[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                              WISR 680 AM

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                           HON. PHIL ENGLISH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 25, 2001

  Mr. ENGLISH. Mr. Speaker, during the past 60 years, we have gone to 
war four times, landed on the moon, seen the rise and fall of the 
Berlin Wall. During the past 60 years, presidents have been shot and 
assassinated, computers were invented, presidents resigned and were 
impeached and the pope was shot. During the past 60 years, we've added 
two states to the union and amended the U.S. Constitution six times.
  During the past 60 years, WISR 680 AM has kept residents of Butler 
County up to date on those events and more, becoming a part of the 
community in the process. WISR brought visits to Butler County by 
figures such as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and presidential candidate 
John F. Kennedy into people's homes as well as provided an outlet for 
opinions by local residents.
  WISR was licensed to broadcast by the Federal Communications 
Commission on Sept. 26, 1941. It was one of the first radio stations in 
northwestern Pennsylvania to focus on regional, local and community 
news as well as broadcast local editorials. It was also the first in 
the area to develop a local talk radio format. Hosts such as Dave 
Malarkey and before him Larry Berg offered the community a valuable 
outlet for the views.
  The Rosenblum family owned the station for 55 years and the station 
call letters stand for Isaac Samuel Rosenblum, the father of the 
station founder, David. As a local, family run station, the station has 
supported and continues to back countless charity and community events.
  I join the Butler area community in congratulating WISR for 
delivering quality news and talk radio to the area for 60 years. As a 
radio station, WISR was not only responsible for delivering the news 
but also took on an important role in shaping our community. I hope 
that the future allows many, many more generations of Butler area 
residents to learn to tune into to WISR.

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