More Long Arms Of HD Digital Radio Unfulrled By Clear Channel Radio

Clear Channel Radio Adds HD Digital Multicasts to 20 More Markets

 

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2006--Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE:CCU):

 

-- Brings Total to 48 Markets and 196 Stations

 

Clear Channel Radio today announced that a full 196 of its radio stations in 48 markets are set to air HD digital multicasts. The additions are part of a larger launch begun in January. The new channels will also be made available at the company's HD2 streaming site www.clearchannelmusic.com/hdradio/ as they go live.

 

In each local market, Clear Channel Radio's HD2 multicasts either complement existing on-air programming or bring entirely new music or spoken-word genres to local listeners. In some cases, local programmers will draw from programming created by the Format Lab within the company's Content Research & Development Group. In other cases, the channels are programmed fully locally, as is the case with New York station Z100.

 

Clear Channel Radio mounted a massive, expanded programming effort 18 months ago to underpin the company's growth as an information and entertainment content provider. Programming talent from within and outside the company has been tapped, including veteran innovative programmers and fresh voices new to radio.

 

Clear Channel Radio already has more than 210 stations offering their primary broadcasts in HD digital quality. The company is also a founding member of the HD Digital Radio Alliance -- a joint initiative of leading radio companies to accelerate the roll-out of HD digital radio -- and is devoting on-air promotion time as part of an industry-wide marketing effort that will exceed $200 million.

 

The following is a list of the HD2 multicast formats that will be available from Clear Channel Radio stations in each local market:

 

Market              Station  Current Format  HD2 Channel
------------------  -------- --------------  -------------------------
Phoenix, AZ
                    KESZ-FM  AC              All Love Songs
                    KMXP-FM  Hot AC          Variety
                    KNIX-FM  Country         All New Country
                    KYOY-FM  Smooth Jazz     Adult Alternative (AAA)
                    KZZP-FM  CHR/Rhythmic    Spanish Oldies

 

Minneapolis, MN
                    KDWB-FM  CHR/Pop         Dance
                    KEEY-FM  Country         All New Country
                    KQQL-FM  Oldies          All 80's
                    KTCZ-FM  Triple A        All Acoustic
                    KTLK-FM  Talk            Classic Country

 

San Diego, CA
                    KGB-FM   Classic Rock    All Morning Shows
                    KHTS-FM  CHR/Pop         Spanish CHR
                    KIOZ-FM  Active Rock     All New Rock
                    KMYI-FM  Hot AC          All 80's
                    KUSS-FM  Country         All New Country!

 

Nassau-Suffolk, NY
                    WALK-FM  AC              Country

 

Saint Louis, MO
                    KATZ-FM  Urban           Classic Hip-Hop
                    KLOU-FM  Oldies          50's and 60's
                    KMJM-FM  Urban AC        Urban -- Gospel
                    KSD-FM   Country         Country Classics
                    KSLZ-FM  CHR/Pop         All New Hits

 

Tampa, FL
                    WBTP-FM  Urban           Urban AC
                    WFLZ-FM  CHR/Pop         All New Hit Music
                    WFUS-FM  Country         Country Variety
                    WMTX-FM  AC              Soft AC
                    WXTB-FM  Active Rock     All New Rock

 

Denver, CO
                    KBCO-FM  Triple A        All Live
                    KBPI-FM  Active Rock     All New Rock
                    KMGG-FM  Latin Urban     Spanish Oldies
                    KRFX-FM  Classic Rock    Classic Rock That Rocks
                    KTCL-FM  Alternative     Classic Alternative

 

Pittsburgh, PA
                    WDVE-FM  Classic Rock    Blues
                    WKST-FM  CHR/Pop         Dance
                    WPGB-FM  Talk            Smooth Jazz
                    WWSW-FM  Oldies          Jammin Oldies
                    WXDX-FM  Alternative     Adult Alternative (AAA)

 

Cleveland, OH
                    WAKS-FM  CHR/Pop         All New Hits
                    WGAR-FM  Country         Classic Country
                    WMJI-FM  Oldies          50's and 60's Oldies
                    WMMS-FM  Rock            Classic Alternative
                    WMVX-FM  Hot AC          Adult Alternative (AAA)

 

Sacramento, CA
                    KHYL-FM  Rhythmic Oldies Urban Ballads and
                                              Love Songs
                    KGBY-FM  AC              All 80's

 

Riverside, CA
                    KGGI-FM  CHR/Rhythmic    Jammin Oldies

 

San Antonio, TX
                    KAJA-FM  Country         Country -- Texas Country
                    KQXT-FM  AC              Smooth Jazz
                    KXXM-FM  CHR/Pop         Mix

 

Salt Lake City, UT
                    KJMY-FM  Alternative     Classic Alternative
                    KODJ-FM  Oldies          All 80's
                    KOSY-FM  AC              LDS Specialty Programming
                    KXRV-FM  Classic Hits    All Acoustic
                    KZHT-FM  CHP/Pop         Rhythmic Hits

 

Milwaukee, WI
                    WKKV-FM  Urban           Gospel
                    WMIL-FM  Country         Classic Country
                    WQBW-FM  Classic Rock    Classic Alternative
                    WRIT-FM  Oldies          Disco & Dance

 

Providence, RI
                    WHJY-FM  Rock            New Alternative Rock
                    WSNE-FM  Hot AC          Disco & Dance
                    WWBB-FM  Oldies          Comedy

 

Columbus, OH
                    WBWR-FM  80's            Rock -- Metal
                    WCOL-FM  Country         All News Country
                    WLZT-FM  AC              Love Songs
                    WNCI-FM  CHR/Pop         All New Hits

 

Charlotte, NC
                    WEND-FM  Alternative     Comedy
                    WIBT-FM  CHR/Rhythmic    All New Hits
                    WKKT-FM  Country         Classic Country
                    WLYT-FM  AC              Hot AC
                    WRFX-FM  Classic Rock    Deep Rock Tracks

 

Las Vegas, NV
                    KSNE-FM  AC              Urban -- Classic Soul
                    KWNR-FM  Country         Classic Country
                    KWID-FM  Spanish Oldies  Spanish Tejano
                    KQOL-FM  Oldies          70's 80's 90's Party Mix

 

Orlando, FL
                    WJRR-FM  Alternative     Rock -- Metal
                    WMGF-FM  AC              60's and 70's
                    WRUM-FM  Tropical        Spanish Oldies
                    WTKS-FM  Talk            Classic Alternative
                    WXXL-FM  CHR/Pop         All New Hits

 

Norfolk, VA
                    WCDG-FM  AC              Standards / Big Bands
                    WJCD-FM  AC              Country Variety
                    WKUS-FM  Urban AC        Smooth Jazz
                    WOWI-FM  Urban           Urban -- Street Music

 

About Clear Channel Radio

 

Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listeners choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company's content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, on the Internet, via iPods, through Motorola's iRadio cell-phone service, and via mobile-navigation devices from Cobra, Garmin, Kenwood and others. The company's operations include radio broadcasting, syndication and independent media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE:CCU), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at www.clearchannel.com.

 

Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

Contacts
Clear Channel Radio, San Antonio
Sanda Coyle, 210-822-2828
sandacoyle@clearchannel.com
or
Brainerd Communicators
Jennifer Gery or Michelle Radvansky, 212-986-6667
gery@braincomm.com or radvansky@braincomm.com