Spanish Broadcasting System Scores Triple Play at Radio and Records Awards

Spanish Broadcasting System Scores Triple Play at Radio and Records Awards

CLEVELAND, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBSA) stations and personnel won three major awards at the annual Radio & Records convention being held this week in Cleveland, Ohio.

WSKQ/New York "Mega 97.9" was named Spanish Radio Station of the Year. Mega Program Director George Mier won Spanish Program Director of the Year, and veteran KLAX/Los Angeles radio personality Renan Almendarez Coello - El Cucuy de la Manana (The Morning Boogeyman) -- was honored as one of two Spanish Radio Air Personalities of the Year.

Mega 97.9 is the top-ranked Spanish language radio station in the United States, according to Arbitron Radio Ratings.

SBS President and CEO Raul Alarcon, Jr. commented, "I am pleased and proud of Renan and George, as well as the entire staff of WSKQ and SBS. This recognition of their outstanding work is well-deserved."

The awards are the results of voting by subscribers to Radio and Records magazine, a trade publication for the radio and music industries.

About Spanish Broadcasting System

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest Hispanic-controlled radio broadcasting company in the United States. After giving effect to a pending divestiture, the Company will own and operate 20 radio stations in the top Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico. The Company also operates LaMusica.com, a bilingual Spanish- English online site providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture. The Company's corporate site can be accessed at http://www.spanishbroadcasting.com/

Source: Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

CONTACT: Bill Tanner +1-310-229-3260, for Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

Web site: http://www.spanishbroadcasting.com/

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