[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 29941]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO KJAM IN CELEBRATION OF ITS 40TH YEAR OF BROADCASTING

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I would like to take this opportunity to 
acknowledge the 40th year of broadcasting for radio station KJAM-FM, 
serving Madison, South Dakota and area communities. KJAM Radio first 
aired on December 3rd, 1959, and this December 3rd, the staff and 
friends of the radio station will be celebrating this remarkable feat 
in radio broadcasting with a well-deserved anniversary party.
  Small town, locally owned radio stations like KJAM are one of rural 
America's unique cultural contributions to our nation. They mirror the 
strong values of the small towns they serve. KJAM has served Madison 
well, and I would like to commend the employees and supporters of KJAM 
for their dedication over these 40 years in bringing to the area local 
and regional news, weather, and broadcasts of events for Dakota State 
University and area high schools.
  Beginning in January, KJAM will be managed by Three Eagles 
Communications, which I am sure will continue to enrich the lives of 
area residents with quality radio broadcasting.
  I know my colleagues will join me in honoring John and JoLynn Goeman, 
the owners of KJAM, who have given so much to the Madison community. 
John Goeman is the only employee who has been with the station since 
its inception, and I know his listeners will be sad to hear his last 
greeting to radio listeners with the ``First Edition'' of the day's 
news. We all owe an enormous debt of gratitude to the Goemans and KJAM 
for making such an invaluable contribution to Madison and the entire 
state of South Dakota.

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