[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 7, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   PAYING TRIBUTE TO WHMI RADIO, HOWELL, MI, ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 7, 2007

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the 
accomplishments of WHMI radio in Howell, Michigan, on the occasion of 
the station's 50th anniversary celebration scheduled for one week from 
today, on February 14, 2007.
  Serving Livingston County since Valentine's Day, February 14, 1957, 
WHMI has grown through the past five decades into a modern broadcast 
station serving the fastest-growing county in Michigan.
  Awards for broadcast excellence and community service fill a wall at 
the station's state-of-the-art facility, exhibiting innumerable 
testimonies to the commitment of WHMI and its service to its community, 
listeners, and supporters.
  Today, under the ownership of Greg and Marcia Jablonski, WHMI 
broadcasts a classic rock hits format with local news, sports, traffic, 
and weather via a signal that covers all of Livingston County and 
reaching into the outskirts of the Detroit, Ann Arbor, Flint and 
Lansing markets.
  When the station was launched in 1957, the Valentine's Day start-up 
was very fitting as the call letters, WHMI, stand for ``Heart of 
Michigan.'' The theme was drawn from an advertising campaign of the 
late 1950s that promoted Livingston County as a good place to live. 
WHMI has grown with the community and today reflects the pulse of 
Livingston County life. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me 
in honoring WHMI's 50th anniversary and in recognizing the station's 
contributions to the community it serves. The station, its owners and 
its staff are truly deserving of our respect and admiration.

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