Turn It On! Clear Channel Radio Launching HD Digital Radio Multicasts in 28 Markets

-- Aggressive Rollout Begins Today With New York and San Francisco; Dallas on Friday; Los Angeles and Chicago Bow Monday

-- Multicasts Will Also Stream on FM-Station Web Sites; HD Radio Giveaways and On-Air Promotions On Tap

-- Country Comes to New York; San Francisco Swings to Jazz, Extreme Hip Hop and "Wild Espanol"

Over the next five days, 25 Clear Channel Radio stations in fivemarkets will turn on their HD2 multicast digital radio channels.Within two weeks, another 82 stations in 20 more markets will light upHD2 multicasts. The aggressive rollout also includes online streamingof the new channels as well as on-air giveaways of HD Radios. In everylocal market, the HD2 multicasts will either complement existingon-air programming or bring entirely new music or spoken-word genresto listeners.

"Our programmers attacked this opportunity with incredibleintensity and passion -- they've created a massive infusion of newprogramming to radio," said John Hogan, president and CEO of ClearChannel Radio. "We're making these multicast channels available onlineat launch because once listeners hear the incredible variety and depthof these genres, we fully expect receivers to start flying off theshelves because the audio quality of an HD digital radio broadcast isamazing."

Clear Channel Radio mounted a massive additional programmingeffort 15 months ago to underpin the company's growth as aninformation and entertainment content provider. Programming talentfrom within and outside the company has been tapped, including veteraninnovative programmers and new hires not steeped in radio tradition.Today, the company's exclusive and premium content feeds a broad rangeof personal information and entertainment devices including iPods,Motorola's iRadio service, radio-station Web sites, in-car and mobilenavigation systems, and HD2 multicasts.

More than 15 manufacturers currently offer HD digital radioreceivers. Online and in-store retailers carrying HD digital radioreceivers include: ABC Warehouse, Audio Adviser, Bjorn's, BostonAcoustics, Car Toys, Great Indoors (a unit of Sears Roebuck & Co.),Harvey's, eBay, J & R Music, Listen Up, Magnolia Audio Video, OneCall, Ovation AV, Radiosophy, Tweeter and Ultimate.
Aggressive Rollout Schedule Begins Today

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

Launching Thursday, January 19th

New York

WAXQ-FM Classic Rock Deep Classics
WHTZ-FM CHR New CHR/New Top 40
WKTU-FM Rhythmic AC Country
WLTW-FM AC Lite Classics (Madonna
to Sinatra)
WWPR-FM Hip Hop + R&B Power Espanol

San Francisco

KIOI-FM Hot AC 80s Pop Hits
KISQ-FM Rhythmic Oldies La Romantica
KKSF-FM Smooth Jazz Traditional Jazz
KMEL-FM Rhythmic Urban Xtreme Hip-Hop
KYLD-FM Rhythmic CHR Wild Espanol

Launching Friday, January 20th

Dallas-Ft. Worth

KDGE-FM Alternative Rock New Alternative
KDMX-FM Hot AC Commercial Free Mix
KEGL-FM Regional Mexican Hispanic AC
KHKS-FM CHR Pop Kisspanic/Hispanic KISS
KZPS-FM Classic Rock Americana

Launching Monday, January 23rd

Chicago

WGCI-FM Urban Dusties/Urban Oldies
WKSC-FM CHR Kisspanic/Hispanic KISS
WLIT-FM AC Disco
WNUA-FM Smooth Jazz Traditional Jazz
WVAZ-FM Urban AC Gospel

Los Angeles

KBIG-FM Hot AC Disco
KHHT-FM Urban AC Jammin Oldies with
Hispanic Skew
KIIS-FM Top 40 Kisspanic/Hispanic KISS
KOST-FM AC Lite Classics (Madonna
to Sinatra)
KYSR-FM Modern AC All 80s/80s Hits

Launching January 24th

Philadelphia

WDAS-FM Urban AC R&B Love Songs
WIOQ-FM Mainstream CHR Hurban
WJJZ-FM Smooth Jazz AAA/Adult Alternative
WSNI-FM Gold AC Soft AC / Standards
WUSL-FM Hip Hop Xtreme Hip Hop

Washington DC

WASH-FM AC AC Ballads & Love Songs
WBIG-FM Big Hits of 60's Oldies - 50s & 60s
& 70's
WITH-FM Main T40 New CHR
WMZQ-FM Mainstream Country Classic Country
WWDC-FM Rock Elliot on Demand

Launching January 25th

Detroit

WDTW-FM Rock Hits Live Rock
WJLB-FM Urban Classic Hip Hop
WKQI-FM CHR New CHR
WMXD-FM Urban AC Gospel
WNIC-FM AC AC Ballads & Love Songs

Launching January 26th

Houston-Galveston

KHMX-FM Hot AC New CHR
KKRW-FM Classic Rock AAA
KLOL-FM Hurban CHR La Preciosa
KODA-FM AC AC Love Songs
KTBZ-FM Alternative Free Buzz

Launching January 27th

Boston

WJMN-FM Hip Hop/R&B Xtreme Hip Hop
WXKS-FM Mainstream Top 40 Artist Channel

Launching January 30th

Atlanta

WBZY-FM Alternative New Alternative
WKLS-FM Classic Rock AAA
WLTM-FM AC Oldies
WWVA-FM Spanish Contemporary Hispanic AC
WVWA-FM Spanish Contemporary Regional Mexican

Miami

WBGG-FM Classic Rock AAA
WHYI-FM CHR New CHR
WLVE-FM Smooth Jazz Classical
WMGE-FM Hurban Adult Standards
WMIB-FM Urban Urban Variety Oldies

Seattle-Tacoma

KFNK-FM Active Rock Indie Rock
KJR-FM Classic Hits All 80s
KNBQ-FM Country Classic Country
KUBE-FM Top 40 / Rhythmic Xtreme Hip Hop

Launching January 31st

Baltimore

WPOC-FM Country New / Future Country
WSMJ-FM Smooth Jazz Traditional Jazz

Portland, OR

KKCW-FM AC Rhythmic AC
KKRZ-FM CHR Indie Rock
KRVO-FM Smooth Jazz Traditional Jazz

Cincinnati

WEBN-FM Mainstream/Active New Alternative
Rock
WKFS-FM CHR/Rhythmic Classic Hip-Hop
WOFX-FM Classic Rock/Hits AAA
WVMX-FM Hot AC Urban Variety

Launching February 1st

Indianapolis

WFBQ-FM AOR/Classic Rock Deep Tracks
WRZX-FM Alternative Classic Alternative

Memphis

KJMS-FM Urban AC Smooth Jazz
WEGR-FM Classic Rock Deep Tracks
WHAL-FM Hallelujah Tejano
WHRK-FM Urban Classic Hip-Hop

Hartford

WHCN-FM Rock Variety Deep Tracks
WKSS-FM CHR Gay Radio / The Pride
WPHH-FM Urban Contemporary Classic Hip-Hop
WWYZ-FM Country Classic Country

Launching February 2nd

Birmingham

WDXB-FM Country Classic Country
WENN-FM Black Gospel Smooth Jazz
WMJJ-FM Soft AC Oldies
WQEN-FM CHR New Hip Hop

Dayton

WDKF-FM CHR Artist Channel
WDSJ-FM Smooth Jazz WLW 2 In-Depth News
WLQT-FM AC Oldies 60s & 70s
WMMX-FM Hot AC Christian AC
WTUE-FM Classic Rock Deep Tracks & Live
Rock Cuts
WXEG-FM Alternative All New Alternative

McAllen-Brownsville

KBFM-FM CHR/Rhythmic Spanish Hits
KHKZ-FM Hot AC Adult Variety
KQXX-FM Oldies Classic Rock
KTEX-FM Country Classic Country

Launching February 3rd

San Jose

KCNL-FM Classic Alternative Tropical
KSJO-FM Spanish Variety Hurban
KUFX-FM Classic Rock Deep Tracks

Tulsa

KIZS-FM Spanish Oldies Spanish Hits
KMOD-FM Mainstream Rock Rock Variety -
Everything Rock
KQLL-FM Oldies 50s & 60s
KTBT-FM CHR Rhythmic Adult Variety

Albuquerque

KABQ-FM Hurban Spanish Oldies
KBQI-FM Country Country Variety
KPEK-FM Modern/Hot AC AAA
KSYU-FM Urban AC New Hip Hop
KTEG-FM Alternative Classic Alternative
KZRR-FM Rock Deep Tracks

Launching March 31st

El Paso

KHEY-FM Country Simulcast KHEY-AM
KPRR-FM CHR Active Rock
KTSM-FM Soft AC Simulcast KTSM-AM

Springfield, MA

WHYN-FM Hot AC New CHR
WPKX-FM Country Americana

Wichita

KRBB-FM AC Mainstream Smooth Jazz
KTHR-FM Classic Rock Rock Variety
KZCH-FM CHR Mainstream Dance
KZSN-FM Country Classic Country

About HD Digital Radio

HD Radio technology enables radio broadcasters to segment asingle, existing radio frequency so that it can carry multiple,simultaneous, higher-quality AM and FM broadcast streams as well aswireless data. All HD Radio broadcasts are free from the static, hiss,pops and fades that can be associated with analog signals. Forlisteners, AM-band broadcasts sound like FM, and FM-band broadcastshave digital CD-like quality. The wireless data feature enables textinformation on songs to be broadcast directly to receiver displayscreens. There is no subscription fee required to hear primary ormulticast HD digital radio broadcasts.

Clear Channel Radio has more than 200 stations offering primarybroadcasts in digital quality. The company is a founding member of theHD Digital Radio Alliance -- a joint initiative of leading radiocompanies to accelerate the roll-out of HD digital radio -- and isdevoting on-air promotion time as part of an industry-wide marketingeffort that will exceed $200 million.

About Clear Channel Radio

Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on servinglocal communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listenerschoosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company'soperations include radio broadcasting, syndication and independentmedia representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of ClearChannel Communications, Inc. (NYSE:CCU), a leading global media andentertainment company. More information on the company can be found atwww.clearchannel.com.