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On Air with Ryan Seacrest is Bigger and Better Than Ever
Posted : Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:02:43 GMT
Author : Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.
LOS ANGELES -- (Business Wire) Ryan Seacrest, music's number one radio host in the U.S. with a weekly worldwide audience estimated at more than 20 million, will expand the nationally syndicated On Air with Ryan Seacrest to include a fourth hour of programming beginning May 4. After launching nearly a year ago on 50 radio stations, the top-rated On Air with Ryan Seacrest can now be heard on more than 130 stations in the U.S. including major cities such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and Detroit. The program can also be heard internationally in such markets as Toronto, Vancouver, Johannesburg, Singapore, Cape Town and others.
"We've seen such tremendous growth and success with the syndication of On Air in the last year," commented Premiere Radio EVP of Affiliate Marketing Julie Talbott. "Affiliates took notice as well. They saw an opportunity to expand their audiences and requested more content. We can't wait to deliver an extra hour of top entertainment news, music and interviews."
Nationally syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, the four-hour music and entertainment news program airs Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. local time. Broadcasting from his E! Studios in Hollywood, Seacrest focuses on all aspects of the entertainment industry, highlighting and interviewing top talent from the worlds of music, film, and television. In addition, listeners can visit www.RyanSeacrest.com to interact and connect with the show and get their daily entertainment and lifestyle news. The site features photos, videos and social networking.
Seacrest is no stranger to success in radio. American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest is the number one countdown show in the U.S. and continues to be heard on nearly 500 radio stations worldwide including markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Beijing and many others. For the past four years, Seacrest's local radio show on KIIS-FM/Los Angeles has been the most-listened-to program in Southern California (Source: Arbitron, FA'04 to JAN'09, MSA & PPM, Cume, MF 6-10, P 12+) and consistently wins every female demo from 12-17 to 25-34.
ABOUT RYAN SEACREST
With his thriving broadcasting career and multiple ventures in media, it's no wonder why Ryan Seacrest is at the forefront of entertainment media. While hosting and producing multiple television and radio programs, building his Ryan Seacrest Productions banner (RSP) into a viable entity creating content for all media platforms, and investing in a myriad of restaurant ventures, Seacrest is redefining what it means to be an entrepreneur and a quadruple threat in Hollywood. DETAILS Magazine crowned him their top "Maverick" of 2008 featuring him on the April cover of the magazine. Seacrest was bestowed a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio. In 2006, 2007, and 2008 Seacrest was included in FORBES Magazine's annual "Celebrity 100 Power List," joining the likes of Tom Cruise, Oprah Winfrey and Tiger Woods. Seacrest can currently be seen as host of the eighth season of Fox Television's #1 hit show, "American Idol." With his winning personality, the series has continued to climb in ratings to become a bona fide cultural phenomenon, making Ryan Seacrest a household name in the process.
ABOUT PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS
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, Sean Hannity and others. Premiere is based in Sherman Oaks, California, with 13 offices nationwide.