[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 156 (Tuesday, November 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2061]
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                      WMUL-FM FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2001

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, in 1895, Guglielmo Marconi transmitted 
electrical signals through the air. This first radio broadcast went 
from one end of Marconi's house to the other. The second stretched from 
his laboratory out to his garden. Six years later he sent a signal from 
England to America.
  Like the acclaimed Italian inventor, WMUL-FM radio started out small: 
a ten-watt transmitter in a science building basement. Yet, in the 
spirit of Marconi himself, the Marshall University broadcasters were 
blazing new trails and determined to expand the range, quality, and 
influence of their signal. It was 1961.
  Now, in their fortieth year, WMUL-FM has a $100,000 a year budget, 
broadcasts an 1,150 watt signal, and transmits from state-of-the-art 
digital studios. The Marshall students who staff it, and the professors 
who teach them, are nationally-recognized radio professionals. Since 
1985, they have won 435 awards. WMUL-FM alumni have worked at all 
levels in local, regional, and national electronic media, 
distinguishing themselves regularly regardless of the competition.
  I congratulate Marshall University and WMUL-FM radio for four 
decades' service to the Marshall and Huntington communities. Their 
commitment is impressive and their accomplishments inspiring. Marconi 
would approve of the electronic signals that WMUL-FM sends through the 
air.

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