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Saturday, March 15, 2014 local almanac

Mar 15, 2014 12:01 am
Local News
Local news from Wave Farm‘s WGXC 90.7-FM in the Hudson Valley, New York for Sat., March 15. PLAY AUDIO (3:36)

WGXC Ski Report
WGXC Ski Report: Cardboard Box Derby at Hunter Mountain. PLAY AUDIO (1:26)

Public Meetings
VALATIE 9:30 a.m.: Congressman Chris Gibson at Valatie Free Library Check Presentation, Valatie Free Library, Church Street, Valatie
Congressman Gibson will join Boy Scout Troop 114 as the Scouts present a donation to the library. The funds were raised by participants of the 2013 Valatie Veterans Run.

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

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45, and a low around 20.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Sunday night there is a 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22, and a low around 16.

Sunrise 7:05 a.m.
Sunset 7:02 p.m.
Other celestial rises/sets
Moon 6:18 P.M. 6:20 A.M.
Mercury 6:09 A.M. 4:37 P.M.
Venus 4:59 A.M. 3:09 P.M.
Mars 9:27 P.M. 8:41 A.M.
Jupiter 12:33 P.M. 3:46 A.M.
Saturn 11:44 P.M. 9:51 A.M.
Uranus 7:49 A.M. 8:22 P.M.
Neptune 6:29 A.M. 5:20 P.M.
Pluto 3:35 A.M. 1:05 P.M.

WGXC Programming

Radio Stew: Mirrored Transmission
midnight – 4 a.m.
Shortwave Hours: 20140315
5 a.m. - 7 a.m.
"The RAIN Report," "ARRL Audio Report," "Glenn Hauser's World of Radio," "Amateur Radio Newsline," "This Week in Radio News."
Saturday Morning Serial: Melting Radios
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Open Air: Radio On
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Radio show about radio airwaves.
Radia: Dahelujokn
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Five radiophile artists: David Haines (AU), electric guitar, laptop Henk Bakker (NL), bass clarinet, laptop Lukas Simonis (NL), electric guitar, electronics Joyce Hinterding (AU), open source radio scanner, painted antennas, laptop Knut Aufermann (DE), feedback Recorded by Lukas Simonis in Rotterdam on 18th January 2014. Edited by Knut Aufermann for the Radia Network.
Radio Wonderland: 20140315
10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Joshua Fried remixes NYC radio on Hudson Valley radio.
What's the Frequency, Kenneth?: Issa Capades
11 a.m. – noon
Noon News: Diane Feinstein
noon – 12:30 p.m.
For years, Sen. Diane Feinstein has advocated expanding NSA surveillance of Americans, but now that Congress is being spied upon, she is ready to curb surveillance of senators. "Democracy Now!" and "The Daily Show" reports are excerpted.
Other Music: Matthew Shipp
12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Tune in to hear new releases from The Matthew Shipp Trio ("Root of Things"), Matthew Shipp and Michael Bisio ("Floating Ice"), and Michael Bisio solo ("Travel Music").
Distract and Disable: March 2014
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Hosted by Jonny Farrow.
Human Machine: Brave New World, Part Two
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Hosted by Max Goldfarb.
Saturday Afternoon Show: Empty Words
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Excerpts of John Cage's "Empty Words," courtesy The John Cage Trust.
Framework: Ernst Karel
7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
This regular edition features works by Marc and Olivier Namblard, Gerard Fieberg and Alexander Mockl, Sabri Meddeb, Emmanuel Mieville, and a framework introduction recorded in the United States by Carter Reichmann.
Saturday Night Special: The Matthew Shipp Trio
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Live from The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY. The Matthew Shipp Trio celebrate the release of their new recording, "Root of Things" (Relative Pitch Records), and the Sanctuary's newly donated nine-foot Baldwin concert grand, with Matthew Shipp, piano, Michael Bisio, bass, and Whit Dickey, drums.
Tabs Out: Wrong Signals
10 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Cassette show episode #42. Secret identities, sex in Ian’s car, and cassettes from Andreas Brandal, A.P. Vague, Anthony Janas, En Nihil, Pillowdiver, Nighthammer, Ay Fast, Sunatirene, Tumul, Wrong Signals, Peoples Temple, Tiger Village, Dane Patterson, Cinnabaris, and Rash.
Wave Farm / WGXC Acra Contact Info
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Mailing: PO Box 13 Acra, NY 12405
Main Office / Acra Studio
(518) 622-2598
WGXC Office
(518) 697-7400
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(518) 828-0290
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Wave Farm / WGXC Acra Studio: 5662 Route 23 Acra, NY 12405
WGXC Hudson Studio: 369 Warren St. Hudson, NY 12534