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October 23, 2006


CBS Radio's "Street Date Delivered By AT&T Blue Room" Features My Chemical Romance And John Legend On Tuesday October 24


Listeners Vie For Chance To Meet Artists


On Tuesday, October 24, CBS RADIO will highlight on-air the eagerly anticipated albums of rock band My Chemical Romance and R&B star John Legend in the comprehensive promotional campaign STREET DATE Delivered By AT&T blue room. More than 25 CBS RADIO stations will participate in the program. Beginning on the same day, interviews and live performances of My Chemical Romance and John Legend will be available in the AT&T blue room at attblueroom.com/music. See complete station listings below.

 

CBS RADIO stations will feature commentary from My Chemical Romance to coincide with the release of the band's third album,The Black Parade. In addition, listeners from each participating station and visitors to the blueroom will have an opportunity to win "A Date With My Chemical Romance," in West Palm Beach at the Bakesale music event. My Chemical Romance will play Bakesale with Papa Roach, :30 Seconds to Mars, Cartel, Buckcherry and more rock groups on December 2. This exclusive contest includes access to a private meet and greet with the band. The following stations will broadcast the STREET DATE campaign with My Chemical Romance:

 

KROQ-FM Los Angeles KITS-FM San Francisco
WBCN-FM Boston WHFS-FM Baltimore
KUFO-FM Portland WXRK-FM Cleveland
WAQZ-FM Cincinnati KXTE-FM Las Vegas
WOCL-FM Orlando WAZU-FM Columbus
WPBZ-FM West Palm Beach WMFS-FM Memphis
WZNE-FM Rochester  

Grammy winning R&B singer, songwriter and pianist John Legend will be featured on CBS RADIO stations on the morning of the release of his new albumOnce Again. Fans listening to participating stations or visiting the blueroom will be given a chance to win "A Legendary Evening with John Legend," on November 28 in Ft. Lauderdale. Winner and guest will fly to Florida for a John Legend concert and an exclusive meeting with the artist. The following stations will broadcast the STREET DATE campaign with John Legend:

 

WBBM-FM Chicago WPGC-FM Washington, DC
WVEE-FM Atlanta KBKS-FM Seattle
WLLD-FM Tampa KSFM-FM Sacramento
KMXV-FM Kansas City KLUC-FM Las Vegas
WNKS-FM Charlotte WJHM-FM Orlando
KXBT-FM Austin WMBX-FM West Palm
WBLK-FM Buffalo KWYE-FM Fresno
WZMX-FM Hartford WPXY-FM Rochester


 

STREET DATE is a powerful platform promoting today's hottest and rising artists through a combination of original programming and exclusive content. Since its inception in October 2004, CBS RADIO's STREET DATE has reached millions of listeners and helped lift album sales in the markets where the program has aired. New releases from Train, Rascal Flatts, and Red Hot Chili Peppers have been featured in the campaign this year. In 2005, fifteen artists including The Rolling Stones, Madonna and Coldplay, were featured throughout the year with more than 10 of their albums reaching No. 1 on the charts in their respective formats.

 

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.

 

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