StreamAudio Announces Radio Streaming Agreement with Emmis Communications

StreamAudio Announces Radio Streaming Agreement with Emmis Communications

NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmis Communications chooses StreamAudio to "stream" its radio signals on the Internet for all stations.

Emmis Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:EMMS) and StreamAudio have entered into an exclusive agreement for StreamAudio to be the streaming provider for all of Emmis' radio stations. Emmis has 23 radio stations in the U.S.; StreamAudio is the leading provider of cost-effective streaming solutions for terrestrial radio groups in the U.S.

Emmis will use StreamAudio's secure, redundant, and reliable data centers in San Jose, CA and Tacoma, WA to deliver its radio signals on the Internet and use StreamAudio's industry-leading software to remove its on-air spots and deliver Internet ads.

Brian Rozelle, Director of Technology for Emmis Interactive, said, "We developed a complete plan for implementing Internet streaming for all of our U.S. based radio stations, complete with the software and features that we required for advertising on the Internet, and shared these with multiple vendors. After careful review, we determined that StreamAudio has the most complete streaming features, infrastructure, and user-friendly software in the industry today."

"With an installed base of more than 40 media companies, 500 radio stations, and commercial delivery of more than 12 million streaming hours per month, StreamAudio has the capacity, experience, and know how to perform well for large groups such as Emmis," said Darren Harle, President and General Manager of StreamAudio. "We understand the features and capabilities that Emmis wants and needs to be successful with its radio streaming initiative and we know that we have the right streaming infrastructure, software, and personnel to satisfy these needs."

Robert Lisiak, Sr LAN/WAN Analyst for Emmis, a member of the "roll-out" team for the streaming initiative, said, "We had a requirement that all station personnel responsible for either streaming the stations or selling Internet ads really understood how the StreamAudio streaming infrastructure and ad insertion software worked before any station began streaming. StreamAudio has a good technical staff that was committed to helping us customize and roll out their great product, and this made for a painless and successful process."

Bruce Walden, GM for Emmis Austin Radio and member of the roll-out team, said, "We worked out a training program with StreamAudio by market, by week. StreamAudio did a great job training our staff and getting each of our stations up and running. Plus, we are now generating revenue using StreamAudio's ad replacement and gateway advertising software."

About StreamAudio

StreamAudio (formally ChainCast Networks) provides cost-effective Internet streaming solutions for radio media groups. StreamAudio offers an industry leading list of streaming features and software, such as live and on-demand streaming, ad replacement/insertion, stream protection, podcasting, program blackout, data collection for streaming stats and RIAA royalty payments, etc. Its clients include over 40 media groups; such as Cox Radio, Cumulus, Simmons, Morris, Zimmer, etc. StreamAudio currently provides streaming services for 500 radio stations, serving over 12 million streaming hours. StreamAudio was founded in 1999 and is based in San Jose, California. For additional information, visit http://www.streamaudio.com/.

About Emmis
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Emmis is an Indianapolis-based diversified media firm with radio broadcasting and magazine publishing operations. Emmis owns 21 FM and 2 AM domestic radio stations serving the nation's largest markets of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, as well as St. Louis, Austin, Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Ind. In May 2005, Emmis announced its intent to seek strategic alternatives for its 16 television stations, and has announced the sale of 15 of them. Emmis also owns a radio network, international radio stations, regional and specialty magazines, an interactive business and ancillary businesses in broadcast sales.

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Source: StreamAudio

CONTACT: Kate Snedeker, Director, Corporate Communications of Emmis,
+1-317-684-6576, kate@emmis.com; or Paul Distefano, VP Sales & Marketing of
StreamAudio, +1-408-234-8348, pdistefano@streamaudio.com

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http://www.streamaudio.com/

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