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January 21, 2005
INFINITY BROADCASTING AND AMERICA ONLINE TO PRESENT WHFS RADIO ONLINE
POPULAR ALTERNATIVE ROCK STATION LAUNCHES ON THE AOLŪ RADIO NETWORK AND WHFS.COM
WHFS Programming Returns To The Air On Nights And Weekends On Infinity Baltimore's Live 105.7 FM Beginning On Friday, Jan. 21
Infinity Broadcasting and America Online today announced the launch of
WHFS.com, a 24-hour, seven day a week audio stream of the former
Infinity alternative rock station. The online radio station will be
available to millions of listeners on the Web at WHFS.com and through
the AOL Radio Network, America Online's leading network of Internet
radio services which include Radio@AOL and Radio@Netscape, beginning on
Friday, Jan. 21. Programming will include new music, archive programming from WHFS and performances from past HFStivals.
99.1 "El Zol" WHFS-FM in Washington, D.C. debuted a Spanish-language format on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Pending regulatory approval, the station will change its call letters to WZLL-FM.
"We
heard loud and clear how important WHFS and its programming are to the
Washington, D.C./Baltimore community, and through our partnership with
AOL, we are thrilled to be able to bring WHFS back to its passionate
and loyal fans," said David Goodman, Executive Vice President,
Marketing, Infinity. "The legacy of WHFS as a pioneering music station
will continue to live on for millions of listeners around the world."
"WHFS
is an institution in the alternative rock community in D.C., and it's
great to be able to give the station a new home online -- on
AOL®Radio," said Jack Isquith, Executive Director of Music Industry
Relations for AOL® Music and the AOL Radio Network.
AOL will promote the new station through AOL®City Guide (www.aolcityguide.com) in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, M.D. and on AOL Music (www.aolmusic.com).
In
a related announcement, Infinity Baltimore's FM Talk station, Live
105.7, will also debut "HFS on Live 105.7" weeknights beginning at
7:00PM and all day Saturdays and Sundays beginning on Friday, Jan. 21.
Hosted nightly by Tim Virgin, the exclusive programming will feature
personalities and music previously heard on the station, including
well-known artists Green Day, Depeche Mode and Linkin Park, among
others.
Live 105.7 FM's daytime programs, including
Howard Stern and Don & Mike, will continue to be broadcast in their
regular timeperiod.
Infinity is one of the largest
major-market radio operators in the United States, with stations
covering the news, modern rock, oldies, country, FM talk, classic rock
and urban formats, among others. A division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA
and VIAB), Infinity operates 183 radio stations, the majority of which
are in the nation's top 50 markets. Additionally, Infinity is home to
29 of the country's leading sports franchises amongst MLB, the NFL, the
NBA and the NHL.
The AOL Radio Network is a
leading online radio network nearly 9 million unique visitors per
month,* and over 200 stations of music, news, sports and talk. The
network has more than 175 originally programmed music stations, which
also feature recordings from AOL Music's popular AOL Music Sessions,
intimate in-studio performance series; AOL Music LIVE! weekly concert
series; First Listens, worldwide debuts of the most eagerly anticipated
songs before they are available anywhere else; All-Artist stations and
Celebrity DJ stations. In addition, the network features stations from
some of the most respected names in broadcasting.
About America Online, Inc.
America
Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Based in
Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive
services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.
*comScore Media Metrix, December 2004
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Press Contacts:
Infinity
Karen L. Mateo
212/846-7638
AOL
Deana Graffeo
212/652-6394
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Karen L. Mateo
Vice President, Communications
(212) 649 9639
Allison Mandara
Communications Coordinator
(212) 649 9606
Dana McClintock
Senior Vice President,
CBS Communications Group
(212) 975 1077
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