FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  J. Keith Smith, Lee County Public Resources
               (239) 335-2665

HURRICANE PREPARATION PROGRAM TO AIR ON COUNTY GOVERNMENT CHANNEL

FORT MYERS, FL. (June 4, 2004) - With the start of hurricane season, Lee TV, Lee County's Government Channel, will be broadcasting a video on hurricanes produced by the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Hurricanes: Prepare For Nature's Fury gives viewers information on how a hurricane is formed, its power and destructive potential, and what residents can do to be prepared in the event a storm heads for Lee County.

The video will be broadcast Thusday evenings at 8:30pm during the months of June and July. Lee TV is broadcast on channel 11 on the ComCast cable system and channel 16 on the Time Warner system. A program schedule for Lee TV can be found on the county's website at www.lee-county.com.  Click on Information/Media Services and select Lee TV Schedule.