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Clear Channel Radio Adds HD Digital Multicasts to 15 More Markets; Brings Total to 81 Markets and 320 Stations

Posted on: Monday, 22 January 2007, 06:00 CST

Clear Channel Radio today announced that a full 320 of its radio stations in 81 markets are set to air HD digital multicasts. These additional stations represent the fourth wave of a larger launch begun in January 2006. 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.

Clear Channel Radio already has over 330 stations offering primary broadcasts in HD digital quality, underlying the company's commitment to the aggressive roll-out of HD digital radio. The company is currently projecting conversion of 600 of its stations by the end of 2008, which represents the majority of the remaining radio stations after the announced divestitures. 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, and making promotional spots available through its Creative Services Group.

Below 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 Format

HD2 Frequency

Fresno

KALZ-FM

Hot AC

Oldies-Jammin Oldies

96.7-2 

KBOS-FM

CHR/Rhythmic

Extreme Hip Hop

94.9-2 

KFSO-FM

Spanish Oldies

Tejano

92.9-2 

KHGE-FM

Country

New Country

102.7-2 

KRZR-FM

Active Rock

Classic Rock

103.7-2 

KSOF-FM

AC

Vegas Gold

98.9-2 

Grand Rapids

WBCT-FM

Country

Classic Country

93.7-2 

WBFX-FM

Classic Rock

Triple A

101.3-2 

WMAX-FM

Adult Hits

Classic Alternative

96.1-2 

WOOD-FM

AC

Classical

105.7-2 

WSNX-FM

CHR/Pop

Dance

104.5-2 

Allentown

WAEB-FM

CHR/Pop

New CHR

104.1-2 

WZZO-FM

Rock

Comedy

95.1-2 

Omaha

KGOR-FM

Oldies

50's and 60's

99.9-2 

KHUS-FM

Country

Rock-Metal

93.3-2 

KQBW-FM

Rock

Active Rock

96.1-2 

KXKT-FM

Country

Classic Country

103.7-2 

Akron

WKDD-FM

Hot AC

AC-Rhythmic

98.1-2 

Sarasota

WCTQ-FM

Country

Classic Country

106.5-2 

WLTQ-FM

AC

Classical

92.1-2 

WSRZ-FM

Oldies

50s & 60s

107.9-2 

WTZB-FM

Rock

Classic Alternative

105.9-2 

Wilmington

WDSD-FM

Country

Classic Country

92.9-2 

WRDX-FM

Classic Rock

Triple A

94.7-2 

Syracuse

WBBS-FM

Country

Christian Contemporary

104.7-2 

WPHR-FM

Urban

Smooth Jazz

106.9-2 

WWHT-FM

CHR/Pop

Hip Hop

107.9-2 

WYYY-FM

AC

AC Rhythmic

94.5-2 

Harrisburg

WHKF-FM

CHR/Pop

Alternative Rock

99.3-2 

WRBT-FM

Country

Classic Country

94.9-2 

WRVV-FM

Classic Hits

Deep Cuts Tracks

97.3-2 

Monterey

KDON-FM

CHR/Rhythmic

AC Rhythmic

102.5-2 

KOCN-FM

Rhythmic Oldies

Oldies 50s and 60s

105.1-2 

KPRC-FM

Spanish Oldies

Spanish AC

100.7-2 

KTOM-FM

Country

Country Rock

92.7-2 

Bakersfield

KBFP-FM

Spanish Oldies

AC Rhythmic

105.3-2 

KBKO-FM

Country NEW!

New Country

96.5-2 

KDFO-FM

Classic Rock

Rock-Metal

98.5-2 

KRAB-FM

Active Rock

Rock - Alternative

106.1-2 

Baton Rouge

KRVE-FM

AC

All 80's

96.1-2 

WFMF-FM

CHR/Pop

CHR New

102.5-2 

WYNK-FM

Country

New country

101.5-2 

Toledo

WIOT-FM

Rock

Active Rock-NITRO

104.7-2 

WRVF-FM

AC

Triple-A

101.5-2 

WVKS-FM

CHR/Pop

DANCE

92.5-2 

Little Rock

KDJE-FM

Active Rock

Rock Alternative

100.3-2 

KHKN-FM

Classic Country

Americana

106.7-2 

KHLR-FM

Gospel

Smooth Jazz

94.9-2 

KMJX-FM

Classic Rock

Deep Rock Tracks

105.1-2 

KSSN-FM

Country

New Country

95.7-2 

Stockton

KQOD-FM

Rhythmic Oldies

Tropical

100.1-2 

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.

Source: Business Wire

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