Atlanta's WALR-AM 1340 Launches Sports Format with FOX Sports Radio and The Jim Rome Show

Contact:
Scott McFarlane
WALR-AM
scottmcfarlane@680thefan.com
404-688-0068

Rachel Nelson
Premiere Radio Networks
rnelson@premiereradio.com
818-461-8057


Atlanta, Ga., June 12, 2008 - WALR-AM 1340 announced today that beginning June 23, the station will flip from its current Talk format to All-Sports as "1340 THE FAN 2, FOX SPORTS RADIO" featuring FOX Sports Radio programming and The Jim Rome Show.

Dickey Broadcasting Operations Manager Jim Mahanay stated, "We are excited to expand our menu of sports programming in Atlanta to include FOX Sports Radio and Jim Rome."

The station's weekday lineup will feature The Third Shift on FOX with Ben Maller (2 - 6 a.m.), The First Team on FOX with Steve Czaban (6 - 9 a.m.), Out of Bounds on FOX with Craig Shemon & James Washington (9 a.m. - noon), The Jim Rome Show (noon - 3 p.m.), The Drive on FOX with Chris Myers & Sean Farnham (3 - 7 p.m.), FOX GameTime Live with Andrew Siciliano & Krystal Fernandez (7 - 10 p.m.) and FOX GameTime ReAct with JT "The Brick" (10 p.m. - 2 a.m.).


About FOX Sports Radio
The FOX Sports Radio Network, based in Sherman Oaks, Calif., is a division of Premiere Radio Networks in partnership with FOX Sports. All entities have combined their considerable resources to develop a turnkey personality driven and caller intensive programming opportunity for radio stations nationwide. With studios also in New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Tampa, Phoenix, Seattle, and San Antonio, the FOX Sports Radio Network can be heard on more than 330 stations, as well as FOXSports.com on MSN and XM Channel 142.

About The Jim Rome Show
Jim Rome is host of one of the most-listened-to sports talk radio shows in America - The Jim Rome Show. Known for his aggressive, informed, rapid-fire dialogue, Rome broadcasts live from 9 a.m. - noon PT, Monday through Friday. The program is heard on more than 200 radio stations and is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. In addition to his daily radio show, he hosts Jim Rome is Burning, a daily, provocative sports talk television show on ESPN that airs at 4:30 p.m. ET. The program originates in Los Angeles and features opinion, Rome’s “rants,” debate, and guest appearances by some of the biggest names in sports.