Sports Radio 770 ESPN Is Now Broadcasting In HD Radio™

FT. MYERS, Florida, November 28, 2005 –SportsRadio 770 ESPN, a Beasley Broadcast Group station, today announced that it is now broadcasting in HD Radio™.  Sports Radio 770 ESPN is the first radio station in Ft. Myers to launch digital broadcasts through this technology.

HD Radio™ allows listeners with an HD Radio tuner to enjoy the benefits of CD-quality sound, improved signal reception and greater programming choices.  The digital technology uses the current radio spectrum more efficiently to transmit AM and FM analog signals simultaneously with new higher quality digital signals, which can carry new programming and data services such as station, song and artist identification, stock and news information, local traffic and weather.

“HD Radio is the most revolutionary change in our industry since the introduction of FM 40 years ago and we are thrilled to make radio broadcasting history in Southwest Florida through its launch on WWCN,” said Brad Beasley, Market Manager for Beasley Broadcast Group’s Southwest Florida station cluster.  “HD Radio’s combination of radically improved sound quality and advanced digital services will take our programming to a much higher level.  We are confident that our listeners will enjoy this free, local alternative to satellite radio.”

The new HD Radio broadcasts can be accessed with an HD Radio tuner by setting the tuner to “770 AM.”  HD Radio tuners are available for purchase on the Internet or at leading consumer electronics retailers nationwide.

SportsRadio 770 ESPN/WWCN-AM is a Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. radio station.  Founded in 1961, Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. is a radio broadcasting company which owns or operates 41 stations (26 FM and 15 AM) located in ten large- and mid-size markets in the United States.  In addition to WWCN-AM, Beasley owns B103.9 WXKB-FM, 96 K-Rock WRXK-FM, New Rock 99X WJBX-FM, and 106.3 WJPT-FM in Southwest Florida.

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