1400 The Fan to Team with Fox Sports Radio.POMPANO BEACH Pompano Beach (pŏm`pənō), city (1990 pop. 72,411), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1908. It is a resort city with ocean beaches, excellent fishing, and a harness-racing track. , Fla. -- Foster Sports, Inc., a subsidiary of Care Concepts I, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : IBD IBD abbr. inflammatory bowel disease Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Disease in which the lining of the intestine becomes inflamed. Mentioned in: Amebiasis IBD 1. ), has reached a network affiliation agreement with Fox Sports Radio Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming all day, every day. The network is a service of Premiere Radio Networks (a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications). , a division of News Corp., that will land the popular Tony Bruno Tony Bruno (born June 13, 1952) is a nationally syndicated sports radio talk show host. He is currently heard on the Sporting News Radio network. History After successful runs as a talkshow host at WCAU (now WPHT) in Philadelphia and KFI in Los Angeles, Bruno moved to the and Jim Rome James "Jim" Rome (born October 14, 1964) is an American sports radio talk show host syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications. Broadcasting from a studio near Los Angeles, California, he hosts The Jim Rome Show syndicated sports radio Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and shows on its South Florida station, 1400 The Fan. 1400 The Fan will alter its daily schedule beginning July 21 to accommodate the two new shows, which became available when South Florida station WRFX-940 decided to abandon its all sports format 10 weeks after 1400 The Fan introduced its own 24-hour sports line-up to the South Florida market. South Florida broadcast veteran Frank Forte will move to The Morning Bullpen from 6 a.m.-9 a.m. each morning to join Carl Foster and Anita Marks. The station will air The Morning Extravaganza with Tony Bruno and Andrew Siciliano from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. The Jim Rome Show will air from Noon-3 p.m. Page One with award-winning sportscaster, Bob Page and Bruce Warner, will air from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. The station will soon announce an extensive lineup of evening niche programming for the upcoming collegiate and NFL football season. "Fox Sports has developed one of the most powerful brands in sports," said Foster Sports President Carl Foster. "When the affiliation opportunity became available, we immediately decided to offer Fox the opportunity to team with us in South Florida. Tony Bruno and Jim Rome have two of the most popular sports shows in America. They have built a tremendous audience and presence the past two years in South Florida and will strengthen our daily listenership lis·ten·er·ship n. The people who listen to a radio program or station. and enhance our line-up. "These moves also gave us the opportunity to move Frank Forte to the morning show. Frank has made a brilliant transition to radio in the time he has been with us. He is a fixture in South Florida and his presence in the morning promises to strengthen The Morning Bullpen for the benefit of our listening audience. Bob Page is an accomplished broadcaster who has begun building a following in South Florida. By teaming him with South Florida broadcasting veteran, Bruce Warner, we feel we are offering listeners a strong mix of opinions and insight on local and national issues." 1400 The Fan will now be "Powered by Fox Sports Radio." The station beat out other South Florida radio entities that made a bid to team with Fox Sports. The Fox deal appealed to 1400 The Fan because of the opportunity to add Bruno to the daily schedule. Bruno brings wit and wisdom to the air and has a knack for knowing what listeners really want to talk about. His show attracts a high-quality guest list. Rome is the leading sports opinion-maker of his generation and is known for his aggressive, informed, rapid-fire dialogue. His show has become one of the most highly regarded sports talk shows in the country. It airs on more than 185 stations around the country and boasts more than 2 million listeners. 1400 The Fan will continue to carry Ron Barr's Sports Byline USA Sports Byline USA is a national sports radio network based in the United States. Sports Byline USA is also the name of the flagship program on the network. It was launched on October 24, 1988. Sports Byline USA is located in San Francisco, California. from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. before picking up Fox Sports Radio programming for the overnight slot and weekends. About Care Concepts I: Care Concepts I, Inc. through its subsidiary iBid America, Inc., showcases local and national businesses on its Internet website www.ibidusa.com. Products and services are featured in an auction format starting with an opening bid of about 30% percent of the retail value. Many of the auctions benefit local and national charitable organizations. All visitors to the website, whether registered to bid or not, can download and print discount offer coupons from local and national businesses. Care Concepts I, Inc. recently acquired controlling interest controlling interest The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail in Foster Sports, Inc., a sports oriented, multi-media company that produces sports radio talk shows, one of which features Carl, 'The Foss' Foster, as well as additional programming during the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga and college football season. Foster Sports radio operates as AM 1400 The Fan in the South Florida market and as 660 The Fan in the Central Florida market. The Company's executive offices are located in Pompano Beach, Florida Pompano Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. The Nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of 2006, the U.S. Forward-Looking Statements: Statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings and all other statements in this press release, other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as the term is defined in the Private Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act of 1995. The Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances. Should events occur which materially affect any comment made within this press release; the Company will appropriately inform the public. |
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