WGXC-90.7 FM
Friday, August 30, 2013 local almanac
Aug 30, 2013 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 86F; low 64F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 82F; 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 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny. High near 85. Friday night, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 am. Increasing clouds. Low around 64.
Forecast for the next three days:
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 85. Saturday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny. High near 88. Sunday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 66.
Monday (Labor Day): A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 79. Monday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65.
Sunrise today: 6:19 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:31 p.m.
Length of the day: 13:11 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the fifth Friday of the month.
WGXC is unaware of any scheduled meetings today.
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: U.S. Spends $52 Billion on Surveillance From "Free Speech Radio News": "The US spends more than $52 billion annually on its intelligence and counter-terrorism programs. The Washington Post today published previously-secret budgetary information based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The Post says the budget documents reveal the CIA and NSA are utilizing cyber attacks as part of their work, and that the NSA is investigating nearly 4000 “possible insider threats,” where sensitive information is suspected of being mishandled or leaked from within."
1 a.m.: Taran's Free Jazz Hour: Steuart Liebig
3 a.m.: Marian McPartland Jazz legend Marian McPartland launched her first radio program at Pacifica Radio's WBAI in New York City in 1964 until 1978 when she began her NPR Show. The Pacifica Radio Archives has a few select programs from this series. Here is one from December 20, 1974.
5 a.m.: Radio Curious: Your Brain on Music Radio Curious revisits two-part 2006 conversation with Dr. Daniel Levitin about the relationship between music and the brain. Dr. Levitan is author of "This Is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession." From Pacifica Radio.
6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio
6 a.m.: Gary Null Show Gary addresses the latest in health and healing, including starch-induced glucose surges and a comprehensive look at clogged arteries and aging. From the environmental segment, four of the twelve tipping points have tipped - how to prepare for what's coming. Plus, has the shell bubble already burst? Also, bizarre SWAT team raids. Then, why medicine won't allow cancer to be cured. And more!
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Also local news, previews of events in Greene and Columbia counties, music, and more. Call in to have your say 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.
10 a.m.: ¿Qué cocinaré hoy? Carmen Vazqueztel, Karen Mejia, Alfredo Jacomino Hosts Mariel Fiori and Antonio Flores-Lobos speak with Carmen Vazqueztel, Education Director at the Armory, about their ESL classes and changes to the GED exam for 2014. Also, a conversation with Karen Mejia, first Latino candidate for Newburgh City Council. Fiori attended the 2013 Excellence in Journalism conference in Anaheim, CA, where she interviewed Alfredo Jacomino, anchor and reporter at Radio and Television Martí. They discussed the different methods used to bring in news to Cubans (and evading the government interdiction).
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"]
Cairo: High 86F; low 64F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 82F; 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 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny. High near 85. Friday night, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 am. Increasing clouds. Low around 64.
Forecast for the next three days:
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 85. Saturday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny. High near 88. Sunday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 66.
Monday (Labor Day): A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 79. Monday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65.
Sunrise today: 6:19 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:31 p.m.
Length of the day: 13:11 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the fifth Friday of the month.
WGXC is unaware of any scheduled meetings today.
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: U.S. Spends $52 Billion on Surveillance From "Free Speech Radio News": "The US spends more than $52 billion annually on its intelligence and counter-terrorism programs. The Washington Post today published previously-secret budgetary information based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The Post says the budget documents reveal the CIA and NSA are utilizing cyber attacks as part of their work, and that the NSA is investigating nearly 4000 “possible insider threats,” where sensitive information is suspected of being mishandled or leaked from within."
1 a.m.: Taran's Free Jazz Hour: Steuart Liebig
3 a.m.: Marian McPartland Jazz legend Marian McPartland launched her first radio program at Pacifica Radio's WBAI in New York City in 1964 until 1978 when she began her NPR Show. The Pacifica Radio Archives has a few select programs from this series. Here is one from December 20, 1974.
5 a.m.: Radio Curious: Your Brain on Music Radio Curious revisits two-part 2006 conversation with Dr. Daniel Levitin about the relationship between music and the brain. Dr. Levitan is author of "This Is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession." From Pacifica Radio.
6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio
6 a.m.: Gary Null Show Gary addresses the latest in health and healing, including starch-induced glucose surges and a comprehensive look at clogged arteries and aging. From the environmental segment, four of the twelve tipping points have tipped - how to prepare for what's coming. Plus, has the shell bubble already burst? Also, bizarre SWAT team raids. Then, why medicine won't allow cancer to be cured. And more!
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Also local news, previews of events in Greene and Columbia counties, music, and more. Call in to have your say 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.
10 a.m.: ¿Qué cocinaré hoy? Carmen Vazqueztel, Karen Mejia, Alfredo Jacomino Hosts Mariel Fiori and Antonio Flores-Lobos speak with Carmen Vazqueztel, Education Director at the Armory, about their ESL classes and changes to the GED exam for 2014. Also, a conversation with Karen Mejia, first Latino candidate for Newburgh City Council. Fiori attended the 2013 Excellence in Journalism conference in Anaheim, CA, where she interviewed Alfredo Jacomino, anchor and reporter at Radio and Television Martí. They discussed the different methods used to bring in news to Cubans (and evading the government interdiction).
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News