July 18, 2017

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 Lippert Components®

From 52 manufacturing and distribution facilities located throughout the United States and in Canada and Italy, Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI®), a subsidiary of LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII), supplies a broad array of components for the leading original equipment manufacturers of recreational vehicles; buses; trailers used to haul boats, livestock, equipment and other cargo; trucks; pontoon boats; trains; manufactured homes; and modular housing. LCI also supplies 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 chassis 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; furniture and mattresses; entry, luggage, patio and ramp doors; electric and manual entry steps; awnings and awning accessories; electronic components; televisions and sound systems; navigation systems; backup cameras; appliances; and other accessories. Additional information about Lippert Components and its products can be found at LippertComponents.com.

Lippert Components, Inc.
3501 County Road 6 East
Elkhart, IN 46514
574-535-1125

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