News
11.6.02
CustomWeather
Partners with Emmis Communications
CustomWeather to provide forecasts for websites for more than 20 radio stations
SAN FRANCISCO — November
6, 2002 — CustomWeather, the leading supplier of syndicated custom
weather data, announced today that it has partnered with Emmis Communications,
owner of more than 20 radio stations in major markets throughout the US, including
New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Emmis will use CustomWeather’s comprehensive global
weather forecasts and reports to serve visitors to the web site presences for its
radio stations. CustomWeather will offer its weather content in Spanish, in addition
to English, to meet the needs of Emmis’ various radio station on-line audiences.
“Our relationship with CustomWeather allows our radio stations to provide
relevant local weather content to their web site visitors, in addition to a number
of specialty weather reports that cater to various audience interests,” stated Deb
Esayian, VP of Emmis Interactive. “The quality of their content, combined with their
excellent customer service, has made CustomWeather the choice for Emmis going forward.”
Emmis Radio Division owns stations in the top three national markets - Los Angeles,
New York and Chicago - as well as in St. Louis, Phoenix, Indianapolis, and Terre Haute.
Emmis owns the two most influential hip hop stations in the world - Power 106 in L.A. and
HOT 97 in N.Y.C. - and America's most influential alternative rock station - Q101 in Chicago.
With its three-station cluster, Emmis controls 14% of the total market revenue in New York City.
“Making our weather available to Emmis’ radio station web sites is another exciting
development in the growth of CustomWeather,” said Geoff Flint, CEO of CustomWeather.
“We’ve experienced terrific success in the online and wireless arenas, and working with
media companies was the next step. To partner with an industry leader like Emmis validates
our efforts to date to offer the best, most comprehensive weather that is designed to work
with today’s technology requirements.”
About CustomWeather, Inc. About Emmis Communications.
Contacts:
CustomWeather, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, offers syndicated custom weather
content, services and applications that are designed to be fully integrated and
private-labeled. CustomWeather’s geo-coded data feeds are available in desirable
formats such as XML, WML, HDML and ASCII. CustomWeather generates over 58,000 unique
forecasts worldwide, establishing it as the industry leader for global location-based
coverage at both the US and International levels. CustomWeather is the weather supplier
for customers around the world including Lycos, Galileo Travel, Go2 Systems, I3 Mobile,
FastCast Broadcasting, Liberty Travel and VoltDelta. For more information, visit
www.customweather.com or check the weather at www.myforecast.com.
Emmis Communications is an Indianapolis-based diversified media firm with radio
broadcasting, television broadcasting and magazine publishing operations. Emmis'
20 FM and 3 AM domestic radio stations serve the nation's largest markets of New
York, Los Angeles and Chicago as well as Denver, Phoenix, St. Louis, Indianapolis
and Terre Haute, IN. In addition, Emmis owns two radio networks, three international
radio stations, 15 television stations, award-winning regional and specialty magazines
and ancillary businesses in broadcast sales and publishing. For more information,
visit www.emmis.com.
CustomWeather, Inc.
Geoff Flint
415. 777 3945
marketing@customweather.com
Emmis Communications
317. 684 6576
kate@emmis.com
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