WGXC-90.7 FM
Friday, May 3, 2013 local almanac
May 03, 2013 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 70F; low 37F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 70F; low 41F.[/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 68. Clear tonight. Low around 41.
Forecast for the next three days:
Saturday: Sunny. High near 72. Mostly clear, Sat. night. Low around 40.
Sunday: Sunny. High near 71. Mostly clear overnight. Low around 40.
Monday: Sunny. High near 72. Mostly clear overnight. Low around 44.
Sunrise today: 5:46 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:57 p.m.
Length of the day: 14:11 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the first Friday of the month.
WGXC is unaware of any town meetings scheduled for today.
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Hudson River Plane Crash Update A small plane crashed in the Hudson River near Germantown and Catskill Thu., May 2.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Thelonious Monk The jazz pianist's work is explored.
1 a.m.: Pachelbel Canon Tune in to rock songs inspired by the D major, A major, B minor, F# minor, G major, D major, G major and A major chord progression on Johan Pachelbel's 1694 composition. Songs from Pet Shop Boys ("Go West"), Spiritualized ("Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating Space"), Green Day ("Basket Case"), The Farm ("All Together Now"), Coolio ("C U When U Get There"), Oasis ("Don't Look Back in Anger"), Aerosmith ("You See Me Crying"), Belle & Sebastian ("Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying"), Vitamin C ("Graduation"), and Ralph McTell ("Streets of London").
2 a.m.: Butch Morris "Conduction," is the style and sound of jazz composer Butch Morris.
4 a.m.: Dizziness: 20121201 Rebroadcast of "Dizziness" audio collage show from Tom Roe.
5 a.m.: Off the Hook: 20130503 Do not call during rebroadcast. Off The Hook, from the hacker zine 2600, airs every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET in New York City on WBAI 99.5 FM, and is rebroadcast the next morning at 5 a.m. on WGXC and free103point9 Online Radio. It is simulcast online via streaming MP3 and via shortwave on WBCQ The Planet at 5110 KHz. Join #offthehook on irc.2600.net to chat during the show. Email show at oth [at] 2600.com Do not call during the 5 a.m. rebroadcast.
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: Education News The WGXC Morning Show continues local news, events, music and more.
10 a.m.: ¿Qué cocinaré hoy?: Cinco de Mayo Journalists Mariel Fiori and Antonio Flores Lobos explore the different meanings the celebration of Cinco de Mayo has had in the United States, conduct the second part of an interview with Mexican attorney Gerardo Gutierrez who gives his views on the process towards a comprehensive immigration reform, and talk with José Villa, from Casa Villa, who is hosting a Cinco de Mayo celebration on Saturday.
12 p.m. (noon): Movement New releases and previews of forthcoming club and indie dance tracks. Hosted by DJ Gio
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show: Hudson Children's Book Festival Today's show highlights authors participating in the Fifth Annual Hudson Children's Book Festival. The free event draws thousands of participants, and features more than 90 children's book authors. Hosts Jim Shields and Jack Ross-Pilkington will interview authors and illustrators from the event, including Sandra Dutton, Debbie Dadey, Alison Formento, Kate Seeley, Barbara Taff, Florence & Wendell Minor, Doug Snelson, Janice Hechter, Elizabeth Zunon, Victor & Barbara Mojica, Matt Luckhurst, Kate Walton, Nancy Furstinger, Ann Haywood Leal, Hester Velmans, Amy Ignatow, Bianca Turetsky, Rita Williams Garcia, Bruce Coville, Coleen Paratore, Mitchell Kazanjian, Chris Grabenstein, Ellen Jensen Abbott, Ethel Barker, Chris Henderson, Iza Trapani, Edward Averett, Torrey Maldonado, Michael Northrop, Lyn Miller-Lachmann and Terry Trueman.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"]
Cairo: High 70F; low 37F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 70F; low 41F.[/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 68. Clear tonight. Low around 41.
Forecast for the next three days:
Saturday: Sunny. High near 72. Mostly clear, Sat. night. Low around 40.
Sunday: Sunny. High near 71. Mostly clear overnight. Low around 40.
Monday: Sunny. High near 72. Mostly clear overnight. Low around 44.
Sunrise today: 5:46 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:57 p.m.
Length of the day: 14:11 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the first Friday of the month.
WGXC is unaware of any town meetings scheduled for today.
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Hudson River Plane Crash Update A small plane crashed in the Hudson River near Germantown and Catskill Thu., May 2.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Thelonious Monk The jazz pianist's work is explored.
1 a.m.: Pachelbel Canon Tune in to rock songs inspired by the D major, A major, B minor, F# minor, G major, D major, G major and A major chord progression on Johan Pachelbel's 1694 composition. Songs from Pet Shop Boys ("Go West"), Spiritualized ("Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating Space"), Green Day ("Basket Case"), The Farm ("All Together Now"), Coolio ("C U When U Get There"), Oasis ("Don't Look Back in Anger"), Aerosmith ("You See Me Crying"), Belle & Sebastian ("Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying"), Vitamin C ("Graduation"), and Ralph McTell ("Streets of London").
2 a.m.: Butch Morris "Conduction," is the style and sound of jazz composer Butch Morris.
4 a.m.: Dizziness: 20121201 Rebroadcast of "Dizziness" audio collage show from Tom Roe.
5 a.m.: Off the Hook: 20130503 Do not call during rebroadcast. Off The Hook, from the hacker zine 2600, airs every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET in New York City on WBAI 99.5 FM, and is rebroadcast the next morning at 5 a.m. on WGXC and free103point9 Online Radio. It is simulcast online via streaming MP3 and via shortwave on WBCQ The Planet at 5110 KHz. Join #offthehook on irc.2600.net to chat during the show. Email show at oth [at] 2600.com Do not call during the 5 a.m. rebroadcast.
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: Education News The WGXC Morning Show continues local news, events, music and more.
10 a.m.: ¿Qué cocinaré hoy?: Cinco de Mayo Journalists Mariel Fiori and Antonio Flores Lobos explore the different meanings the celebration of Cinco de Mayo has had in the United States, conduct the second part of an interview with Mexican attorney Gerardo Gutierrez who gives his views on the process towards a comprehensive immigration reform, and talk with José Villa, from Casa Villa, who is hosting a Cinco de Mayo celebration on Saturday.
12 p.m. (noon): Movement New releases and previews of forthcoming club and indie dance tracks. Hosted by DJ Gio
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show: Hudson Children's Book Festival Today's show highlights authors participating in the Fifth Annual Hudson Children's Book Festival. The free event draws thousands of participants, and features more than 90 children's book authors. Hosts Jim Shields and Jack Ross-Pilkington will interview authors and illustrators from the event, including Sandra Dutton, Debbie Dadey, Alison Formento, Kate Seeley, Barbara Taff, Florence & Wendell Minor, Doug Snelson, Janice Hechter, Elizabeth Zunon, Victor & Barbara Mojica, Matt Luckhurst, Kate Walton, Nancy Furstinger, Ann Haywood Leal, Hester Velmans, Amy Ignatow, Bianca Turetsky, Rita Williams Garcia, Bruce Coville, Coleen Paratore, Mitchell Kazanjian, Chris Grabenstein, Ellen Jensen Abbott, Ethel Barker, Chris Henderson, Iza Trapani, Edward Averett, Torrey Maldonado, Michael Northrop, Lyn Miller-Lachmann and Terry Trueman.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News