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INFINITY RADIO LOS ANGELES, CBS2 AND KCAL 9 LAUNCH
"SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TSUNAMI MONEY DRIVE"Money Raised Will Aid Southern Asia Tsunami Victims Through the American Red Cross
(LOS ANGELES, CA)– Infinity Radio Los Angeles - 8 stations and sister TV stations CBS 2 and KCAL 9 are asking listeners and viewers to donate money for the victims of the Asian Tsunami and will be staging a concentrated day-long solicitation of funds on Monday, January 10. Millions of tsunami survivors, who were already struggling to cope with a catastrophic disaster, have been plagued by unrelenting rainfall, flash floods and severe aftershocks in the wake of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck December 26, and now need urgent relief from outside the region.
Infinity Radio stations in Los Angeles (KNX-AM, KRTH-FM, KCBS-FM, KFRG-FM, KFWB-AM, KLSX-FM, KROQ-FM, and KTWV-FM), as well as television stations CBS2 and KCAL 9. The Infinity Broadcasting radio and television stations are soliciting cash donations from their audience, which will be channeled through the American Red Cross to provide disaster relief for victims of the tsunami.
"Infinity Broadcasting, through its radio and television properties, reaches more people than any other media company in Southern California. Therefore, we are uniquely positioned to get this important appeal to the most people the quickest," said Jeff Federman, who oversees the Infinity radio stations in Los Angeles. With the confirmed death toll now passing 139,000 and more than five million homeless, emergency supplies are critical, as the threat of starvation and disease continues to escalate.
Monday, January 10, 2005, all 10 Los Angeles Infinity media partners will be on-site at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park from 6 AM — 9 PM collecting donations for the American Red Cross. Donations can also be brought to the offices of all ten media partners during regular business hours, at the locations below:
Knott's Berry Farm — South Lot
Buena Park
Rose Bowl
1001 Rose Bowl Drive corner of Beach and Crescent by the Radisson Hotel
Pasadena
KNX-AM KROQ-FM
6121 Sunset Boulevard 5901 Venice Boulevard
Hollywood Los Angeles
www.knx1070.com www.kroq.com K-EARTH 101 KFRG-FM
5515 Melrose Avenue 900 East Washington, Suite 315
Los Angeles Colton
www.kearth101.com www.kfrog.comKFWB-AM KLSX-FM
6230 Yucca Street 3580 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles Los Angeles
www.kfwb.com www.fmtalki.com KCBS-FM KTWV-FM
5901 Venice Boulevard 8944 Lindblade Street
Los Angeles Culver City
www.arrowfm.com www.947wave.comCBS 2 KCAL 9
6121 Sunset Boulevard 6121 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood Hollywood
www.cbs2.com www.kcal9.com "Millions of victims in South Asia have lost everything they had in the tsunami and now face the deadly prospects of starvation and disease," Director of Communication and Marketing for the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles H.T. Linke said. "Funds donated for this disaster through the American Red Cross International Response Fund will go directly to the affected areas to provide clean water, blankets, clothing, cooking equipment and food. We are extremely pleased to be working with Infinity Radio, CBS 2 and KCAL 9 and thank them for their quick response to this unprecedented disaster and their support of the American Red Cross."
Don Corsini, President and General Manager of television stations CBS2 / KCAL9, notes "We are pleased to join with our sister Infinity Radio stations to reach out to all Southern Californians and solicit donations to the American Red Cross at this time of great need. We will continue to provide the public with the latest news regarding this tragedy and are committed to supporting this drive to raise money for the people in South Asia who desperately need our help."
Donations can be made online through each of the stations’ websites, including
www.KNX1070.com or by sending a check to the Southern California Tsunami Money Drive, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028 made payable to the American Red Cross International Response Fund — Attn: Tsunami Relief.
Infinity Broadcasting encourages and appreciates the generosity of its listeners and viewers for this Monday, January 10, 2005 Tsunami Relief appeal.
Infinity LA Radio stations are owned and operated by Infinity Broadcasting, a division of Viacom Inc.