AMFM Names Jim Higgins Regional Vice President of Sales.

SAN DIEGO/DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1999--

AMFM Inc. (NYSE: AFM) named 17-year radio sales executive Jim Higgins to the newly created position of Regional Vice President, Sales for the Company's Pacific Star and Gulfstar regions, it was announced today by Jim Donahoe, Senior Vice President, Regional Operations. Mr. Higgins will be based at AMFM's regional headquarters in San Diego. The appointment is effective immediately.

Mr. Higgins will primarily be responsible for maximizing the regions cluster sales strategies, instituting sales management systems and helping to manage revenue opportunities. He will also serve as a liaison between Mr. Donahoe and each market's Director of Sales and General Sales Managers and work directly with station staff on performance, management, training and recruitment issues.

Mr. Donahoe commented, "Jim's previous success in increasing revenue share in the face of strong competition, combined with his ability to build strong and successful sales teams is among the very best in the business."

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Higgins served as the Director of Sales for the AMFM cluster in San Diego. Mr. Higgins' other extensive sales management experience includes positions with Westinghouse Corporation, Gannett Corporation, Adams Corporation and SFX Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Higgins began his radio career as a sales manager for KJOY-FM in San Diego. He holds a bachelor's and Master's of Business degree from Wayne State University in Detroit.

Mr. Higgins added, "I am delighted to continue working with AMFM. It will be a collaborative team effort between the market sales managers and myself, and look forward to working in unison to maximize each station's revenues."

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 approximately 446 stations in 101 markets reaches a weekly listener base of 66 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.