96.9 THE KAT’S KAT COUNTRY CARES FOR KIDS RADIOTHON RAISES OVER $202,000 TO BENEFIT ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL Charlotte, N.C. – December 09, 2016 – 96.9 The Kat, Charlotte’s No.1 Station for New Country, raised over $202,000 through its Kat Country Cares For Kids Radiothon. The funds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the leading children's hospital pioneering research and treatments for kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. After a six year hiatus, the radiothon returned on Thursday, December 1 and Friday, December 2 from 6 a.m.to 7 p.m. Throughout the two-day event, 96.9 The Kat’s on-air personalities Paul Schadt, Meg Butterly, Casey Carter and Big Kat Kris Stevens played musical montages of families telling their St. Jude story, interviewed families of St. Jude patients and encouraged listeners to become Partners in Hope, donors who commit to making monthly contributions to St. Jude. “It was tremendous to fire up our energy behind St. Jude again this year and support their lifesaving work,” said Schadt. “We partnered with St. Jude for several fundraising events this year, including Kat Country Jam concerts, the St. Jude Run/Walk and the St. Jude Dream Home® Giveaway. We are excited that we broke our fundraising record this year.” 96.9 The Kat is a leading media outlet in the Charlotte market and its content is available across multiple platforms, including its broadcast station; online via its branded digital site; mobile; and social, with nationwide listening through iHeartRadio, the all-in-one streaming music and live radio service. EDITOR’S NOTE: On-air personalities Paul and Meg are available for interviews. About St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. St. Jude has the world’s best survival rates for the most aggressive childhood cancers, and treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since we opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent in the next decade. St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs we make, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org or following St. Jude on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude. About iHeartMedia Charlotte: iHeartMedia Charlotte owns and operates WHQC-FM, WEND-FM, WRFX-FM, WLKO-FM, WKKT-FM and is part of iHeartMedia. With over a quarter of a billion monthly listeners in the U.S. and over 85 million social followers, iHeartMedia has the largest national reach of any radio or television outlet in America. As the leader in multiplatform connections, it also serves over 150 local markets through 858 owned radio stations, and the company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company’s radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on tablets, wearables and smartphones, and on gaming consoles. iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s digital radio platform, is the fastest growing digital audio service in the U.S. and offers users thousands of live radio stations, personalized custom artist stations created by just one song or seed artist and the top podcasts and personalities. With over a billion downloads, iHeartRadio reached 90 million registered users faster than any other radio or digital music service and even faster than Facebook. iHeartMedia’s platforms include radio broadcasting, online, mobile, digital and social media, podcasts, personalities and influencers, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. iHeartMedia is a division of iHeartMedia, Inc. (OTCBB: IHRT). Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information. # # # CONTACT Jeff Wyatt [email protected] 704-714-9494 .