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's fans are winners in every league. Seattle is a great sports town. Northwest can plan in advance to attend, with- Always has been. That was out concern for the weather. true back when minor league Still the key to Seattle's spectator boom is baseball and hockey and Uni- the character of the fans themselves. They're versity of Washington football fiercely loyal, exuberant and stubbornly opti- were the only games in town. mistic. No local major league team has yet won It's true today, on a far grander a championship. But if they gave a trophy for scale, for Seattle's four major responsive support from the stands, Seattle's league franchises. sportsfans would be a tough bunch to beat. The Seattle Supersonics, a serious contender just once in ten NBA seasons, have been sur- passed in attendance only by New York in the past three years. In 1977, the Sounders of the North American Soccer League averaged 24,000 for eleven home games and drew nearly 100,000 for two post - season games. The expansion Seahawks of the NFL, while winning only twice in 1976, averaged over 60,000 PHcTCi2 P -1, t- fans at each of their 10 home games, 6th among During fifty years of commitment to the the league's 28 teams. highest quality in broadcasting, KOMO has won Seattle's baseball Mariners, in their first loyal fans, too. KOMO Radio, which has broad- American League season, drew 1,350,000 to cast all 10 years of Supersonic action, is the home games while finishing near the bottom of Northwest's most popular adult station. the league standings. KOMO -TV, which has covered 15 years of (1W The is a plus. The big covered football, is not only the market leader, but one stadium has 65,000 good seats. Conditions are of ABC's leading major market affiliates. ideal for every game, so fans from all around the KOMO Fisher's Blend Station, Inc. KOMO -TV, Channel 4, ABC KOMO Radio, 1000 on the dial. ABC Information Network. Representatives: Kotz Agency, Inc.; offices in 17 major advertising centers including Seattle and Portland.

Celebrating 50 years of quality broadcasting in Seattle and Western Washington.