[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H7662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATIONS TO RADIO STATION WBHF FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVICE

  (Mr. BARR of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, in 1946, World War II had ended. 
Thousands of young men were returning to their hometowns all across 
America, establishing families and seeking new opportunities. With 
their eyes on the future, they welcomed change and sought progress. On 
July 17, 1946, in Cartersville, GA, they first heard the voice that 
would champion the future of Bartow County: radio station WBHF went on 
the air, to begin its continuing commitment of service that has lasted 
for 50 years.
  WBHF has become a valuable resource to its many listeners. As a news 
source, it has chronicled the years of change from the small southern 
town in 1946, to the thriving city Cartersville is today, recognized as 
one of the best communities in all of Georgia. In times of National 
disasters or local victories, the people of Cartersville can count on 
WBHF to be there, often as their only information source.
  I am proud to extend congratulations today to radio station WBHF, and 
to Herschel Weisbram and Lee Burger who run this fine radio station, 
for 50 years of service to Cartersville and Bartow County, GA.

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