2007 CMA Awards Video News Release Featuring Final Nominee Announcements to be Serviced on Thursday, Aug. 30

2007 CMA Awards Video News Release Featuring Final Nominee Announcements to be Serviced on Thursday, Aug. 30

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The final nominees for "The 41st Annual CMA Awards" will be announced on Country Music's biggest morning, Thursday, Aug. 30. A Video News Release (VNR) featuring the announcements, artist soundbytes, and music video clips from nominated artists will be released via satellite that afternoon at 3:00 PM/ET.

Country Music artists Sara Evans and Sugarland will announce the final nominees in select categories live from New York City on ABC's "Good Morning America" during the 8:30 AM (all time zones) half-hour segment.

Then, Country Music favorites Montgomery Gentry and Taylor Swift will reveal the nominees for the remaining categories on a special edition of CMT's "CMT Insider," airing live from Nashville at 10:00 AM/ET.

The announcement of the final nominees leads up to "Country Music's Biggest Night(TM)." "The 41st Annual CMA Awards" airs live Wednesday, Nov. 7 (8:00 -- 11:00 PM/EST) from the Sommet Center in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.

For questions or for help if having difficulty accessing the VNR, please contact IntelSat at (404) 638-2000 or Maria Eckhardt at CMA at (615) 664-1637.

The satellite coordinates for the CMA Awards Nominees VNR are listed below:

CMA AWARDS NOMINEES VNR
Thursday, Aug. 30
3:00 -- 3:30 PM/ET (2:00 -- 2:30 PM/CT)

Transponder: GAL 26-C9
SubCarriers: Audio 6.2 and 6.8
Downlink Freq: Analog.Down 3880H

Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio packager of the CMA Awards, including a stereo-radio simulcast of the gala event. American Airlines is the official airline of the 2007 CMA Awards. Chevy: The Official Ride of Country Music. Mary Kay(R) is the Official Beauty Sponsor. Additional promotional partners include Crisco(R), Gibson Guitar(R), and Greased Lightning(R) Cleaning Products.

For more information about the CMA Awards or to register for media credentials, visit http;//www.CMApress.com.

This is a restricted site for media use only.

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Source: Country Music Association

CONTACT: Maria Eckhardt of CMA, +1-615-664-1637

Web site: http;//www.CMApress.com
http://www.cmaworld.com/

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