SportsFan Radio Network and ICon CMT to develop and launch sports site on World Wide Web; Nation's fastest growing sports radio network joins forces with leader in web site development to create SportsFan On-Line...Smartsports for Smartfans; Introduction at Internet World features live Internet broadcast of SportsFan's Pete Rose show.

SAN JOSE, Calif. The Internet World Show--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1996-- SportsFan Radio Network and ICon CMT Corp. announced today that the two companies would work together to create an advanced sports entertainment and information site on the World Wide Web called SportsFan On-Line.

Giving fans an early taste of Sportsfan On-Line, SportsFan Radio's Pete Rose Show will be broadcast live from the Internet World Show on the Internet (http://www.sfan.com) with scheduled special guests Willie Mays, Sparky Anderson, Joe Morgan, Keena Turner and Jim Plunkett.

SportsFan On-Line is scheduled to go live in September, coinciding with the opening of the 1996-97 National Football League(TM) season. In addition to large amounts of original content, including SportsFan Radio's round the clock sports talk programming, SportsFan On-Line will feature the latest emerging Internet tools and technology from Java(TM) and Shockwave(TM) applications to Real Audio(TM), video, "SmartSports" functionality elements, preference customization, and a high-end database with a plain English query system.

The venture brings together two rapidly growing companies recognized as trailblazers in their respective fields: SportsFan Radio in the production and national syndication of sports talk radio and ICon in the design, development and publication of award-winning Web sites. SportsFan Radio's programming is heard on more than 200 radio stations nationwide while ICon's on-line properties include the highly regarded "Word" and "Charged" sites as well as a host of 3rd party sites produced for household name organizations such as CBS News, Saab USA, and NBC.

"This partnership between dynamic entrepreneurial companies will result in an exceptional and ground breaking web site because it allows each partner to stay focused on what each does best -- the acquisition of sports information and live analysis by SportsFan and on-line communications technology and high impact presentation by ICon -- and to keep on pushing the envelope," said Kyle A. Heinrich, chief executive officer of SportsFan Radio Network.

Most sports sites on the web are dominated by news and reports licensed from third parties and widely available in other media. In some cases, the name of the sports site itself is licensed with only marginal participation in the site by the brand name on the home page. SportsFan On-Line will have an emphasis on interpretation and analysis of sports events and developments, cutting edge user tools, and a unique database system that lets users get the stats they want instead of just what is presented. SFOL will have its own editorial and creative staff devoted to creating original content around the clock.

Scott Baxter, chief executive officer of ICon CMT Corp. noted, "Adding up the complementary skill sets of our two companies combined with an increasingly popular brand name like SportsFan is going to yield a powerful competitor in the on-line sports category. Together, we have the software and design technology, the communications assets, the creativity and the content to introduce a site which is distinctive and better suited to the needs and tastes of sports. SFOL users won't zone out, they'll tune in to a sports site that's almost as exciting as the games themselves."

SportsFan Radio Network, a Winstar Communications Company, is a multimedia sports programming and production company with developing interests in television, sports marketing and sales, on-line and wireless distribution channels. A portion of the Network's programming originates from custom-built studios at the MGM Grand Hotel, the world's largest hotel and entertainment complex.

The Official Sports Talk Network of the National Hockey League, SportsFan Radio Network programming is heard on more than 225 radio stations across the country, including 47 of the nation's top 50 markets. In addition to the Pete Rose Show, the Network owns and operates: Pat Summerall's Sports in America, hosted by FOX Sports' Pat Summerall; NHL: In The Crease, hosted by NHL Hall of Famer & current GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning Phil Esposito; The Inside Hoop Show, hosted by CBS Sports/ESPN's Bill Raftery, TNT's Dick Versace, and NCAA coaching legend Johnny Orr; and In The Paint, hosted by NBC Sports' Matt Guokas.

Headquartered in the New York area, ICon CMT Corp. provides comprehensive corporate Internet services including high-end Internet access, Intranets, new media production, interactive publishing, hosting, security, business recovery and related integration services. By fusing its expertise in communications, media and technology, ICon represents a single source solution for corporate users and resellers.

Progressive Networks (http://www.realaudio.com) based in Seattle, develops and markets software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other digital devices to send and receive audio and audio-based multimedia services using the existing infrastructure.

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