Monday, November 26th 2007
The Keith Sweat Hotel Heard on More Than 20 Stations In Less Than One Year
Press Contact: Rachel Nelson
818-461-8057
Affiliation Contact: Martin Melius
818-461-5453
LOS ANGELES, November 26, 2007 - It was announced today that The Keith Sweat Hotel can now be heard on more than 20 stations with the addition of the following affiliates: WQSL/WQZL in Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, N.C., effective today, and WHRP in Huntsville, Ala., effective December 3. This is a milestone for the program which launched less than a year ago in Feb. 2007. As previously reported, The Keith Sweat Hotel has also demonstrated impressive ratings growth since its launch.
The Keith Sweat Hotel is a music-intensive program with 10-12 songs an hour - R&B and slow jamz from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and today. Also featured on the show are special guests, live in-studio musical performances, and listener confessions, apologies and dedications. The program airs Sunday through Friday from 7 p.m. - midnight in all time zones and is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. Sweat broadcasts live from Atlanta at his Premiere Radio Networks studio.
Born in Harlem, New York, Sweat originally worked for the commodities market at the New York Stock Exchange before he was discovered singing at a nightclub in 1987. In November of the same year, he released his debut album, Make It Last Forever, which resulted in #1 singles and sold four million copies. His other albums include I'll Give All My Love To You, Keep It Comin', Get Up On It, and Keith Sweat. After much success as a recording artist, Sweat ventured into the producing side of the business, discovering and debuting groups such as
Silk, Kut Klose, and LSG. In addition, Sweat has produced numerous songs for artists such as Men At Large, Dru Hill, Immature, Ol' Skool, The Isley Brothers and The O’Jays.
Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU), syndicates 90 radio programs and services to more than 4,600 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 (Kevoian) & Tom (Griswold), Delilah, Steve Harvey, Whoopi Goldberg, Blair Garner, George Noory, Maria Bartiromo, Ty Pennington, John Boy and Billy, Donald Trump, Big Tigger, Bob Costas and others. Premiere is based in Sherman Oaks, California, with 13 offices nationwide.
