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Cell Phone Video With a Clear Difference; Clear Channel Television Joins the WNI Network to Deliver Local Video Programming to Customers' Cell Phones.


SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- Weathernews (www.weathernews.com), the world's most experienced and trusted provider of mobile weather content with over 1.5 million paying mobile subscribers, is pleased to announce that Clear Channel Television, owner and operator of 40 television stations nationwide, has joined the WNI WNI Wisconsin Name Index
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 Network. The WNI Network serves personalized local video programming for weather, news, traffic, and sports right to subscribers' cell phones. By joining the WNI Network, Clear Channel Television can deliver their local TV content on demand right from WNI's "LiveLocal" mobile application offered on major US wireless carriers for $4.99 per month.

"Our viewers have come to trust and rely on Clear Channel's network of 40 television stations as reliable sources of local news and information in the markets we cover," said William G. Moll, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Clear Channel Television. "By joining the WNI Network and delivering our local TV content on demand to viewers' cell phones, we are enabling our audiences to get unique local, personal content whenever and wherever they are."

Content from Clear Channel broadcast affiliates is slated to roll out within the LiveLocal mobile video application from WNI when it launches in Q1 of 2006.

"Our partnership with Clear Channel broadens the reach of the WNI Network, putting more local, personal content into the hands of more consumers at the push of a button," says Daniel Scalisi, Vice President of Media Services for Weathernews Americas Inc. "This partnership highlights the evolution of broadcasting, using mobile technology to expand the distribution channels for market-dependant information, entertainment, and content to TV viewers."

About Weathernews Americas Inc.

Weathernews Americas Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Weathernews, Inc. Based in Japan, Weathernews, Inc. is the world's largest, publicly-traded, full-service weather company (TOKYO:4825). A global organization with 37 offices in 14 countries, Weathernews delivers customized, risk communication services to businesses and individuals whose lives or livelihoods are affected by the weather. With over 12,000 business customers and 1.5 million wireless subscribers worldwide, the company consistently evaluates and evolves existing applications for weather information while exploring additional markets and industries which would benefit operationally and financially from specific weather information and delivery methods. Currently, Weathernews delivers weather information, analysis and risk communication services to some of the largest companies in agriculture, aviation, energy, marine, media, offshore oil and retail. For more information, go to www.weathernews.com; for more information about Weathernews' mobile services, go to www.weathernow.com.

About Clear Channel Television

Clear Channel Television owns or operates 40 stations nationwide. They serve in 25 markets from coast to coast and are affiliated with all 7 networks, including 2 independents. Full service news departments operate in 24 markets including two in Spanish Language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons . CCTV CCTV
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 works closely with its partners to bring excellence in local broadcasting and to promote community involvement. Clear Channel Television is a division of Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters.
Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States.
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), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at www.clearchannel.com.

Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
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