New York's Z100 Adds Fourth Hour of "On Air with Ryan Seacrest"

Contacts: Darren Pfeffer
Z100
212-549-0928
darrenpfeffer@clearchannel.com

Rachel Nelson
Premiere Radio Networks
818-461-8057
rnelson@premiereradio.com

LOS ANGELES, August 5, 2009 - Due to the overwhelming response of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Z100 has announced it will add a fourth hour of the program beginning August 10. It will now air from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET. On Air with Ryan Seacrest joined Z100's weekday lineup in October 2008, and since that time, the program has been ranked number one every month. In the latest PPM survey (JUN'09), the program was up 20% from the previous month. (Source: Arbitron, PPM, MF 10a-1p, A 18-34).

"Ryan Seacrest has been such a wonderful addition to the team," commented Z100 Program Director Sharon Dastur. "Along with playing all the hits, the listener reaction to his exclusive celebrity interviews and breaking entertainment news has been tremendous. It only seemed logical to give the listeners an extra hour of all that and more."

Ryan Seacrest, music's number one radio host in the U.S. with a weekly worldwide audience estimated at more than 20 million, expanded the nationally syndicated On Air with Ryan Seacrest to include a fourth hour of programming last May. The top-rated program launched a year ago on 50 radio stations, and today it can be heard on nearly 140 stations in the U.S., including major cities such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and Detroit. It can also be heard internationally in such markets as Toronto, Vancouver, Johannesburg, Singapore, Cape Town and others.


Nationally syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, the four-hour music and entertainment news program airs Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. local time. Broadcasting from his E! Studios in Hollywood, Seacrest focuses on all aspects of the entertainment industry, highlighting and interviewing top talent from the worlds of music, film, and television. In addition, listeners can visit www.RyanSeacrest.com to interact and connect with the show and get their daily entertainment and lifestyle news. The site features photos, videos and social networking.


ABOUT RYAN SEACREST
With his thriving broadcasting career and multiple ventures in media Ryan Seacrest is at the forefront of entertainment media. While hosting and producing multiple television and radio programs, building his Ryan Seacrest Productions banner (RSP) into a viable entity creating content for all media platforms and a myriad of brand ventures, Seacrest is redefining what it means to be an entrepreneur and a quadruple threat in Hollywood. Seacrest was honored when he was nominated for an Emmy award in the latest category, "Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program" for his work on "American Idol." Seacrest was also added to the list of greats who have hosted the prestigious Emmy awards in both 2007 and 2008. Seacrest now holds preeminent positions in the worlds of broadcast television, nationally syndicated radio, local radio and cable. He is already celebrated internationally as host of the top-rated primetime talent showcase "American Idol" and the world's most popular radio countdown show, "American Top 40," as well as his market-topping #1 nationally syndicated LA morning drive-time radio show for Clear Channel's 102.7 KIIS-FM. Additionally, Seacrest executive produces and co-hosts "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest," which has spiked network ratings and consistently won the night for viewership since his involvement with the show.

ABOUT PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS
Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, syndicates 90 radio programs and services to more than 5,000 radio affiliations and reaches over 190 million listeners weekly. Premiere Radio is the number one radio network in the country and features the following personalities: Rush Limbaugh, Jim Rome, Casey Kasem, Ryan Seacrest, Glenn Beck, Bob & Tom, Delilah, Steve Harvey, Blair Garner, George Noory, John Boy and Billy, Big Tigger, Dr. Dean Edell, Sean Hannity, Elvis Duran, Randi Rhodes and others. Premiere is based in Sherman Oaks, California, with 13 offices nationwide.

ABOUT Z100
Z100 has been serving the tri-state area as New York's Hit Music Station since the summer of 1983 and reaches over 4.8 million listeners weekly. Z100 was the first NY radio station to host annual sold out stadium shows at Giants Stadium, Madison Square Garden, Nassau Coliseum, and IZOD Center.