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Kenwood KNA G510 In-Car Navigation System Will Offer Real-Time Traffic Data from Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network.


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--Kenwood joins growing list of leading players adopting CCTTN's Real-Time Data, including Microsoft, Yahoo!, AutoDesk, Tom Tom and Garmin

Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network, a division of Clear Channel Radio, announced today that its real-time traffic data is now available on the Kenwood KNA KNA Saint Kitts and Nevis (ISO Country code)
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 G510 navigation unit, which was unveiled this week at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Total Traffic Network is the #1 choice of the top mobile and online services and navigation systems offering real-time traffic data. Total Traffic Network provides live, local traffic information in 125 metropolitan markets in the U.S., Mexico and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , 24 hours a day and 365 days a year using its own, vast network of reporters, traffic cameras, helicopters and airplanes.

"Our Real Time Traffic service adds daily relevance to navigation, increasing the desire for navigation on even well known routes." said Jeff Littlejohn, Executive Vice President for Distribution Development, Clear Channel Radio. "Kenwood is a proven technology leader in the aftermarket automotive category. We are proud to add Kenwood's KNA G510 navigation unit as an option for drivers to receive the reliable, high-quality real-time traffic data provided by Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network."

Current applications using Total Traffic Network's real-time traffic reports include: Nextel, Verizon SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM.

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, Tom Tom Navigator GPS, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory).  Autos, MapPoint, QPass/Rand McNally, Weatherbug, SPOT, Yahoo!, Siemens VDO, AudioVox, Garmin and Cobra.

Kenwood's KNA G510 is available for aftermarket installation on most automobile models and can be purchased at authorized Kenwood dealers.

The first U.S. radio broadcaster to utilize RDS-TMC RDS-TMC Radio Data System - Traffic Message Channel  technology to transmit real-time data, Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network delivers real-time local traffic data directly to portable devices, Internet sites and in-car navigation systems. Data messages are received silently and decoded by TMC-equipped car radio or navigation system or posted directly online. Messages arrive continuously and are displayed immediately, eliminating the wait for scheduled traffic news bulletins. In-car navigation systems utilize a graphical format that enables subscribers to view real-time traffic information on a moving map display A display in which a symbol, representing the vehicle, remains stationary while the map or chart image moves beneath the symbol so that the display simulates the horizontal movement of the vehicle in which it is installed. .

About Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network

Clear Channel Radio is the first U.S. broadcaster to launch a ground-breaking programming and technology service delivering real-time traffic data directly to vehicles, using its own network of reporters, traffic cameras, helicopters and airplanes -- Total Traffic Network. Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network now serves more than 125 metropolitan markets in three countries, including the United States, Mexico and New Zealand. Total Traffic Network delivers real-time traffic data via in-car or portable navigation systems, broadcast media, wireless and Internet-based services. For more information, please log on to www.realtimetraffic.net.
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