Beasley Broadcast Group to Participate in ElectricVillage's Radio-based Web Network; Beasley Joins Atlantic Star, Triathlon, Premiere.SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1998-- ElectricVillage,
the largest national network of radio station Web sites, today welcomed
the Beasley Broadcast Group Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. NASDAQ: BBGI, based in Naples, Florida, is an owner/operator of radio stations in the United States. As of November, 2006, the company owned 16 AM stations and 26 FM stations. and all of its 29 stations.
ElectricVillage's network-building initiative offers groups, networks, and individual radio stations turnkey See turnkey system. solutions for developing and maintaining Web sites, for establishing e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. revenue streams, and for placing and managing local and national ads. Currently more than 350 radio station Web sites have joined the network. "Historically, Beasley's number one priority has been excellence of service for our listeners and sponsors, focusing on traditional advertising revenue," said Bruce Beasley, President and COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. of the Beasley Broadcast Group. "ElectricVillage's association with the Katz Radio Group and its commitment to develop the Internet as a viable alternative revenue source will allow our stations to extend this high standard to the Web with little burden on existing staff. Joining the ElectricVillage network is a sure way for our stations to get their fair share of mushrooming Internet advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. and e-commerce revenue." "We are delighted to have the opportunity to demonstrate the combined promotional power of radio and the Web with the 29 stations that comprise the Beasley group," said Carl Koppel, President and COO of ElectricVillage. "We look forward to working with them to realize the resulting new revenue sources." About the Beasley Broadcast Group The Beasley Broadcast Group, one of the largest family-held broadcasting groups in the country, owns and operates 29 stations in 7 markets in the Eastern US. Beasley is based in Naples, Florida Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, USA. As of 1 July 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,804.[3] Naples is the County seat of Collier County, and is a Principal City of the Naples-Marco Island, Florida Metropolitan Statistical . About ElectricVillage ElectricVillage (www.electricvillage.com) is the leading provider of Internet commerce, community, and content solutions for the radio industry. ElectricVillage administers the largest national network of radio station Web sites, providing affiliates with Web site development, hosting, technical support, and format-specific content and electronic commerce opportunities. These include access to national advertising revenue streams through strategic partner the Katz Radio Group, the radio industry's dominant advertisement placement firm. Founded in 1995, ElectricVillage's management team is comprised of professionals from radio, the Internet and the music industry. ElectricVillage is an independent company with backers that include the Katz Radio Group, a subsidiary of the Chancellor Media Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AMFM AMFM Association of Marriage and Family Ministries AMFM Automated Mapping Facilities Management AMFM Association des Modélistes Ferroviaires de Montréal (French: Montreal Railroad Modelers Association) ). ElectricVillage logo art for press use is available at http://www.electricvillage.com/evhome/evnew/art.html
CONTACT: Beasley Broadcast Group
Bruce Beasley, 941/495-2100
or
ElectricVillage
John Simmons, 408/477-4480 ext.160
jsimmons@electricvillage.com
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