[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16173-16174]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       25TH ANNIVERSARY OF KJIL AND GREAT PLAINS CHRISTIAN RADIO

  (Mr. HUELSKAMP asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Speaker, this year marks 25 years of KJIL and 
Great Plains Christian Radio in Meade, Kansas, providing Christian 
music, weather, sports news, and inspiration to farmers, ranchers, 
businesses, and into the homes and vehicles of thousands of Kansas 
families.
  The process of going from dream to reality took nearly 10 years; but 
within 24 hours after completing their transmission tower, KJIL took to 
the air September 5, 1992, at 99.1 FM. In 2001, they added another 
station in Abilene, Kansas, at 105.7 FM.
  Since then, their story is one of God's constant faithfulness and 
provision. What started as a small dream for a rural county and my home 
county of southwest Kansas now includes nearly 40 translators, 
including the neighboring States of Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado. 
Nearly my entire congressional district receives radio signals from 
Great Plains Christian Radio.
  Not only has KJIL served our region so faithfully for 25 years, they 
have also done so with excellence. The Kansas Association of 
Broadcasters has awarded them Station of the Year twice. They have also 
been the recipients of a trio of awards from Focus on the Family 
Station of the Year--the list goes on and on.
  Any opportunity to commend KJIL and their history of humbly serving

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Kansas requires recognition of the people who made it happen, such as 
Don Hughes, Jim Fairchild, and my good friend, Michael Luskey, who is 
currently the CEO and GM. I sincerely hope and pray that KJIL will have 
service for another 25 years.

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