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August 15, 2006
CBS Radio Announces HD2 Format Selections For Stations In Austin, Buffalo, Rochester And West Palm Beach
Multicast Channels To Feature Variety Of Commercial-Free Programming With No Subscription Fee. Almost Half Of CBS RADIO's Stations Now Broadcasting In HD.
CBS RADIO announced today that it has added stations in four more markets to the already 110 that have
selected their HD2 programming. Stations in Austin, Buffalo, Rochester and West Palm Beach broadcasting in HD will launch
their multicast format this fall. Since January 2006, CBS RADIO has been at the forefront of HD digital radio technology, which
affords access to a wider variety of programming than currently heard on the air today, including newly created music, news and
talk formats, all available without a subscription fee.
Currently, 85 of CBS RADIO's 179 stations are broadcasting in HD, more than half of these broadcasting a
multicast station.� CBS RADIO introduced its first HD radio station, New York's WNEW-FM, in 1999.� The Company's
WUSN-FM in Chicago was among the first stations in the nation to launch a continuously programmed HD multicast channel. WUSN-FM
99.5 HD2 features a comprehensive playlist of new music from country's favorite artists and brightest rising stars.
The technology of HD digital radio is the most significant
advancement in radio broadcasting since the introduction of FM
stereo more than 50 years ago. FM stations are able to produce
CD-quality sound for a better listening experience, while AM-band
broadcasts sound like FM. The wireless data feature enables text
information to be broadcast directly to receiver display screens.
| MARKET |
STATION |
HD2 FORMAT |
| AUSTIN | KKMJ-FM | Oldies 60s & 70s |
| | KAMX-FM | Oldies All 80s |
| | KXBT-FM | Urban AC |
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| BUFFALO | WYRK-FM | Young Country |
| | WBLK-FM | Urban AC |
| | WJYE-FM | Smooth Jazz |
| | WBUF-FM | My HD |
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| ROCHESTER | WRMM-FM | Oldies 60s & 70s |
| | WCMF-FM | Brother Wease Show (Eclectic) |
| | WPXY-FM | Modern AC |
| | WZNE-FM | IndieRock |
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| WESTPALM BEACH | WEAT-FM | Hot AC |
| | WBMX-FM | Old School Hip-Hop |
| | WIRK-FM | Country Southern Rock Blend |
| | WJBW-FM | Gospel |
| | WPBZ-FM | Triple A |
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Karen L. Mateo
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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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