AMFM's Minneapolis Station Group Fills-Out Senior Management.

Business Editors

DALLAS/MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Jan. 7, 2000

Scott Fransen Elevated to Senior Vice President of Sales

Dan Seeman Named Senior Vice President of Marketing and Operations

AMFM Inc. (NYSE: AFM) elevated Scott Fransen and Dan Seeman to the newly created positions of Senior Vice President of Sales and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Operations, respectively, for the Company's Minneapolis/St. Paul station group, it was announced today by Mick Anselmo, AMFM's Market Executive Vice President for Minneapolis. Both appointments are effective immediately.

Reporting directly to Mr. Anselmo and working closely with the market's Director of Sales, individual station General Sales Managers and the Chancellor Marketing Group, Mr. Anselmo directs the cluster's overall sales strategy, overseeing all aspects of inventory control, key client relationships and sales personnel recruitment and development.

Mr. Seeman, also reporting directly to Mr. Anselmo, will have responsibility for all aspects of marketing and operation for the group.

Commenting on the appointments, Thomas Garry, Regional Executive Vice President for AMFM said, "Scott and Dan are two of the most respected professionals in the Twin Cities media community. These well-deserved promotions, part of AMFM's restructuring of the Twin Cities station group, will better prepare us to fulfill the needs of our valued clients and listeners in 2000 and beyond."

A Minneapolis native, Mr. Fransen began his career with AMFM and its predecessor Chancellor Broadcasting in 1987 as an Account Executive with KEEY-FM and KFAN-AM in Minneapolis. Since then, he has worked his way up the ranks throughout the Minneapolis station group serving as Local Sales Manager for KDWB-FM from 1993 through 1996, General Sales Manager for KDWB and KTCZ-FM, and most recently as Director of Sales for AMFM's Minneapolis station group. Mr. Fransen earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from Gustavus Adulphus College in Minneapolis.

Mr. Seeman will add operations responsibilities to his current role as Director of Marketing for AMFM's Twin Cities station group. Mr. Seeman previously served as station manager for AMFM's KQQL-FM, also in the Twin Cities Market. From 1996 through 1998, he served as General Manager of KMJZ-FM and KSGS-AM in Minneapolis. Mr. Seeman's other radio broadcasting experience includes sales, marketing and station management positions with KFAN-AM, KEEY-FM and WLOL-FM. Mr. Seeman earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.

Mr. Anselmo said, "Both Scott and Dan have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, and these promotions will set the stage for the Minneapolis group of AMFM stations to run as a single business unit. They both have achieved distinguished levels of success that prepare them well for their new positions and are performance-based managers with great appreciation for their respective teams. Together, they are clearly a winning combination."

Mr. Fransen remarked, "I am thrilled to take on this new role with our group of stations in Minneapolis/St. Paul and delighted to be a part of one of the most talented teams in radio. I am looking forward to working with each person in our group as we continue to design and evolve our team and how we do business."

Mr. Seeman added, "I am pleased to have the opportunity to team-up with Mick to oversee marketing and operations for AMFM's Twin Cities station group. We have an outstanding team of Program Directors, Marketing Directors and Promotion Directors. I look forward to working with each of them in this new capacity."

In Minneapolis/St. Paul, AMFM owns and operates KDWB-FM, KEEY-FM, KQQL-FM, KTCZ-FM, WLOL-FM, KFAN-AM and KFXN-AM.

AMFM Inc., the nation's largest radio broadcasting entity, consists of the AMFM Radio Group, including the AMFM Radio Networks and the Chancellor Marketing Group, and the AMFM New Media Group, including Katz Media and AMFM's Internet operations. Reflecting announced transactions, AMFM Radio Group, with over 440 stations in 100 markets, reaches a weekly listener base of approximately 64 million people. The AMFM Radio Networks offers syndicated programming nationwide. Chancellor Marketing Group is a full-service sales promotion firm developing integrated marketing programs for Fortune 1000 companies. AMFM's Katz Media is the only full-service media representation firm in the United States serving multiple types of electronic media. AMFM's Internet operations focus on developing AMFM's e-commerce web sites, streaming online broadcasts of AMFM's on-air programming and other media, and promoting emerging Internet and new media concerns.