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May 01, 2006
CBS Radio Teams Up With mSPOT To Stream Select Sports Stations To Mobile Phones
WFAN-AM, WSCR-AM And WIP-AM To Broadcast On mSpot's Sport Radio Channel
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CBS RADIO and mSpot, a pioneer in premium mobile
entertainment, today announced a new partnership that will make
three of CBS RADIO's top sports stations available to
subscribers of mSpot's All-Sports mobile radio service,
mSpot Sports, which is currently available on select Sprint
(NYSE: S) mobile phones. Beginning immediately, users of the
service will be able to hear a live stream of New York's
WFAN-AM, Chicago's WSCR-AM and Philadelphia's WIP-AM
on their mobile phones by tuning into MSpot Sports.
"WFAN, WSCR and WIP are amongst CBS RADIO's most
listened to stations in the country and we recognize that in
today's fast paced world, our listeners need immediate
access and alternate ways to hear live broadcasts and news about
their favorite sports teams," commented Joel Hollander,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CBS RADIO. "CBS RADIO
seeks to partner with companies that will enhance the listener
experience and we're thrilled our stations will be offered
through mSpot Sports service."
"mSpot's approach to mobile entertainment is
simple; to provide users with a wide range of high quality
multi-media services that suits all tastes, whether it be movies,
music or sports. By teaming up with CBS RADIO we're able to
offer consumers some of the top sports radio content in the
country which really adds value to mSpot Sports," said
Daren Tsui, CEO and co-founder for mSpot, Inc.
Top rated shows including WFAN's Imus in the Morning and
Mike and the Mad Dog, WSCR's Mike North, and WIP's
Howard Eskin will be among the many programs listeners will have
access to on mSpot's Sports Radio Channel.
mSpot aggregates premium entertainment from major media
companies to produce mobile-friendly programming. In addition to
mSpot Sports, the company currently offers three premium mobile
entertainment services: mSpot Radio, 30 channels of live and
on-demand streaming music, news, sports, finance, entertainment
and talk radio; mSpot Music, interactive streaming radio that
features commercial-free music, videos, exclusive shows, and
one-click music purchasing; and mSpot Movies, the first mobile
entertainment service to stream full-length feature films to
mobile phones.
CBS RADIO is one of the largest major-market radio operators
in the United States, with stations covering news, alternative
rock, country, FM talk, classic rock, oldies, JACK and urban
formats, among others. A division of CBS Corporation, CBS RADIO
operates 179 radio stations, the majority of which are in the
nation's top 50 markets. For more information on CBS RADIO,
please visit www.cbsradio.com.
A pioneer in mobile multimedia entertainment, MSpot partners
with movie studios, music labels and media corporations to
produce and deliver exciting, high-quality music, radio and video
services for mobile phones. As consumer demand for compelling
mobile entertainment grows, MSpot will continue to partner with
mobile carriers and entertainment industry leaders to introduce
exciting new services, content, and mobile-exclusive original
programming. Founded in 2004, MSpot is a privately held company
headquartered in Palo Alto, California and on the Web at www.mspot.com.
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CBS RADIO Contacts:
Karen L. Mateo - 212/846-7638
Shavonne Harding - 212/846-3906
mSpot Contact:
Melissa Liton - 650/340-1984
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MEDIA CONTACTS
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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