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WISR’s participation in local life in the years following WWII was not limited to the Butler community nor the station’s broadcasting activities. However, WISR did not neglect the local community, and after the end of the war the station continued to work closely with Butler county throughout the next several decades. In the same vein, like many other stations at the time, WISR aired war propaganda and ads for war bonds. During its early years, WISR reported on locals that served in WWII. The program was devoted to young people - allowing them to showcase their talents and talk about their skills. From the moment WISR started airing, they featured a radio program called “Stars of Tomorrow”. Instead of simply using the station as an advertising platform, Rosenblum wanted WISR to be an integral part of the Butler Community. This monopoly allowed WISR to form a healthy relationship with local businesses as they turned to the fledgling radio station for prime advertisement slots.

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Therefore with the exception of local newspapers, WISR was Butler County’s only local source for news, music, sports, and other programs for a full eight years. Furthermore, the citizens of Butler County did not begin purchasing television sets until 1949. Several factors contributed to the Rosenblum’s success: the Federal Communications Commission stopped issuing new licenses to radio stations after Pearl Harbor until the end of World War II, and the next radio station to be founded in Butler County, WBUT, did not begin airing until 1949. Rosenblum, took over ownership of the station in the late 1950s. David’s insight was well founded - the Rosenblum family formed a small radio empire by the time his son, Joel W. Rosenblum had been interested in radio for many years, and recognized its potentially far-reaching influence. Please send condolences to the Second World War, just a few months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Butler County launched its first federally-licensed radio station: WISR! The station served as the county’s leading source for news as the US Navy fought Japanese fighters in the Pacific, and Allied troops fought against the Nazi scourge in Europe. Elkin Funeral Home, 65 South Lake Street, North East. She is also survived by her husband, Charles, in New Port Richey, Florida and three siblings: Suzanne (Lukas) Geotti and husband Gianni Geotti, living in Aiello del Friuli in Italy, Jeannie (Lukas) Lincoln and husband Michael Lincoln, living in Wollongong, Australia and John Lukas and wife Mary Beth now living in Springfield, Georgia.Ī mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am on the 18th July, 2023, at St Gregory’s Catholic Church, followed by burial in St Gregory’s Cemetery.įuneral arrangements have been entrusted to the William D. She married and had three children Thomas, Brian and Valerie all of whom survive her. She taught primary school level in several schools in Florida. She then attended St Leo’s University in St Leo, Florida, graduating with a B.S. Val first attended St Gregory’s Grade School, then graduated from North East High School in 1965.

She spent her childhood in North East, with her family on Grahamville Street. “Val” was born in Erie, August 10th, 1947 to her parents, Jean E. Valentine Marie Lukas Butler, age 66 died in New Port Richey, Florida.

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