Premiere Radio Networks Launches 'The iTunes Download'

Premiere Radio Networks Launches 'The iTunes Download'

- Nationally Syndicated Countdown Show to Debut this Weekend -

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, announced today the launch of "The iTunes Download," a three-hour weekend music countdown show hosted by iTunes Director of Music Programming Alex Luke. This weekend, the syndicated radio program will debut on Top 40 radio stations nationwide. The show will originate from Los Angeles and will air on Saturdays or Sundays. Each week's chart and additional information about the show can be found at http://www.theitunesdownload.com/.

In addition to playing a selection of the 30 most downloaded songs in America, Luke will interview high-profile music artists, and feature a "celebrity playlist" compiled by various entertainers, and iMixes, which are playlists listeners create in the iTunes Store.

President of Premiere Radio Networks Charlie Rahilly stated, "Being the first radio company to do a national show with iTunes demonstrates our desire and ability to explore unprecedented ways to reach, entertain and involve listeners."

"The iTunes charts have become the first indicator, each week, of what millions of music fans are buying," said Luke. "Radio is where more music buyers first hear what they want to buy and iTunes is the place they go to do it -- now we're connecting the two."

Luke, a radio veteran, has previously served as on-air talent, music director and program director at radio stations across the U.S.

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, Bob Costas, Sean Hannity and others. Premiere is based in Sherman Oaks, California, with 13 offices nationwide.

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CONTACT: Amir Forester of Premiere Radio Networks, +1-818-461-5404,
aforester@premiereradio.com; or Jason Roth of Apple, +1-408-862-2633,
jroth@apple.com

Web site: http://www.theitunesdownload.com/

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