Proclaiming October 13 as WLRH DAY

Published on October 12, 2016

Mayor Tommy Battle will present a proclamation Thursday morning, Oct. 13, to local radio station WLRH for its 40 years of service to our community. WLRH, 89.3 FM, is Huntsville’s only National Public Radio-affiliated station.

“WLRH’s commitment to local artists, news and commentary, public service announcements, and its focus on Huntsville’s culture has made us a little smarter and a little intellectually richer,” said Mayor Tommy Battle. “We are honored to recognize their efforts and their important place in our community with this proclamation declaring Thursday, October thirteenth, as WLRH Day in Huntsville.”

Huntsville’s non-profits rely heavily on WLRH to get the word out on their community activities and fundraisers. In a world of increased noise, the station’s eclectic mix of music, storytelling and interesting programs provide a welcome place for citizens to tune in.

CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

PROCLAMATION

W HEREAS, WLRH (89.3 FM, “89.3 FM Public Radio”) is a National Public Radio-affiliated radio station in Huntsville, Alabama that primarily features news and classical music programming on weekdays ^[2] and news, humor, and other musical genres on weekends; and

WHEREAS, WLRH serves the northern counties of Alabama and several counties in southern middle Tennessee. WLRH is the state’s oldest public radio station; and

WHEREAS, The City of Huntsville wishes to congratulate 89.3 WLRH, Huntsville Public Radio, on 40 years of community service as Alabama’s first public radio station on the air, October 13 ^th , 1976, at 1pm. WLRH is a partner station to Alabama Public Television, America’s first educational television network; and

WHEREAS, we wish to recognize WLRH and APT for their commitment to enriching our communities with access to essential educational services, giving them the means and desire to reach their highest potential; and

WHEREAS, WLRH has acted as a storyteller for Huntsville, the Tennessee Valley and Alabama, and bringing the national spotlight to our community’s contributions to the arts, science, business and more; and

WHEREAS, WLRH has served our non-profit community through the WLRH Public Service Announcement program, which provides free on-air messaging to more than 60 governmental agencies, schools, churches and civic groups of all shapes and sizes; and

WHEREAS, WLRH is committed to providing public-access to the very best in news, music, humor, the arts and community-focused programming.

NOW, THEREFORE, I,Tommy Battle, Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, on this important occasion of  WLRH’s 40 ^th anniversary by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor, and behalf of the City of Huntsville, do hereby proclaim October 13, 2016 as  WLRH D AY in Huntsville, Alabama.

DATEDthis 13 ^TH day of October, 2016.