For More Information Contact: Monica Novoa 408-451-7654 [email protected]

Alfredo Alonso 212-424-6234 [email protected]

January 3, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Clear Channel Radio Launches La Romantica 104.9 FM

San Francisco…. Clear Channel Radio launches a new, innovative radio format on the air today, unlike any other in the San Francisco/San Jose market. The new La Romantica 104.9 (KCNL-FM) has adopted a Spanish Contemporary format serving Hispanic Adults 25-54. Clear Channel Radio Northern California Regional Vice President Kim Bryant announced the launch effective January 1, 2006.

La Romantica 104.9 FM, Con Màs Amor becomes the home for a music format programmed to fit the lifestyle and listening habits of the Bay Area’s vast Hispanic audience. La Romantica's format will play music that consists primarily of Boleros-Love Songs, and Pop hits from major Spanish Contemporary artists. Due to the wide musical format spectrum this covers, this genre will often experience a significant crossover from other forms of Latino music from artists such as: Alejandro Fernandez, , Sin Bandera, Thalia, , , , , Juan Gabriel, Chayanne and more.

"The demographics of the Bay Area listener, especially in the South Bay have changed dramatically in the past few years, and the Hispanic audience has grown exponentially. The need, demand and opportunity to serve that audience is clear to us" said Michael Martin, Clear Channel Radio Senior Vice President of Programming. Kim Bryant comments, “With Univision’s KBRG switch on January 1 away from the Spanish language Adult Contemporary format, this left a very large, important and loyal audience un-served." La Romantica will target Hispanic Adults 25-54 living in the nine county area of the San Francisco/San Jose market”.

Both La Preciosa’s successful format and La Romantica were created by Alex "El Genio" Lucas, Program Director, in association with Monica Novoa, Kim Bryant and Alfredo Alonso.

La Romantica 104.9 continues Clear Channel’s long-standing commitment to community involvement through participation in a wide variety of events and community projects serving the needs and addressing the issues of the communities we serve.

La Romantica 104.9 is part of Clear Channel Radio’s Spanish-language programming initiative announced in September 2004. Led by Senior Vice President Hispanic Radio, Alfredo Alonso, Clear Channel Radio will significantly expand choice and availability of Spanish-language programming, complementing existing Spanish-language stations in markets that currently offer Hispanic radio while introducing unique programming in markets that do not.

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Clear Channel Communications, Inc., headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a global leader in the out-of home advertising industry with radio and television stations, outdoor displays, and entertainment venues in 45 countries around the world. Including announced transactions, Clear Channel operates approximately 1,200 radio and 17 television stations in the United States and has equity interests in over 240 radio stations internationally. Clear Channel also operates approximately 700,000 outdoor advertising displays, including billboards, street furniture and transit panels across the world. Clear Channel Entertainment is one of the world’s largest diversified promoters, producers and presenters of live entertainment events and is a leading fully integrated sports marketing and management company. Certain statements in this release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 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. Visit our website at www.clearchannel.com