RTN Acquires Broadcast Rights to Hip Hop Harry

RTN Acquires Broadcast Rights to Hip Hop Harry

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Retro Television Network (RTN), which is nationally owned and distributed by Equity Media Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:EMDA), announced today that it has acquired the over-the-air broadcast rights for weekend mornings for the Emmy-nominated children's show Hip Hop Harry. Under the terms of the agreement, the network will air the program on Saturday mornings in all RTN markets, beginning in mid-September. Hip Hop Harry is produced by C to the B Productions.

Hip Hop Harry is a musically-based, live action program designed to entertain, educate and inform pre-school aged children. The program, which prides itself in creating social, emotional, cognitive, health, physical and creative experiences for its young viewers, received an Emmy Nomination this year for "Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series" and was a Parents' Choice Approved Winner in 2007.

"We are thrilled to add such a quality program to our Saturday morning children's block," said Mark Dvornik, Executive Vice President of RTN. "Hip Hop Harry is the perfect companion to the quality of programming offered by RTN."

"I'm very pleased that RTN will be making Hip Hop Harry accessible to children across the country," said Claude Brooks, CEO of C to the B Productions and Creator and Executive Producer of Hip Hop Harry. "We are excited to be airing on a network that is clearly dedicated to excellent programming."

RTN, is currently available in Alexandria, LA; Buffalo, NY; Cedar Rapids, IA; Denver, CO; Eugene, OR; Ft. Smith, AR; Las Vegas, NV; Lexington, KY; Little Rock, AR; Myrtle Beach, SC; Panama City, FL; Salt Lake City, UT; Savannah, GA; Spokane, WA and St. Louis, MO. The network recently announced that it will also launch in Raleigh-Durham, Pittsburgh and San Francisco this fall.

About Equity Media Holdings Corporation

Equity Media Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:EMDA) is a growing broadcaster with multiple sources of revenue and value in its operations that include its Broadcast Station Group, Spectrum Holdings Division and Broadcast Services Division. Equity Media is one of the largest owners and operators of television stations in the United States, currently owning stations in 41 markets that cover more than 32% of the U.S. population. It is the second largest affiliate group of the top ranked Univision and TeleFutura networks, two networks driven by the growth of the Hispanic population in the U.S. Equity Media's proprietary Centralized Automated Satellite Hub (C.A.S.H.) system and Retro Television Network provide centralized content distribution services, which Equity Media believes are unique within the media industry. For more information, please visit http://www.emdaholdings.com/.

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CONTACT: Mark Dvornik, +1-501-219-2400, or Stan Smith, +1-561-955-7370,
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