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Reminders
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If you would like to become a member of Portsmouth Community Radio or perhaps renew your membership, you can easily do so online here.
Underwriters are very important to Portsmouth Community Radio. If you own a business or know someone who does, and you think there is interest in becoming an underwriter, please contact underwrite@wscafm.org.
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Thank You to Our Underwriters and Supporters
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Portsmouth Community Radio's Board of Trustees | |
Ann Bailey
Bob Halperin
Shawn Henderson
Rick Pickford
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Contact Us
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909 Islington Street
Suite 1
Portsmouth, NH 03802
603-430-9722
tidings@wscafm.org
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September 25, 2014
WSCA's Live Music Marathon Sunday is back and will take place on October 12. Stop in or tune in to hear 20 live performances throughout 12 continuous hours on the air. Our programming schedule has been updated and below you will find a sampling of shows listed in more detail. Technical happenings are always taking place, reported by Steve Diamond, and it is definitely high school football season, back on the air. Enjoy the sunny warm days of autumn, as well as the crisper ones. As always, thanks for your support.
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High School Football on the Radio!
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WSCA will broadcast Portsmouth High School football games on the following Fridays at 6:45 p.m.:
September 26 vs. Goffstown
October 17 vs. Winnacunnet
October 31 vs. Dover
Charlie Griffin will handle the play-by-play, assisted by color-commentator Tony Barrett. A team of engineers consisting of Steve Diamond, Lincoln Soldati. Richard Kirkpatrick and Toby Schreier will help make the broadcasts possible.
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| Spirit Radio - the Paranormal Experience Turns One! |
 Spirit Radio - the Paranormal Experience will be celebrating one year on the air at WSCA on October 4th. Hosts Willy Hassell and Lynne Nickerson would like to thank Portsmouth Community radio for giving them the opportunity to make their dream a reality. A special anniversary show airs Saturday, October 4, 9:00 to 10:00 p.m., with a very special guest and their good friend Sal Nicosia, owner and operator of the haunted Shanley Hotel in Napanoch, NY.
During their first year, Willy and Lynne were fortunate to have many amazing guests from all fields of the paranormal, and from around the world. They've garnered an international listening audience that includes 34 countries worldwide, with a large following in the UK. They express their great pleasure being part of Portsmouth Community Radio and are looking forward to the station and the show's bright futures.
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WSCA Hosts LIVE Music Marathon Sunday, October 12
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The WSCA Live Music Marathon returns on Sunday, October 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
We will have 20 performers over 12 hours of live performances! Come to the station and enjoy a very full day of live music.
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True Tales Radio Anniversary Program Available via Archives
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As expressed by Steve Diamond: "If you haven't heard the 10th anniversary True Tales episode (archived under "Audio Theatre") it really was an extraordinary look at where Portsmouth Community Radio has come from and where we're going. Jean P. shared memories of the extraordinary human being and force of volunteerism here that was Terry Blake, who we lost too soon. I also fondly remembered Stanley Longstaff, who worked with me, Amy and Brian Gregg on the Making Waves show in the early days. Stanley and his partner Shannon were quite an example of supporting each other publicly through their struggles with cancer. Even when facing death, they showed how to live. There were also a lot of other fun and meaningful stories." The links to the audio are on the home page of the website, including the overflow stories.
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By Steve Diamond, WSCA Systems Administrator
This past month brought some incremental improvements around the station in a variety of areas. I believe wireless Internet is finally stable again, which concludes the transition to a less bulky and power-consuming router. I'm closing in on determining the source of occasional Internet outages that last a few minutes. Equipment organizing in the office and back room continues. Further adjustments and syndicated content for OTS continue, with a lot more anticipated.
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Gordon and I recently cleaned all the CD decks in CR-A. We've also made good progress towards bringing the remote broadcast codec back online. Hopefully by the time you read this or at least shortly thereafter, we'll be ready to transition to a revamped website. Rick Pickford did most of the heavy lifting there, and I'll be finishing up some details soon. Everything might not be perfect on it from the moment we go online, but the basics should all be there.
I'm also finishing up automatic podcast feeds ("RSS / XML") for each Public Affairs show. That means that anyone with a podcasting device (from a computer to an iPod to an inexpensive mp3 player), an Internet connection, and free podcast aggregator software (like iTunes or Juice) should be able to automatically receive the latest episode of whatever shows they subscribe to. Please do give it a try and let me know how it works for you!
As always, please do let me know when or if you discover something not working correctly.
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Seacoast Currents, Thursdays, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., hosted by Kathy Somssich and Larry Drake. Upcoming guests include:
September 25: Disability rights activist Tamara Le of North Hampton will discuss her candidacy for State Representative; Portsmouth Assistant Mayor Jim Splaine will look at the latest goings on with the City Council.
October 2: State Representative Renny Cushing of Hampton will talk about his work to repeal New Hampshire's death penalty; Kent Stephens will review his latest work in professional theatre with STAGE FORCE.
October 9: Local blogger William Tucker (miscellanyblue.com) will look at the key election matchups in New Hampshire.September 11: Portsmouth Democrat Debbie DiFranco will talk about her campaign for State Representative; local blogger William Tucker will update us on the latest in New Hampshire politics. October 16: State Senator Martha Fuller Clark of Portsmouth will discuss her work in the NH legislature and her re-election campaign.
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When? What? Who? .... A Sampling
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Writers In The Round - Songwriters and Poets,
Mondays, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
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Under the Radar, Mondays, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., hosted by Jean, Steve and Rick.
First Monday of each month: Big Band Mondays Second through Fourth Mondays: "Mr. Jean" aka "RJ" with his "Eclectic Mix" and then Rick D. with his "Up and Comers" segment.
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Atlas Novus, Tuesdays, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., hosted by "Erik the Red."
After a couple of months hosting a series of one-hour fill-in spots on Wednesday mornings, playing the likes of Caspian, MONO, Pelican, Russian Circles, Minot, Astralia, sleepmakeswaves, Tides from
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Nebula and a long list of others, "Erik the Red" is taking the voyage to Tuesday evenings for a two-hour exploration of epic soundscapes and tremendous melodies. Tune in from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. to hear the best and emerging artists of instrumental post-rock music from around the world.
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The News, Tues., Weds., Fri., at 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., hosted by Charlie Griffin.
You'll hear the most current local news of the day, including stories from the Portsmouth Herald as well as reports from Roger Wood, and film reviews by Leah Gage on Wednesdays at 8:15. Charlie interviews local officials, including Portsmouth City Manager John Bohenko at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, following Monday night City Council meetings, and Portsmouth High School coaches and other political and cultural news makers.
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Audio Theater/True Tales Radio, Tuesdays, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., hosted by John Lovering.
Upcoming True Tales Radio themes: September 30: Falling - Falling down, falling over someone or something, falling for a joke or scam Oct. 28: The masks we wear - scaring and being scared Nov. 25: Gratitude Dec. 30: Endings
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Shady Grove,Wednesdays, 10:00 p.m.to midnight, hosted by Kevin.
Old-time, acoustic blues, early country, bluegrass, and traditional folk music.
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The Coven, Fridays, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., hosted by Vanessa.
Every Friday night you can be enchanted with the latest and greatest of the lo-fi, garage, folk, electro-synth/pop, indie, alt, world, and noise music scene by listening to The Coven, hosted by Vanessa. Not only will you be bewitched by the tunes but also be educated by pagan/wiccan/witchcraft tips and tools of the trade. Empower yourself fellow magic makers and booty shakers! Join The Coven and behold the spells of sound.
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Scratchy 45s& Beyond, Saturdays at 9:00 a.m., hosted by Supersport.
The music you grew up with, yet hardly hear on radio anymore. Saturday mornings with Supersport have become a traditional way to wake up. It's a great start to your day, loaded with fun...
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The Women Plus Show, Saturdays, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., hosted by JoAnn Paradis.
Since March 2005, JoAnn has been playing an eclectic mix of music and spoken word by mostly female artists (with an occasional male voice--thus, the "Plus" part of Women Plus--usually as a partner in a duet or in a band with a woman or women). Her main objective is to showcase women artists, whether a singer, musician, poet, songwriter, actress, etc. Each week, she invites you into her "parlor," to hear diverse music and more from women, locally and around the world.
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Scurvy Dog Radio, Saturdays, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
A mix of local, indie and alternative music.
You can follow the blog at:
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The Groove, Saturdays, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., hosted by Daryl.
Soul, disco and dance.
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Spirit Radio - the Paranormal Experience, Saturdays, 9:00 to 10:00 p.m., hosted by Willy Hassell and Lynne M. Nickerson
Join your hosts, weekly, for all subjects of the paranormal world. Ghosts, spirits, hauntings, UFOs, alien encounters, Bigfoot and much more. With interesting guests from around the world, "this is the show where the paranormal becomes the normal, so join the journey into the unknown the unseen the unthinkable."
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The Laugh Factory, Sundays, Noon to 1:00 p.m., hosted by Chuck Curtis.
Long time station member and audio theater actor, Chuck Curtis plays a combination of tracks by stand-up comedians from the old days of radio, up to modern times; short clips from some of the funniest TV shows, and comedy skit recordings produced by Chuck himself using local talent from friends, family and co-workers. Special shows are on tap during major holidays and events. If you agree that humor and laughter are great mood and health enhancers, tune in and enjoy one full hour of some of the best laugh producers of all time.
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| Always Accepting Donations and Contributions |
Portsmouth Community Radio greatly appreciates the support of our community. There are various ways to express such support.
Monetary contributions, underwriting, in-kind donations, volunteering and sponsorships are welcome at any time.
If you have questions about a way in which you'd like to support our efforts, please contact us at 603.430.9722. Or just email tidings@wscafm.org and we'll be sure to have someone get back to you!
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Free time to spare? WSCA can help.
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Volunteering is a great way to become involved with low power, non-commerical community radio, in a wide variety of ways. What are your interests? How might your skills fit in? Not sure? We can help you to figure it out!
Consider the ways in which you might help support the work of Portsmouth Community Radio, while making new friends along the way.
We welcome you to contact us to find out more. Applications, resumes and inquiries may be sent via email to: volunteer@wscafm.org
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Call 603-430-9722 and become a member or renew your membership. Visit our website and make a donation! And be sure to have your radio tuned to 106.1 FM.
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