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Clear Channel Radio Wins Six of Nine Country Music Association Broadcast Awards

Posted on: Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 18:00 CDT

Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE:CCU):

-- Clear Channel Radio's Stations Sweep "Station of the Year" Awards in All Four Categories

Clear Channel Radio today announced that two of its radio personalities and four of its radio stations received the Country Music Association's (CMA) Broadcast Awards 2005. The CMA Broadcast awards are among the most prestigious awards given in the field of country music radio. Country music sensation and MCA recording artist Lee Ann Womack called stations directly today to deliver the exciting news. Winners will be recognized at the 39th Annual CMA Awards, which will be broadcast live on November 15, 2005 on the CBS Television Network.

Clear Channel station WSIX/Nashville won Broadcast Personality of the Year in the large market category for "Gerry House & the House Foundation," featuring radio personalities Gerry House, Mike Bohan, Duncan Stewart and Al Voecks. Nabbing the Broadcast Personality of the Year honors for the small market category is WUSY/Chattanooga hosts Bill Poindexter and Kim Carson, hosts of the "Dex and Kim" show.

In addition to honors for its broadcast personalities, Clear Channel Radio also won Station of the Year honors in all four categories, including:

-- Major Market: KEEY-FM/Minneapolis

-- Large Market: WSIX-FM/Nashville

-- Medium Market: KSSN-FM/Little Rock

-- Small Market: WUSY-FM/Chattanooga

"Clear Channel Radio's primary focus is delivering great, engaging programming that meets the tastes and needs of our listeners and these CMA broadcast awards are a testament to that goal," said John Hogan, CEO of Clear Channel Radio. "We are proud of our local program directors whose dedication and excellence have made our radio stations the cream of the crop in country music radio."

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 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.

Source: Business Wire

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