Bill Text: NY K00554 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to Proclaim February 13, 2022, as Radio Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of World Radio Day

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-3)

Status: (Passed) 2022-02-14 - adopted [K00554 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00554-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1858

BY: Senator MAYER

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to Proclaim
        February 13, 2022, as Radio Day in the State of  New
        York,  in  conjunction  with the observance of World
        Radio Day

  WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to  acknowledge
and  celebrate  individuals  and events of historic significance to this
great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to  proclaim  February  13,  2022,  as
Radio  Day  in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance
of World Radio Day; and

  WHEREAS, German physicist Heinrich Hertz discovered radio  waves  in
1887,  a  milestone  which  paved  the  way  for  numerous  advances  in
communication technology; and

  WHEREAS,  According  to   the   National   Aeronautics   and   Space
Administration  (NASA),  radio waves have the longest wavelengths in the
electromagnetic spectrum, and radio  devices  work  by  receiving  these
electromagnetic radio waves and converting them to mechanical vibrations
in the speaker to create the sound waves you can hear; and

  WHEREAS,  Frequency  modulation  (FM)  system of radio broadcasting,
which is now the home of most music stations, was invented in Yonkers in
1937 by Edwin Armstrong; and

  WHEREAS, Radio has the ability to cross international boundaries and
bring  news,  entertainment  and  hope  to  those  who  live  in  unfree
societies;  on  July  11, 1943, Anne Frank, while hiding from the Nazis,
wrote in her diary, "the radio, with its wondrous voice, helps us not to
lose heart and to keep telling ourselves, 'Cheer up, keep  your  spirits
high, things are bound to get better'"; and

  WHEREAS,  Radio  has  advanced  the cause of science even beyond the
boundaries of planet Earth, as well enabling humanity to listen to radio
waves emanating from distant planets  and  communicate  with  astronauts
exploring space; which would otherwise be impossible; and

  WHEREAS,  On  July  21, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong used
radio communication to transmit a message from the  surface  of  Earth's
moon:  "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"; and

  WHEREAS,  Recognizing  the importance of radio to freedom of speech,
press and expression, as guaranteed by the 1st Amendment to  the  United
States  Constitution,  all  efforts to censor radio are to be condemned;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim February 13, 2022, as

Radio Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with  the  observance
of World Radio Day; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York; and the Yonkers Historical Society.