for 2013 of this show about field recordings and acoustic ecology produced by German architect, writer and sound artist D. L. Lutz.

Noon - 2 a.m.: "Soundwalk Collective 10th Anniversary Broadcasts"
Noon: "The Encounter," recordings from the Schwarzwald, Germany 2010.
1 p.m.: "Medea," recordings from the Black Sea 2011.

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.: "Distract and Disable: 20130119"
Pepe
, KORG 
Lambda 
(ES‐50) String 
Synthesizer 
Demo
 Song; Franz 
Lambert
, 40
 Super 
Hits
, "
night
fever";" Franz
 Lambert
 "taka
takata
;" Astor
 Piazzolla "
Libertango" 
(version
 original)
; Grace 
Jones "

Strange" 

(from 
the 
film 
"Frantic"
)
; Super 
Dancer 
Aaye
 Hai, 
Mithun
, 
Smita 
Patil
, "Dance 
Dance
" 
Bollywood
Songs, 
Bappi
 Lahiri
.

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.: "Human Machine: R.U.R. Robots"
Human Machine: R.U.R. Robots by Max Goldfarb.

[caption width="300" align="alignright"]4 p.m. – 6 p.m.: "Saturday Afternoon Show: The Sour Thunder"
Keith + Mendi Obadike will join host Tom Roe live from free103point9's Wave Farm and the WGXC Acra studio to present a special broadcast of their net.opera "The Sour Thunder" (Bridge Records). "The Sour Thunder" tells a double-sided story blending autobiography and speculative fiction. Sesom travels from a land where scent is language to a land where language is spoken. Mendi travels from Atlanta (the US) to Santiago (the DR). "The Sour Thunder" explores the role of geography in identity and the idea of language as a technology. The first iteration of this project was simultaneously performed in and webcast from the Yale Cabaret and Afro American Cultural Center.

6 p.m. – 6:23 p.m.: "This Week in Radio News: 20130119"
First, the weekly presidential radio address. Then, reports about how internet and cable companies are trying to put a cap on how much internet you can use. Also, a report back on the suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz from Free Speech Radio News. Plus solar weather, and more. Hosted by Tom Roe.

6:24 p.m. – 7 p.m.: "PiratesWeek: 2012 FCC Enforcement"
Pirates in the news this week include FCC action. John Anderson has once again posted an awesome annual wrap up of the FCC enforcement action on his blog. Kieth Peron, from PCJ media is announcing that he will soon be making available over 100 different ring tones. ‭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: WMPR, WRRI, and Red Mercury Labs. SWL Fest update from the International Radio Report.

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.: "The Status of Sound"
Presented as a special series broadcast at 7 p.m. on the first three Saturdays in January, The Status of Sound: Writing histories of sonic art was a day-long conference at the Graduate Center City University of New York on November 30, 2012. free103point9 is delighted to share the following presentations and discussions from this lively and important conference with WGXC audiences:

9 p.m. - 10 p.m.: "Off The Hook: Aaron Swartz"
'Off The Hook' radio program from WBAI in New York, with internet activist Aaron Swartz a guest a few months ago before his recent suicide. This show features an excerpt of that, along with part of an interview with Swartz at age 14 that underlines what a remarkable person he was. We also delved into the issue of depression in our community with excerpts from the 'Geeks and Depression' panel at HOPE Number Nine, and we had a roundtable discussion on what we can do better and where people at risk can turn.

10 p.m. – Jan. 20, 2013: 4 a.m.: "Art's Birthday: NRRF Radio"
"Art's Birthday" is an annual event first proposed in 1963 by French artist Robert Filliou. He suggested that 1,000,000 years ago, there was no art. But one day, on the 17th of January to be precise, Art was born. According to Filliou, it happened when someone dropped a dry sponge into a bucket of water. Filliou proposed a public holiday to celebrate the presence of art in our lives. In recent years, the idea has been taken up by a loose network of artists and friends around the world. Each year the Eternal Network evolves to include new partners - working with the ideas of exchange and telecommunications-art. In 2013, for the 1,000,050th birthday of art, the Experimental Sound Studio hosted the radio collaboration NRRF Radio in the Audible Gallery from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., January 17 (GMT -6) -- transmitted to the neighbourhood via FM (87.9) and to the world streamed live over the internet. This is a rebroadcast of that show. Listening and exchanging with birthday streams circulating internationally, infiltrating available bands with tenacious earworms and parasitic refrains, powered of course by lurid birthday cake. Glue Banta, Jonny Farrow, Anna Friz, Stephen Germana, Jeff Kolar, Peter Speer, and guests bring the noise.

Jimmy Vielkind reports in the Times Union Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk (KAT-chik) has defeated Republican George Amedore after election officials in Ulster and Albany counties opened 91 ballots, Fri., Jan. 18. The final margin was 19 votes. "No one believed our campaign had a chance in a district hand-carved by Republicans, and yet the power of good ideas and a strong campaign proved itself," Tkaczyk said in a statement. Only one other Senate race in recent times was closer: last year's win in Brooklyn by Republican David Storobin over Lew Fidler by 13 votes. Tkaczyk's win means Amedore, a homebuilder from Rotterdam, holds the record as the shortest-tenured state senator in modern Senate history. Amedore called Tkaczyk on Friday morning to concede the race. Read the full story in the Times Union.

Mid-Hudson News Network is reporting job growth continued in the Hudson Valley in the 12 months ending in December 2012. The state Labor Department reported on Thurs., Jan. 17, a 5,600 increase in the number of jobs, or 0.8 percent. Columbia County had the largest growth at 1.3 percent, while Greene County jobs fell by one percent. This was the weakest December growth in three years across the region, the state said. Construction, manufacturing and information sectors combined lost 4,700 jobs. Read the full report online.

Ariel Zangla reports in the Daily Freeman the Greene County Legislature, Wed., Jan. 16, agreed to divest itself of two properties acquired through foreclosure. The former Villa Maria resort on state Route 23A will be sold to the town of Hunter for $63,000, plus the current year's taxes. The town intends to clean up the property and market it for sale. County Administrator Shaun Groden said there is potential to turn it back into a resort. The Legislature also agreed to sell the site of the former Cedar Terrace Resort on Main St. in Cairo to Steve and Julie Freemann for $115,000. The Freemanns said they plan to open a retail shop, create retirement rental units for people 55 and older and a bed-and-breakfast in several of the existing motel units. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

Desmond Muller, Supervising Community Health Nurse with the Columbia County Department of Health, joined co-hosts Ellen Thurston and Richard Roth on the WGXC Afternoon Show, Thurs., Jan. 17, to discuss the current flu season. Muller confirmed an upsurge of cases in Columbia County, but stopped short of calling the current situation an epidemic. He said 68 cases of Influenza A were reported in December. "In previous years we had nowhere close to that number," Muller said. He said vaccination is the one thing that can make a difference. The Centers of Disease Control recommends any person six months or older should get the flu shot, he said, with some exceptions. He advised anyone with special health concerns to check with their physician before getting the vaccination. Columbia County is still offering flu clinics. Subject to availability, flu shots will be offered by appointment at the Department of Health's weekly scheduled immunization clinic 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, or by appointment by calling 828-3358. "The flu is nothing to play around with," Muller said.

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The cold has returned, with possibly a little more snow predicted for Saturday night, so there is skiing again on the mountains this holiday weekend. Windham Mountain has 33 trails (27 groomed) with 4 parks serviced by 6 lifts over 15-28" of snow from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. They also have tubing, zip line, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating and kids snowmobiles in the Adventure Park, open Fri. 5-8 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-8 p.m .and Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Hunter Mountain claims 6-48" of snow, with six of ten lifts open, and most trails open. Catamount Ski in Hillsdale has 25 of 33 runs open, with four of six lifts running, over 6-30" of snow. Click here to play WGXC Ski Report.
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Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 28F; low 19F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 25F; 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: Sunny. High near 25. Increasing clouds overnight. Low around 19.

The outlook for the next three days:

Saturday: Partly sunny. High near 42. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 30.
Sunday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 37. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 17.
Monday: Partly sunny. High near 28. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 15.

Sunrise today: 7:20 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:53 p.m.

Length of the day: 9 hrs., 33 min.

Town meetings

Today is the third Friday of the month.
WGXC is unaware of any regular meetings scheduled for today.

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

12:02 a.m.: Radio Stew: More January 2013 New Music New tracks from Wether, Bunnybrains, Carlos Giffoni, Kristen Roos, Annie Gosfield, Radiosonde, Endless Boogie, and others.
1 a.m.: Some Assembly Required: Christian Marclay Mash-up shows. Featuring work by Antediluvian Rocking Horse, dj BC, Cassetteboy, Corporal Blossom, Eddie Def, DJ Earworm, Frenchbloke, I Cut People, Christian Marclay, Mixmaster Mike, John Oswald, Radar (1), Splatt and Wax Audio.
2 a.m.: Latitude/Longitude Two hours of live performances, interviews, DJ sets, recorded songs, and more from Latitude/Longitude. Latitude/Longitude is a Brooklyn-based experimental music group that began as a duo, Michael Garofalo and Patrick McCarthy, in 2004. They became a trio in 2007, adding percussionist Jason Labbe. Their music resists description; their approach, however, does not. Pieces begin primarily as live improvisations that, when recorded, may be subsequently layered, augmented, contorted, cut down, reconstructed, or juxtaposed with seemingly unsuitable territories--all in the interest of exploring rhythmic, melodic, and textural possibility. Latitude/Longitude continue to work with diverse sonic materials: test oscillators, homemade cassette tape and field recordings, radio transmissions (FM/AM/SW/CB), toy electronics (broken and functional), and percussive junk, as well as more traditional instruments, such as pedal steel guitar, banjo, mbira, drums, cymbals, and voice.
4 a.m.: Bob's Slacktime Funhouse: Stro00odle Doktor Bugbladder, the Chief Sound Therapist of the Lymph Node Institute, knows what ails the Yeti mind--and how to tease it out, scrub it out, or blast out by projecting the host body clear to Dobbstown! Our nefariously benign Bugsy has created a solid HOUR of wordless meandering textures, alternately soothing and abrading--well, mostly abrading, but that's so it can get to the root of the problem--that weave a therapeutic sonic spell through your ravaged cortex and urge you to let go. Trust us on that. Don't worry about the subliminals, and they won't worry about you. Hosted by Rev. Susie the Floozie.
5 a.m.: A Community of Voices: Project Censored Host Vinny Cannizzaro talks with Professor Mickey Huff, director of Project Censored, a non-profit organization that tracks and reports on unnoticed and censored news.
5:30 a.m.: CounterSpin: 20130118 This is the 20th year of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting's media analysis radio show.

6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

6 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.
10 a.m.: Imprint: Pete Jacobs Host Terry Doyle interviews singer-songwriter Pete Jacobs. Also, featuring the music of Spuyten Duyvil, Liana Gabel, Cupcakes and more!
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] George Amedore and Cecilia Tkaczyk
(dailyfreeman.com)[/caption]

Jimmy Vielkind reports at Capitol Confidential the state Court of Appeals ruled Wed., Jan. 16, it will not hear arguments in the 46th Senate District race. This now clears the way for 99 additional ballots to be counted as soon as this week. The state's highest court said it will let stand a mid-level court's decision to open the ballots in the race between Republican George Amedore and Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk (KAT-chik). Amedore currently holds a 37-vote lead over Tkaczyk. He was formally certified the winner of the race last month. The ballots are expected to be opened Thursday and Friday. Also Wednesday, it was revealed an additional absentee ballot cast by a Democratic election inspector in Montgomery County was located in the bottom of a ballot bag, Mon., Jan. 14. It is unclear if this ballot will be counted. Read the full post at Capitol Confidential, a Times Union blog.

UPDATE (12:45 p.m.) Vielkind is now reporting Amedore’s lead has shrunk, slightly, after eight more ballots were opened in Greene County this morning. That process netted three votes for Amedore and five votes for Tkaczyk. The remaining 91 votes will be examined Fri., Jan. 18. One ballot is located in Albany County, while 90 ballots will be examined by Ulster County election officials in Kingston.

Ariel Zangla reports in the Daily Freeman former Greene County Legislator Keith Valentine was appointed Wed., Jan. 16, to the board of directors of the county’s Industrial Development Agency. Another former legislator, Karen Deyo, was appointed to a four-year term on the county's Quantum Fund Committee. Both Valentine and Deyo are from Catskill. Valentine served nine years as a legislator, but chose not to seek re-election last year. Deyo was a member of the county Legislature for 18 years. She was defeated in a bid for re-election in November. The Quantum Fund is an economic development loan program. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

Nathan Mayberg writes in the Register Star Columbia County Sheriff David "Bubba" Harrison Jr. announced Wed., Jan. 16, he will not seek re-election in November. Harrison cited his wife's health as the reason for stepping down. He is currently serving his second, four-year term as sheriff, and 30th year with the department. Harrison announced he will support Captain David Bartlett to succeed him. Bartlett has been with the department 29 years. Bartlett, along with retired State Police Investigator Gary Mazzacano and Chatham Police Department Deputy Chief Mark Leggett are expected to compete for the Republican line for sheriff this fall. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 36F; low 12F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 39F; low 9F.[/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: A slight chance of snow between noon and 1 p.m. Parttly sunny. High near 36. Mostly cloudy tonight. Low around 14.

The outlook for the next three days:

Friday: Sunny. High near 26. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 19.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 41. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 28.
Sunday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 37. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 13.

Sunrise today: 7:20 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:52 p.m.

Length of the day: 9 hrs., 32 min.

Town meetings

Today is the third Thursday of the month.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)

ANCRAM Board meeting at 7 p.m. in Town Hall at 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram (329-6512).
CHATHAM Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. Town Hall, 488 State Route 295, Chatham (392-3262).
COPAKE Comprehensive Planning Committee meeting at 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Public Safety Committee at 6 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
DURHAM Town board meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham.
GHENT Town Board meeting at the Ghent Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644)
KINDERHOOK Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m., Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

6 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.
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
3 p.m.: Radio Theatre Project: Coffin Cure An anthology series of dramas and comedies for radio produced at KSVR Studios at the radio station KSVR-FM in Mount Vernon, Washington via the Pacifica Radio Network. The actors are from the Skagit Radio Repertory Company and the Children's Radio Players. The producer is Joseph C McGuire. This episode: "Dr Nourse was a practicing physician at the same time as he was writing science fiction starting in the 1950s. He wrote sub specialty of SF using medicine as the background. Because he was a Doctor he could bring his knowledge of medicine to kind of speculation SF was known for. In Coffin Cure he speculates, with humor, on the down side of medical breakthroughs. The old two edge sword of progress cuts for for good or ill." Hosted by Tom Roe.
3:30 p.m.: Kid's Brain Radio Hosted by Matt Bua and Sam Sebren.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show: Dr. Will Swift and Desmond Muller This week's Thursday Afternoon Show features a phone interview with Dr. Will Swift, author of The Roosevelts and the Royals, who will set the record straight and tell the real story behind the new film, Hyde Park on Hudson in a lecture this coming Saturday. At the 5 p.m. hour an interview with Desmond Muller, Supervising Community Health Nurse at Columbia County Department of Health, about the current flu season in Columbia County. Also, Ellen's Columbia County Calendar Events, news and music! Hosted by Ellen Thurston and Richard Roth.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Tues., Jan. 15, signed the NY SAFE (Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement) Act, putting into place the toughest gun laws in the nation, according to a statement released by the Governor's Office. Among the law's provisions:
A ban on the sale of assault weapons, a ban on any magazine that can hold more than seven rounds, instant background checks on ammunition purchases at the time of sale, a requirement for mental health officials to report patients likely to engage in behavior dangerous to themselves and to others, and the creation of a statewide standard requiring recertification of pistol permits every five years. Kyle Adams writes in The Daily Mail on the local response to the new law. Adams spoke to the owner of a custom hand-loaded ammunitions company, who said the legislation makes no sense. Any law-abiding, reputable firearm-owner is outraged, he said. Another gun owner Adams spoke with another gun owner who said watching the governor discuss the SAFE Act made him deeply uneasy. He called it “the loss of America and what it’s supposed to be. It’s supposed to be a safe place to raise your children. It’s supposed to be a place where you can exercise the rights that you were given.” Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

William J. Kemble reports in the Daily Freeman the Woodstock Town Board will ask state lawmakers to criminalize the natural gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The board adopted a resolution to that effect, Tues., Jan. 15, drawing support from more than three dozen people in attendance. The resolution contends that the energy industry  will be able to find a way around bans on the fracking process. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.