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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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January 22, 2015
We ended 2014 by entertaining the crowd--outside in the frigid air of Market Square--by hosting First NightŪ Portsmouth's musical block party. DJ Primo shares impressions and images of that evening.
We have new show information to share again this month, as well as a name change for one of our long-time programs and some special January/February programming, not to miss!
February is RPM Challenge Month, so check out what The Uncle Phil Show has in store.
The coming months will bring more updates and highlights as we continually embrace our presence in the community.
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New Year's Eve 2014 - Portsmouth Community Radio Rocked The Night!
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DJ Primo, aka Rico, shares his New Year's Eve experience as one of WSCA's hosts in Market Square:
"WSCA and Pro Portsmouth found all of us a bit leery due to the cold snap as we started the evening. Temperatures hit 5 degrees at one point that night.
DJs M, Rick, and Darryl all showed up early to set up equipment, power and get us live by 5:00 p.m.
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WSCA 106.1 FM New Year's Eve Market Square DJ broadcast booth
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Excitement was in the crisp air and people were psyched to have music playing. 5:00 p.m. brought an anticipation of optimism and fun, as well as darkness. Kids lined up around the booth, letting us know they would not be left out. Children aged 3 to 16 lit up the street with their dance moves while parents watched in awe. The lights from the lasers kept them all entertained.
DJ M took us to 7:30, which was kick-off time for the fireworks. Darryl handled the transition between music. You could see the awesome fireworks from the street, as they rose above the buildings.
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At 8:30 I took the reign's and brought a happy blend of new age dance music and electronic dance music to the youth of Portsmouth.
As it got closer to midnight, a growing crowd filled the streets. By 11:30 Market Square was filled with throngs of people. Darryl and I counted down the last 30 seconds of 2014 'til the street exploded with cheer for the new year ... roaring 2015 to life."
They all had a great time representing WSCA, bringing joy to our listeners while helping our community celebrate. It's worth noting that the frigid temps were just a teeny slice of his story. Our DJs had lots of fun, despite the cold! And it showed.
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Live Basketball Broadcasts - Boys and Girls P.H.S.
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WSCA is once again broadcasting Portsmouth High School Boys and Girls varsity home basketball games, live on Friday nights through March 6.
Charlie Griffin (host of The News every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday morning on WSCA) handles the play-by-play, with Bryan Rogers providing color commentary for the Boys games and Portsmouth High football coach Bryan Pafford doing the same for the Girls games.
The broadcasts begin at 6:15 p.m. with pre-game interviews conducted by either Boys coach Jim Mulvey or Girls coach Dan Parr. At halftime, the popular "Meet the Clippers" series will feature interviews with members of the Portsmouth High School winter sports teams. When the Clippers win the game, various team members will be interviewed on the post-game show. Can't get to the game? Listen to the exciting coverage over the air.
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The Burt Cohen Show is now Keeping Democracy Alive
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First it was Portside, meaning the left side of the aisle, but too many thought it was about the Port of New Hampshire. For many years it has been The Burt Cohen Show, but it was time for a clarification--a re-branding. So now, with creative help from Rick Pickford and Rick Dirck, The Burt Cohen Show is Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen.
This much more clearly identifies what the show is all about, and ties in the interviews from current activists to writers of new history books!
And don't forget that Fine Aged Rock is going full steam ahead every Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to noon with Burt Cohen and John Walker. All artists broadcast on this show must be fifty or older, or would have been had they lived. And they must rock!
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Special Hillbilly Heaven Programming - January 25
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Hillbilly Heaven, Sundays, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., hosted by Chuck Curtis
On Sunday, January 25th, at 1:00 p.m., Chuck Curtis, host of The Laugh Factory and Hillbilly Heaven, will be airing a one-hour tribute to the late Little Jimmy Dickens. The entire Hillbilly Heaven show will consist of twenty of Jimmy's best known songs.
James Cecil Dickens was born on December 19, 1920 and died just a few weeks ago on January 2, 2015. Known as Little Jimmy Dickens, he was an American country music singer famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4'11"), and his rhinestone-studded outfits--which he is given credit for introducing into country music live performances, according to Wikipedia. He began his career as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. He was the oldest living member
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of the Grand Ole Opry.
Dickens was hospitalized following a stroke on December 25, 2014, just days after his appearance on the Opry, marking his birthday. He passed away on January 2 at the age of 94.
Listen in on the 25th as Chuck spins the tunes that best showcase this unique and talented country musician.
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Lucky's Lair, Fridays, 8:30 -9:00 a.m., hosted by J. Lucky Henry, with co-host Malia Shanell
J. Lucky Henry shares his personal story as an entrepreneur and discusses the future of business, from a millennial point of view.
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February is RPM Challenge Month with The Uncle Phil Show
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February will be the Tenth RPM Challenge! This is a call for musicians (or people who ever wanted to be) who want to jam. If you've ever wanted to be involved in the making of an RPM Challenge album over the month of February, now is your chance to do so ... LIVE, on the radio!
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During each of the four Fridays in February: 6, 13, 20, 27, The Uncle Phil Show will be playing host to any and all musicians and personalities who want to improv or create pre-written lyrics/songs. You are invited to be Uncle Phil's guest, Fridays, 10:00 a.m. to noon and participate in the Uncle Phil RPM Challenge album(s).
Uncle Phil says. "Depending upon the response and how much material we come up with will depend on how many albums we finish. Thank you and rock on!"
You can contact Uncle Phil either via email or post to the Uncle Phil listeners page here.
And remember, its a family show, so lyrics should be family friendly.
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Scratchy 45s and Beyond - From A to Z
Saturdays at 9:00 a.m., hosted by Supersport
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What recently began as a single-show Scratchy 45s special has turned into a weekly treat. At least for a while. It all started when Scratchy 45s & Beyond host, The Supersport, thought it would be a great end of the year treat if he allowed listeners to hear a sampling of the vinyl albums he personally owns and enjoys. So he'd pull out and spin one vinyl album from each artist, alphabetically. Supersport refers to it as a gift to his listeners, who support the show and WSCA. And the response has been outstanding, he reports. Listeners have requested to keep it going, finding it provides fun and insight into the "gems" of his vinyl library.  Supersport says he will continue this A to Z treat for awhile and begin to add his own 45's into the mix as well. One listener commented, "You have some awesome rarities and quite the selection!" You are now able to watch a live webcast of the show at: http://vaughnlive.tv/thesupersport every Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Chat live with others viewing the show using the chat forum. Supersport notes that so far we have viewers and chats from as far away as Florida, Massachusetts, Australia, Florida, western New Hampshire, Indiana, New York and the UK. He sends out a special thank you to all those interacting and supporting the show over the past 5 years!
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Atlas Novus - Popular December Show Download Available
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Atlas Novus, Tuesdays, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., hosted by "Erik the Red,"International post/instrumental rock. Erik Hinnov from Atlas Novus (international post/instrumental rock, Tues. 8-10pm) . Atlas Novus closed out 2014 with three retrospective 2014 showcase programs that featured notable independent releases, label releases and regional New England area instrumental albums. The popularity of the December 30 broadcast was evident in that it was downloaded by listeners over 200 times! The archive link is here for those wishing to access it still. The regional bands featured in this program are: Sleevenotes, I/O, Pray for Sound, Fishing The Sky, Wess Meets West (CT), Ghosts of Sailors at Sea, Glacier, Chronologist, Sparhawks, Last Builders Of Empire, Gold & Silver, and A Troop of Echoes.
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True Tales Radio, January 27, "Resolutions/Fresh Starts"
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Host John Lovering announces that six storytellers are ready to share their "True Tales," based on this month's theme, beginning at 6:35 p.m. on January 27. Storytellers include: Skip Clark, Linda Rhodes, Amy Antonucci, Michael Lang, Emilie Spaulding, Roberta Swagel and Linda Rhodes. Emcee Pat Spalding and announcer Amy Antonucci will also be on hand.
We welcome in-studio audience members for this live storytelling broadcast. There are 30 seats available (for free) on a first-come basis. Audience members are asked to arrive by 6:15 p.m. From 6:00 to 6:35 p.m., at-home and online listeners will hear the classic radio crime thriller The Hair Pin Curve from The Adventures of Philip Marlowe detective series starring Gerald Mohr.
Sign-ups for the February 24 True Tales Radio are now open. The theme is "Daring/Taking A Risk." Contact truetales@wscafm.org for information. Sign-ups close on February 16 and we currently have 3 slots remaining. Be a storyteller and tell your true story, on-air.
Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/truetalesradio.
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Audio Theater, Feb. 10, The Learning Man--Alan Wilbur
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Alan Wilbur, known as The Learning Man, will be John Lovering's guest
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Tuesday, February 10, on Audio Theater. Lovering describes Wilbur as a totally unselfish and gifted man who has written The Learning Man in order to share his story of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) with those who experience this disability, but just as important, with those who have not.
Lovering says, "Alan's efforts to educate and build empathy about TBI within the entire community is worthy of the highest praise and recognition." Wilbur will perform an abbreviated version of The Learning Man which tells not only of his injury, but more importantly his recovery. This is a return to Audio Theater. His last visit was in August 2010. You won't want to miss this very special program, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10th.
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West End Third Thursday - Open Houses February 19
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The next Third Thursday West End Open House neighborhood event will be February 19, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Community members are invited to stop by the radio station as they tour among the local establishments in our area. We are located at 909 Islington Street, Suite 1.A variety of artisans and businesses in the city's West End will be hosting open houses. It's a great way to meet new people and explore places you may not have known before, or reconnect with those places you have come to know well.
For a complete map of the area, click here.
Planning ahead? March's West End Third Thursday Open House will be held on the 19th.
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Membership Sign-up is Easy and Ongoing!
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You can join Portsmouth Community Radio at any time, not just during our on-air membership drive. Click here for our secure Join Now link.
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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Volunteers Are Always Welcome!
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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: vc@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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