Happy Friday! I have put together a summary of all the special programming airing today on KNCT. Have a great and safe 4th of July Weekend.
Gary
StarDate, brought to you by the Mayborn Science Theater on the campus of Central Texas College, airs at 5:57am and 4:57pm. Today’s episode is called Faint Neighbors. 61 Cygni is one of our closest stellar neighbors — just 11 light-years away. And it consists of two stars, not one.
Tumbleweed Smith interviews Doctor Nancy Jo Humfield to talk about the historic Lyric Theater in Brownwood. Today’s episode can be heard at 6:30am and 12:30pm. The Sound of Texas is made possible by IFR Flight Training and Aviator Gallery of Georgetown, owned and operated by Mark Wilson. Information at (512) 252-2211.
On today’s episode of EarthDate, airing at 8:30am and 3:30pm, The Curious Tale of Whales. Whales and dolphins are spectacular creatures. Their ancestors climbed out of the ocean 360 million years ago, developed lungs and legs, and evolved into mammals. Then, 50 million years ago, they walked back into the sea…
In today’s episode of Science and the Sea, airing at 9:30am and 2:30pm, Death on the Reef. For a young fish, moving too slow can get you snapped up by a bigger fish. But so can moving too fast, or even being too timid…
This evening at 5pm, Carl Rossi hosts episode 61 of The Softer Side on KNCT.
Then, at 6:15pm, Rick Smith talks all things boating and fishing with the weekend edition of On the Dock.
All of that, plus the best mix of beautiful music in Central Texas and Bill Hecke weather each hour at the :45.
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