Lippert Components leases cell tower space to bilingual radio station WLEG

Elkhart, Ind. — Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI^®) has agreed to lease cell tower space to local nonprofit radio station, Radio Horizonte-La Voz de Goshen. Under the terms of the lease agreement, WLEG will pay LCI $1 per year to lease space on an LCI-owned cell tower located on the grounds of LCI Plant 45 in Goshen, Indiana.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in June to celebrate the radio station’s first broadcast, which went live immediately following the ceremony. Goshen city officials joined station organizers for the ribbon-cutting to recognize the station’s efforts.

Manuel Cortez of LCI Plant 45 is president of WLEG, which stands for Latino Education Goshen, and has been a major organizer of the nonprofit station whose goal is to help promote the importance of higher education among the Spanish-speaking community in Goshen.

The station’s cell tower equipment, a FM low power antenna, was installed in April 2016. With the additional equipment, the station hopes to reach listeners in the Fort Wayne, Elkhart, Bristol, Bremen, and Shipshewana, Indiana markets. Before installation of the additional FM antenna, WLEG’s reach was limited to Ligonier, Indiana and a smaller area of Goshen.

WLEG’s mission and purpose is to engage and bridge culture diversity in the community. The pro-education platform promotes good citizenship to the youth of the community and wants to help local talent to be recognized with air time. The station is currently run by a ten-person team of volunteers.

“I was impressed with their passion and mission to serve the Latino community ;to bridge the gap between their culture and others and highlight education, service, strong core values, and being a model of what true servant leadership should be,” stated Steve Jenkins, LCI’s Vice President of Operations.

WLEG can be found at 96.5 FM until they begin using the new antenna, at which point the station can be heard on 104.3 FM.

About LCI Industries ^®

From over 90 manufacturing and distribution facilities located throughout North America and Europe, LCI Industries, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, LCI, supplies, domestically and internationally, a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading OEMs in the recreation and transportation product markets, consisting primarily of recreational vehicles and adjacent industries, including buses; trailers used to haul boats, livestock, equipment, and other cargo; trucks; boats; trains; manufactured homes; and modular housing. The Company also supplies engineered components to the related aftermarkets of these industries primarily by selling to retail dealers, wholesale distributors, and service centers. LCI's products include steel chassis and related components; axles and suspension solutions; slide-out mechanisms and solutions; thermoformed bath, kitchen, and other products; vinyl, aluminum, and frameless windows; manual, electric, and hydraulic stabilizer and leveling systems; entry, luggage, patio, and ramp doors; furniture and mattresses; electric and manual entry steps; awnings and awning accessories; towing products; truck accessories; electronic components; and other accessories. Additional information about LCI and its products can be found at LCI1.com.

Lippert Components, Inc.
3501 County Road 6 East
Elkhart, IN 46514
Email: marcom@lci1.com