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Mega Media Group Announces the Launch of Pulse 87 Radio Station for February 11th and the Hiring of New Program Director for Pulse 87.7 FM
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pulse 87.7 FM, the rhythmic
top 40 station will be launched by Mega Media Group (OTC Bulletin Board:
MMDA) (http://www.megamediagroup.com), on February 11th at 6am, the station will
feature the Highly popular Star & Buc Wild Morning Show which will debut on
February 18th weekdays from 6 to 10am and today's top music hits. Joel
Salkowitz will become the station's program director.
Industry Veteran Joel Salkowitz To Lead Station
Salkowitz is a veteran major market programming and operations
executive, who recently served as Vice President of Music Programming and
Content at Sirius Satellite Radio. Prior to joining Sirius, Salkowitz was
with Clear Channel Communications as a Format Director and Brand Manager
overseeing the launch and programming for 10 major market stations, as well
as serving as Program Director for JAMMIN 105 -- New York (WTJM-FM). His
past experience also includes management, production and programming
positions at Fox Television, E.M.I. Records, Westwood One, ABC Radio, NBC
Radio and Emmis Communications. As Regional VP of Programming at Emmis'
HOT97 (WQHT) in New York, he helped develop the Rhythm Top 40 format that
dominated contemporary radio during the late 1980s and early 1990s and was
also responsible for overseeing programming at Emmis' WAVA (Washington DC)
and WLOL (Minneapolis).
Commenting on the announcement, Mega Media Group CEO, Alex Shvarts
stated "I am pleased that Joel is leading our radio team. His wealth of
experience with building stations and managing major market radio personnel
will prove invaluable to the launch of Pulse 87."
Also commenting on the announcement, Salkowitz said, "I am excited to
be a part of a new, independent radio business that I can help to grow from
its very inception. It will be especially gratifying to work with Star who
is one of the top morning talents in the country and who was able to have
such a huge impact on not one, but two radio stations in New York. He's a
one-of-a-kind personality and together with a unique music format, we're
going to give New York something to get excited about on the radio again."
Safe Harbor Statement: This announcement contains forward-looking
statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of
the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that
are not historical facts, including statements about Mega Media Group's
beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements. All information provided in this press release is as of
November 15, 2007, and Mega Media Group undertakes no duty to update such
information, except as required under applicable law.
Mega Media Group Announces the Launch of Pulse 87 Radio Station for February 11th and the Hiring of New Program Director for Pulse 87.7 FM
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pulse 87.7 FM, the rhythmic
top 40 station will be launched by Mega Media Group (OTC Bulletin Board:
MMDA) (http://www.megamediagroup.com), on February 11th at 6am, the station will
feature the Highly popular Star & Buc Wild Morning Show which will debut on
February 18th weekdays from 6 to 10am and today's top music hits. Joel
Salkowitz will become the station's program director.
Industry Veteran Joel Salkowitz To Lead Station
Salkowitz is a veteran major market programming and operations
executive, who recently served as Vice President of Music Programming and
Content at Sirius Satellite Radio. Prior to joining Sirius, Salkowitz was
with Clear Channel Communications as a Format Director and Brand Manager
overseeing the launch and programming for 10 major market stations, as well
as serving as Program Director for JAMMIN 105 -- New York (WTJM-FM). His
past experience also includes management, production and programming
positions at Fox Television, E.M.I. Records, Westwood One, ABC Radio, NBC
Radio and Emmis Communications. As Regional VP of Programming at Emmis'
HOT97 (WQHT) in New York, he helped develop the Rhythm Top 40 format that
dominated contemporary radio during the late 1980s and early 1990s and was
also responsible for overseeing programming at Emmis' WAVA (Washington DC)
and WLOL (Minneapolis).
Commenting on the announcement, Mega Media Group CEO, Alex Shvarts
stated "I am pleased that Joel is leading our radio team. His wealth of
experience with building stations and managing major market radio personnel
will prove invaluable to the launch of Pulse 87."
Also commenting on the announcement, Salkowitz said, "I am excited to
be a part of a new, independent radio business that I can help to grow from
its very inception. It will be especially gratifying to work with Star who
is one of the top morning talents in the country and who was able to have
such a huge impact on not one, but two radio stations in New York. He's a
one-of-a-kind personality and together with a unique music format, we're
going to give New York something to get excited about on the radio again."
Safe Harbor Statement: This announcement contains forward-looking
statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of
the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that
are not historical facts, including statements about Mega Media Group's
beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements. All information provided in this press release is as of
November 15, 2007, and Mega Media Group undertakes no duty to update such
information, except as required under applicable law.
