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NY K00942

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Nader Sayegh

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

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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