Clear Channel Radio Launches Beta of On-Demand Music Videos.SAN ANTONIO San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. -- 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. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CCU CCU abbr. 1. coronary care unit 2. critical care unit CCU critical care unit. CCU Critical care unit, see there ): --Radio station Web sites in five markets are first to showcase thousands of music videos from Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. , EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. Music and other label artists --Local radio stations will customize video-on-demand feature to create a fully interactive listener experience Clear Channel Radio's Online Music & Radio unit today announced a beta launch of Videos on Demand feature on 16 of its radio-station Web sites in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Boston, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis. A Video Vault of thousands of artist videos, from 40 labels including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, EMI Music and others will be available. The Videos on Demand feature goes beyond videos to offer a completely interactive experience for listeners. In addition to watching what they want when they want it, listeners will be able to participate in key features such as "Video Challenge," where they can vote for their favorite artist video. Individual stations will also have the ability to customize their site by featuring specific artists and cross-promote on-air personalities. Because stations determine their own "Featured Artist," "Top 10 Video List" or "DJ's Favorite Pick" the video experience will be tailored to visitors' tastes and preferences. "As our audience grows, we must grow with them," said Evan Harrison, Executive Vice President of Clear Channel Radio and head of the company's Online Music & Radio unit. "We see Videos on Demand as a powerful complement to our on-air programming and the next natural step in serving our audience's growing appetite for on-demand content." Videos on Demand will include a "Buy CD" link and "Share Video" viral component which will allow listeners to purchase the CD the video is derived from and share links to the video with others. Archived videos of Clear Channel Online Music & Radio's unique programming including Stripped(TM) and homemade home·made adj. 1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. 2. Made by oneself. 3. Crudely or simply made. Adj. 1. videos from NEW! artists will also be made available through Videos on Demand. As the program gets underway, there will also be an opportunity for advertisers to purchase :15 video ads to play prior to the music videos. Throughout the year, Clear Channel plans to expand the Videos on Demand program over Clear Channel radio-station Web sites across the country. The following stations are participating in the Videos on Demand which launches Tuesday, January 10, 2006:
NEW YORK: WEB SITE: FORMAT:
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WHTZ-FM Z100 www.z100.com CHR/Pop
WAXQ-FM Q104.3 www.q1043.com Classic Rock
WWPR-FM Power 105.1 www.power1051fm.com Urban
WLTW-FM 106.7 Litefm www.1067litefm.com AC-Soft
LOS ANGELES:
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KBIG-FM KBIG 104.3 www.kbig.com AC
FM KIIS-FM 102.7 KIIS www.kiisfm.com CHR/Pop
KYSR-FM Star 98.7 FM www.star987.com Hot AC
BOSTON:
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WXKS-FM Kiss 108 FM www.kiss108.com CHR/Pop
WJMN-FM Jam'n 94.5 www.jamn945.com CHR/Rhythmic
WASHINGTON, D.C
WITH-FM Hot 99.5 www.hot995.com CHR/pop
WMZQ-FM 98.7 WMZQ www.wmzq.com Country
WWDC-FM DC 101 www.dc101.com Rock-Alternative
ST. LOUIS:
KSLZ-FM Z107.7 FM www.z1077.com CHR/Pop
KSD-FM 93.7 The Bull www.thebullrocks.com Country
KATZ-FM 100.3 The Beat www.thebeatstlouis.com Urban
KMJM-FM Majic 104.9 www.kmjm.com Urban Adult
Contemporary
About Clear Channel Online Music & Radio A division of Clear Channel Radio, this unit is focused on bringing terrestrial radio listeners online to the Web sites of the company's network of approximately 1,200 radio stations. Nearly eight million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month choose Clear Channel Radio's online and on-demand music programming, which now includes videos of signature in-studio performances as well as live concerts, exclusive access to new releases and a full podcast (iPOD broadCAST) An audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 file or other audio file format for playback in a digital music player or computer. The "pod" in podcast was coined from "iPod," the predominant portable, digital music player, and although podcasts are roster of top-rated radio segments. More than 400 Clear Channel Radio station Web sites, including all of the company's stations in the top 25 markets, stream terrestrial broadcasts online. Over 700 Clear Channel Radio station sites are live with redesigned interfaces, extending to the Internet the company's focus on improving the value of radio through less clutter. About Clear Channel Radio Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listeners choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company's operations include radio broadcasting The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , syndication and independent media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE:CCU), 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. " within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. |
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