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April 27, 2005
INFINITY BROADCASTING LAUNCHES KYOURADIO,
THE WORLD'S FIRST PODCASTING RADIO STATION,
ON MONDAY, MAY 16
New Radio Platform To Be Featured On
San Francisco's KYCY-AM And KYOURADIO.COM
Joel Hollander, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Infinity Broadcasting, announced today the creation
of KYOURADIO, the world's first-ever podcasting radio station.
KYOURADIO's content will be created
exclusively by its listeners and available in San Francisco at 1550 KYCY-AM and streamed
online at www.kyouradio.com beginning
on Monday, May 16.
"We're always thrilled when we can incubate new
programming ideas and bring them to life on our radio stations in ways we never
before imagined," said Hollander.
"Whether it's creating original formats or adapting new technology to
our existing business, Infinity is leading the charge for unique listening
experiences.
There is a profound shift
underway in the way we use technology that allows
everyone to have a voice.
KYOURADIO
harnesses that power by serving our listeners with content developed by them
for them and offering a platform to share it with the rest of the world."
Added Hollander, "We envision KYOURADIO not only as a
place to hear a fresh and new perspective created from the outside, but an
outlet with which to foster the creativity of undiscovered talent from all
walks of life."
Podcasting technology, first made popular in late
2004, allows users to create and upload their own audio programs on the
Internet which can be downloaded to multimedia players at a later date.
The software also lets users subscribe to
their favorite podcasts and have them sent automatically to their players for
listening at their convenience.
Beginning today, users will be able to upload their
podcasts of varying lengths for free at www.kyouradio.com
where it will be eligible to be selected for broadcast.
Programming on the station will be determined
by listener interests and feedback, and evaluated on a daily basis.
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 VIA.B), 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.
Infinity
Contact: Karen L. Mateo
212/846-7638
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(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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