WGXC-90.7 FM
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 local almanac
May 08, 2013 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 75F; low 52F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 75F; low 54F.[/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: Periods of showers, mainly after noon. High near 68. Tonight, showers likely, mainly before 11 p.m. Cloudy. Low around 55.
Forecast for the next three days:
Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. Cloudy. High near 69. A chance of showers overnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 52.
Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny. High near 76. A chance of showers, Fri. night. Cloudy. Low around 54.
Saturday: Showers likely. Cloudy. High near 70. Sat. night, showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53.
Sunrise today: 5:40 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:03 p.m.
Length of the day: 14:22 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the second Wednesday of the month.
(WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.)
VILLAGE OF ATHENS Board meets at 6:30 p.m at the Athens Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
CLERMONT Planning Board meets at Town Hall at 7 p.m. at 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).
COLUMBIA COUNTY holds a public hearing on a proposed mobile phone surcharge of 30 cents per month for all county registered mobile phone users at 7:30 p.m., immediately before the monthly meeting of the full Board of Supervisors at 401 State St., Hudson (828-1527).
COPAKE Resource Advisory Committee meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GHENT Planning Board Application meeting and Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. both at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
HUDSON Planning Committee (tentatively) meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
JEWETT Town meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal Bldg. 3547 Co. Rt. 23C (263-4626).
KINDERHOOK Town’s 9 & 9H Corridor Committee meets at 7 p.m. at at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
KINDERHOOK Village Board meeting and budget hearing, 7 p.m. at 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook (758-9882).
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 headlines.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Live Dizziness DJ Dizzy takes over for an audio collage with local transmissions.
1 a.m.: deComposition Sound artist Damian Catera's "deComposition" process unmixes radio sounds, Bach, live performances from other musicians, and other source material, to create unique soundscapes. This program includes studio recordings, and several live free103point9 performances.
3 a.m.: Selected Songs: Sonic Youth Songs by the New York art rockers are broadcast.
5 a.m. Shortwave/Pirates: 2013 Dayton Hamvention Preview First, "The RAIN Report," with a last-minute preview of the 2013 Hamvention coming to Dayton, OH., May 17-19 with Michael Kalter, W8CI. Then, on, "PiratesWeekm," the show about pirate FM and shortwave radio, check out the CIDX, NASWA, and MARE. Pirates in the news this week include The Big Q fiale. A pirate radio mocumentary "People Just Do Nothing" is coming to BBC3 this year, and we take a look at the FCC Activities. 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: Black Cat Radio, Radio Cinco De Mayo, Shrimp Boat Radio, and the euro pirate Radio Mustang. Listen to the interview on the Low Power Hour (No. 11) with the Crow. President Obama has nominated telecom biggie Tom Wheeler to chair the Federal Communications Commission, and nervous commentaries are proliferating across the blogosphere.
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: Elizabeth Dunn and Samantha Cowles The morning show continues with representatives of Camp Little Notch in the Adirondack Mountains. Camp Little Notch is located on a private 80-acre lake, offering an overnight camp for girls and other community programs that invite guests to explore nature and be a part of its magical, restorative community. Plus local news, weather and Greene and Columbia county events. Call in at 518-828-0290 to join the conversation. Hosted by Philip Grant.
2 p.m.: Work: Mothers This month's Work show again looks into what's entailed in the toil involved in parenting and child care, made an art form by those who mother. Interviews are with journalist, actor and playwright Elisabeth Henry, who left her careers -- and New York City -- to raise five children, and Melissa Lasher, a single mom who works as a professional child-care specialist, a school bus monitor and full-time babysitter, while she raises three sons. Topics range from society's attitudes towards childraising as work, or its antithesis, the low pay allowed those working in these areas, the pain involved in losing a child and the glories involved in watching kids grow. Music by Jay Z, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, Sly & The Family Stone, the late George Jones, Jan Bradley and 2Pac. Hosted and produced by Paul Smart.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show: Brenda VanDermark, Teri Weiss Brenda VanDermark and Teri Weiss from the Fortnightly Club of Catskill discuss the Rip Van Winkle Wine & Cheese Festival at Historic Catskill Point, May 11. Also, local news, previews of Greene and Columbia county events, music and more. Hosted by Ron Diamondstein.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"]
Cairo: High 75F; low 52F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 75F; low 54F.[/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: Periods of showers, mainly after noon. High near 68. Tonight, showers likely, mainly before 11 p.m. Cloudy. Low around 55.
Forecast for the next three days:
Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. Cloudy. High near 69. A chance of showers overnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 52.
Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny. High near 76. A chance of showers, Fri. night. Cloudy. Low around 54.
Saturday: Showers likely. Cloudy. High near 70. Sat. night, showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53.
Sunrise today: 5:40 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:03 p.m.
Length of the day: 14:22 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the second Wednesday of the month.
(WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.)
VILLAGE OF ATHENS Board meets at 6:30 p.m at the Athens Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
CLERMONT Planning Board meets at Town Hall at 7 p.m. at 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).
COLUMBIA COUNTY holds a public hearing on a proposed mobile phone surcharge of 30 cents per month for all county registered mobile phone users at 7:30 p.m., immediately before the monthly meeting of the full Board of Supervisors at 401 State St., Hudson (828-1527).
COPAKE Resource Advisory Committee meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GHENT Planning Board Application meeting and Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. both at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
HUDSON Planning Committee (tentatively) meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
JEWETT Town meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal Bldg. 3547 Co. Rt. 23C (263-4626).
KINDERHOOK Town’s 9 & 9H Corridor Committee meets at 7 p.m. at at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
KINDERHOOK Village Board meeting and budget hearing, 7 p.m. at 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook (758-9882).
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 headlines.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Live Dizziness DJ Dizzy takes over for an audio collage with local transmissions.
1 a.m.: deComposition Sound artist Damian Catera's "deComposition" process unmixes radio sounds, Bach, live performances from other musicians, and other source material, to create unique soundscapes. This program includes studio recordings, and several live free103point9 performances.
3 a.m.: Selected Songs: Sonic Youth Songs by the New York art rockers are broadcast.
5 a.m. Shortwave/Pirates: 2013 Dayton Hamvention Preview First, "The RAIN Report," with a last-minute preview of the 2013 Hamvention coming to Dayton, OH., May 17-19 with Michael Kalter, W8CI. Then, on, "PiratesWeekm," the show about pirate FM and shortwave radio, check out the CIDX, NASWA, and MARE. Pirates in the news this week include The Big Q fiale. A pirate radio mocumentary "People Just Do Nothing" is coming to BBC3 this year, and we take a look at the FCC Activities. 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: Black Cat Radio, Radio Cinco De Mayo, Shrimp Boat Radio, and the euro pirate Radio Mustang. Listen to the interview on the Low Power Hour (No. 11) with the Crow. President Obama has nominated telecom biggie Tom Wheeler to chair the Federal Communications Commission, and nervous commentaries are proliferating across the blogosphere.
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: Elizabeth Dunn and Samantha Cowles The morning show continues with representatives of Camp Little Notch in the Adirondack Mountains. Camp Little Notch is located on a private 80-acre lake, offering an overnight camp for girls and other community programs that invite guests to explore nature and be a part of its magical, restorative community. Plus local news, weather and Greene and Columbia county events. Call in at 518-828-0290 to join the conversation. Hosted by Philip Grant.
2 p.m.: Work: Mothers This month's Work show again looks into what's entailed in the toil involved in parenting and child care, made an art form by those who mother. Interviews are with journalist, actor and playwright Elisabeth Henry, who left her careers -- and New York City -- to raise five children, and Melissa Lasher, a single mom who works as a professional child-care specialist, a school bus monitor and full-time babysitter, while she raises three sons. Topics range from society's attitudes towards childraising as work, or its antithesis, the low pay allowed those working in these areas, the pain involved in losing a child and the glories involved in watching kids grow. Music by Jay Z, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, Sly & The Family Stone, the late George Jones, Jan Bradley and 2Pac. Hosted and produced by Paul Smart.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show: Brenda VanDermark, Teri Weiss Brenda VanDermark and Teri Weiss from the Fortnightly Club of Catskill discuss the Rip Van Winkle Wine & Cheese Festival at Historic Catskill Point, May 11. Also, local news, previews of Greene and Columbia county events, music and more. Hosted by Ron Diamondstein.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News