November 10, 2006

 

Statement: The change in formats on WXXM 92.1FM to FOX SPORTS RADIO 92.1:

 

"Our programming decisions are based entirely on audience research and our knowledge of the communities we serve.  We have built and established a strong brand for broadcast sports.  We are the market’s source for everything professional sports including the Packers, Brewers, Bucks and their league’s playoffs and championships.  We are the local flagship for the Wisconsin Badgers offering our listeners football, men’s and women’s basketball and hockey.  We provide coverage of NASCAR and High School sports including the WIAA State Championships in football, boys and girl’s basketball and hockey. 

 

Our research indicated that listeners want more coverage of local high school and collegiate sports, not currently carried on local radio.  We have only been able to provide limited exposure for UW Badger Volleyball.  We have had listener requests and interest in High School Baseball and our local Northwood’s League Baseball team (The Madison Mallards).  We have also had requests to air some programming currently carried on our WTSO AM [ESPN RADIO 1070] live and not time shifted.  The need and the appetite for sports in the market have only grown stronger in the past few years.  The addition of FOX SPORTS RADIO on WXXM FM 92.1 starting January 1, 2007 will allow us to carry more of what sports fans in the Madison area want, more programming that highlights the local sports scene and more top sports programs live.”

 

-          Jeff Tyler, Vice President / Market Manager for Clear Channel Radio-Madison

 

All programming carried on WXXM FM through December 31, 2006, can also be streamed via the internet at www.airamerica.com, www.stephaniemiller.com; www.bigeddieradio.com.

 

 

 

Clear Channel Radio owns and operates six Madison area radio stations including, WIBA AM 1310, WIBA FM 101.5, WZEE FM 104.1, WMAD FM 96.3, WXXM FM 92.1, and WTSO AM 1070.  Clear Channel Communications, Inc., headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a global leader in the out-of home advertising industry with radio and television stations and outdoor displays, 40 countries around the world.  Including announced transactions, Clear Channel operates 1,140 radio and 18 television stations in the United States and has equity interests in over 240 radio stations internationally.  Clear Channel also operates more than 750,000 outdoor advertising displays, including billboards, street furniture and transit panels across the world.

 

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