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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR AND 5 KSTP-TV TEAM UP TO CARRY PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH LIVE ON DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLISMinneapolis/Saint Paul, MN September 12, 2009 – Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) and 5 Eyewitness News will carry President Barack Obama’s speech on health care reform from the Target Center live on two digital billboards in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at approximately 12:30pm.
”The White House contacted us concerned about the crowds of people who might not get into the arena, but still wanted to see the President speak,” said Lee Ann Muller, President and General Manager of Clear Channel Outdoor Minneapolis. “We approached KSTP since it’s a leader in covering the local news in Minnesota.”
“5 Eyewitness News was excited about the opportunity to work with Clear Channel on this unique way to serve the people of our area,” Rob Hubbard, President and General Manager of 5 Eyewitness News added. “We will be carrying the President’s speech live on our digital channel 5.2, so it was easy to make this happen.”
Both Clear Channel Outdoor digital billboards are located just outside the Target Center at 7th and Hennepin Avenue.
About 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS (KSTP-TV, LLC), Minneapolis/St. Paul:
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS (KSTP-TV, LLC) is locally-owned and operated by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. It was the first television station to sign on the air in the upper Midwest. Other HBI television stations in Minnesota include: KSTC-TV, KSAX-TV, KRWF-TV, WDIO-TV, WIRT-TV and KAAL-TV. Minneapolis/St. Paul HBI radio stations include: AM1500 KSTP, KS95-FM, FM107 WFMP, plus the Hubbard Radio Network. HBI also owns two television stations in New York and one television station in New Mexico. Hubbard Media Group, a division of HBI, owns and operates ReelzChannel, the national cable and satellite network that is all about movies.
About Clear Channel Outdoor:
Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) is the world’s largest outdoor advertising company with close to one million displays in over 50 countries across 5 continents. In the United States, the company operates just under 200,000 advertising displays and has a presence in all of the top 50 Designated Market Areas. It also operates airport, rail, taxi and mall advertising businesses worldwide. Its Spectacolor (U.S.) and DEFI (international) divisions are the global market leaders in spectacular sign displays, including in New York’s Times Square. Clear Channel Adshel is the company's international street furniture division, which operates over 3,500 municipal advertising contracts worldwide. Clear Channel Outdoor also operates digital displays and networks in most of its divisions. More information may be found by visiting www.clearchanneloutdoor.com
Contact:
Lee Ann Muller
President / General Manager
Clear Channel Outdoor - Minneapolis division
Phone: 612-605-5125
lamuller@clearchannel.com
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