Today is Wednesday, March 15, 2023, the 74th day of the year with 291 days remaining until the the end of the year. Here is everything you need to know about today’s programs on KNCT, but first…
No classes will be held March 13-17 at the Central Campus, Fort Hood and Service Area sites as CTC will observe spring break. While no classes will be held, the Fort Hood site will be open to assist students during normal business hours of 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Classes at all locations will resume and administrative offices will reopen Monday, March 20.
A star cluster with a lot of deceptively young-looking stars ascends the eastern sky tonight. It’s to the upper left of the bright yellow-orange star Arcturus, which climbs into good view by about 10 o’clock. The cluster is visible through binoculars as a small, round, faint smudge of light.
StarDate airs every weekday at 5:57 am, 4:57 pm, and on weekends at 8:20 am.
The Sound of Texas – Rodney Wooten of Carthage
The biggest barbed wire in Texas, on the Sound of Texas.
The Sound of Texas airs every weekday at 6:30 am and 12:30 pm.
EarthDate – The Demise of Mesopotamian Empires
Mesopotamia, in the Middle East, is known as the birthplace of civilization. Two of its early civilizations mysteriously collapsed, which baffled researchers until they found the reason—in stalagmites.
EarthDate airs every weekday at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm, and weekends at 10:30 am.
Science and the Sea – Tiger Sightings
If you like seafood, then you probably don’t think of “extra-jumbo” shrimp as a bad thing. But for the shrimping industry in the United States — not to mention native species of shrimp — those giant shrimp could cause a lot of problems.
Science and the Sea airs every weekday at 10:30 am, 2:30 pm, and weekends at 11:30 am.
SoundBeat – Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop!
This song is a bridge of sorts between two others. It started with Helen Hume’s Be-Baba-Leba, recorded in 1945. From there, the lyrics changed into the “Hey! Baba-Re-Bop” that you hear…right here:
Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps put their twist on the lyrics with “Be-Bop-a-Lula” in 1956. The biggest hit of the three: you guessed it..this one, which stayed atop the R and B charts for 16 weeks.
You’ve got to check out this video . It’s Lionel in 1982 with a comedy legend on drums and some absolutely amazing 80’s crowd dancing.
SoundBeat airs every weekday at 11:30 am and 1:30pm.
Rick Smith joins us every Wednesday and Friday at 6:15 pm for On the Dock, keeping us up to date on hunting, fishing and outdoor safety news and events happening in our listening area. Rick also keeps us abreast on information published by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Each episode is also available to hear in the podcast section of our KNCT.org streaming website as well as the homepage for this site.
Beginning at 7 pm, KNCT presents part one of “Talk Music With Me – Bonnie Raitt.” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Bonnie Raitt takes listeners on a track-by-track tour of her 2022 album release JUST LIKE THAT, offering a fascinating peek at her creative process of writing music and choosing songs to cover.
Hour two will air at the same time tomorrow evening.
Finally, I would like to remind everyone that all of the amazing programs and beautiful music you enjoy on Simply Beautiful 91.3, KNCT-FM is made possible by donations from our listeners. You can donate anytime by visiting our website at KNCT.org.
And while any amount is appreciated, did you know that if you donate $10 or more today you could could receive The Doris Day: 16 Most Requested Songs CD:
1. Sentimental Journey (78 rpm Version) by Doris Day with Les Brown and His Orchestra
2. My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time (78 rpm Version) by Doris Day
3. It’s Magic (78 rpm Version) by Doris Day
4. Love Somebody (78 rpm Version) by Doris Day
5. Again (78 rpm Version) by Doris Day;The Mellomen
6. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered by Doris Day
7. Would I Love You, Love You, Love You (78 rpm Version) by Doris Day
8. (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai (78 rpm Version) by Doris Day
9. Sugarbush (78 rpm Version) by Doris Day;Frankie Laine
10. A Guy Is A Guy (78 rpm Version) by Doris Day
11. When I Fall in Love (Live) by Doris Day
12. Secret Love (78 rpm Version)by Doris Day
13. If I Give My Heart To You (78 rpm Version) by Doris Day;The Harptones
14. I’ll Never Stop Loving You (78rpm Version) by Doris Day with Percy Faith & His Orchestra
15. Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (Single Version) by Doris Day
16. Everybody Loves a Lover (Single Version) by Doris Day with Frank DeVol & His Orchestra
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