kfmb-am san diego to broadcast abc news radio - Affiliates
kfmb-am san diego to broadcast abc news radio - Affiliates
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EMBARGOED UNTIL 6 p.m. ET April 23, 2006<br />
KFMB-AM SAN DIEGO TO BROADCAST<br />
ABC NEWS RADIO<br />
NEW YORK, NY (April 23, 2006) – Beginning <strong>to</strong>day, San Diego’s <strong>to</strong>p-rated News and Talk station,<br />
Talk Radio 760 KFMB, will add ABC News Radio’s award-winning progr<strong>am</strong>ming <strong>to</strong> the<br />
station’s 24-hour News and Talk format.<br />
ABC News Radio is the nation’s largest commercial <strong>radio</strong> <strong>news</strong> organization, employing a te<strong>am</strong> of<br />
<strong>radio</strong> journalists dedicated <strong>to</strong> serving the unique needs of over 2,400 national affiliates. The critically<br />
acclaimed ABC News Radio is a six-time winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall<br />
Excellence.<br />
“KFMB and ABC News Radio have a long tradition of serving the public with high quality <strong>radio</strong><br />
<strong>news</strong> and information delivered by exceptional <strong>broadcast</strong> talent,” said Dave Sniff, Progr<strong>am</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
for KFMB-AM. “For over 55 years, Talk Radio 760 KFMB has delivered outstanding progr<strong>am</strong>ming<br />
and services and we are proud <strong>to</strong> be partnered with ABC News Radio <strong>to</strong> continue providing the best<br />
<strong>news</strong> product <strong>to</strong> our listeners in the San Diego area.”<br />
KFMB-AM, a 50,000-watt station owned by Midwest Television Inc., began <strong>broadcast</strong>ing in 1941. It<br />
has won numerous awards over its his<strong>to</strong>ry, and last year was nominated by Radio & Records for its<br />
News Talk Station of the Year (1-25) award. ABC Radio Networks’ The Sean Hannity Show and<br />
Paul Harvey News and Comment® and The Rest of the S<strong>to</strong>ry® can also be heard on KFMB-AM.<br />
“We are excited <strong>to</strong> partner with Talk Radio 760 KFMB and welcome them <strong>to</strong> the ABC News Radio<br />
f<strong>am</strong>ily,” said Steve Jones, Vice President and General Manager of ABC News Radio. “KFMB-AM<br />
has a stellar reputation for upholding the highest standards in <strong>news</strong> <strong>radio</strong> and we are delighted <strong>to</strong> offer<br />
listeners in the San Diego metropolitan area the best in <strong>news</strong>, sports and entertainment on <strong>radio</strong>.”<br />
About ABC Radio Networks<br />
ABC Radio Networks has over 4,500 affiliate <strong>radio</strong> stations reaching 107 million people age 12 and<br />
over each week. Progr<strong>am</strong>s and services include ABC News Radio, Paul Harvey News and Comment,<br />
The Sean Hannity Show, Satellite Sisters, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, The Doug Banks Morning<br />
Show, MoneyTalk with Bob Brinker, The Mark Levin Show, The Mark Davis Show, The Larry Elder<br />
Show, American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, The Dan Patrick Show, The Herd with Colin<br />
Cowherd, Mike and Mike in the Morning, The Michael Baisden Show, Dick Bartley's Rock & Roll's<br />
Greatest Hits, The John Batchelor Show, Todd Pettengill at the 80s, Renán Almendárez Coello—El<br />
Cucuy de la Mañana, El Vacilón de la Mañana with Luis Jimenez and Moonshadow and El Vacilón<br />
de la Mañana with Enrique San<strong>to</strong>s and Joe Ferrero, Daddy Yankee On Fuego Radio and ESPN<br />
Deportes Radio. Other ABC <strong>broadcast</strong> services include ABC Sports Radio, Radio Disney, syndicated<br />
music and talk progr<strong>am</strong>s including Flashback, format-specific ePREP and production libraries,<br />
ABC's Jack FM and eleven other 24-Hour Formats, including Scott Shannon's True Oldies<br />
Channel and ESPN Radio, which is the exclusive network <strong>radio</strong> home of Major League Baseball, the<br />
NBA and the Bowl Ch<strong>am</strong>pionship Series.
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Contacts for ABC News Radio:<br />
Bennett Kleinberg, Goodman Media International, 212-576-2700, bkleinberg@goodmanmedia.com<br />
Sakura Komiy<strong>am</strong>a, Goodman Media International, 212-576-2700, skomiy<strong>am</strong>a@goodmanmedia.com