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``The Football Minute'' to Be Carried by National Internet Radio.


LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1999--

TFN, The Football Network Inc. (OTC OTC

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 BB:TFNK), Wednesday announced that it has reached an agreement with National Internet Radio Inc. (NIR) for the broadcast of "The TFN Radio Football Minute" and "TFN's Football 2000" programs.

NIR will broadcast on its Web site www.nationalinternetradio.com, Monday through Friday, "The TFN Radio Football Minute" and will broadcast over its Web site on Sunday night "TFN's Football 2000."

"The TFN Radio Football Minute" provides an informative minute of football news that includes current news from around the NFL and commentary. "TFN's Football 2000" is an hour-long post-game wrap-up show that features interviews with players and coaches, up-to-the-minute scores and highlights, exclusive reports from reporters covering the games, and an ongoing assessment of the NFL season.

Both programs are hosted by sports talk personalities Fred Wallin and Michael Martinez. Wallin has more than 20 years in sports radio, having hosted the syndicated show "Sportsbiz" and sports-oriented programs for stations in New York, Miami, Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Colorado Springs.

Martinez, a former UCLA football player, has worked with Fox Sports on the "Fox Box," with the Pac-10, as well as Continental Cablevision and TCI (now AT&T (NYSE NYSE

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:T)). He currently is teamed with co-host Wallin on News Radio 610 (WIOD) in Miami for a two-hour weekly call-in program and brings his extensive knowledge of football and its players to TFN.

Raymond L. Bary, president of National Internet Radio, stated: "We are extremely pleased to be able to provide our Internet audience TFN programming. TFN has a game plan that will bring the intensity of football to listeners 365 days per year."

National Internet Radio is a radio Internet broadcaster located at www.nationalinternetradio.com on the Web. It provides programming in the fields of sports, investments, relationships and current events.

The Football Network advisory team includes former players and coaches from college and professional teams across the country including: the Buffalo Bills, the Seattle Seahawks, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Kansas City Chiefs
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    The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City metropolitan area.
    , the Denver Broncos, the San Francisco 49ers
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      , the Arizona Cardinals, the Miami Dolphins, the San Diego Chargers
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