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NY K00942
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Nader Sayegh
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AI Summary
- Requests Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 13, 2026, as Radio Day in New York State, coinciding with World Radio Day
- Recognizes Heinrich Hertz's 1887 discovery of radio waves and Edwin Armstrong's 1937 invention of FM radio broadcasting in Yonkers, New York
- Highlights radio's role in advancing science, including enabling communication with astronauts and receiving signals from distant planets
- Emphasizes radio's importance in safeguarding First Amendment freedoms of speech, press, and expression
- Directs that copies of the resolution be sent to Governor Hochul and the Yonkers Historical Society
Legislative Description
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 13, 2026, as Radio Day in the State of New York
Last Action
adopted
2/10/2026
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