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June 6, 2001

For Immediate Release:

WCPE adds MP3 to online capabilities

WCPE 89.7 FM, the home of Great Classical Music, is pleased to announce the newest addition to its slate of online streaming technologies.

WCPE is now streaming its non-commercial classical music programming on the Internet in MP3 format. The MP3 stream joins WCPE's existing RealAudio, Windows Media and QuickTime offerings.

WCPE is perhaps the only public radio station to offer listeners so many choices in Internet audio. By doing so, WCPE is trying to ensure that every listener has access to Great Classical Music in his favorite format. This also better positions WCPE to be available on new "Internet appliances," devices that allow listeners to enjoy online audio through a conventional stereo system.

WCPE's online services are gaining in popularity. The editors of PC Magazine recently named WCPE as their favorite online classical station (After Hours: The All-Request Web, in the May 22 edition.) WCPE is consistently rated by MeasureCast Inc. as the top classical station in online listenership and among the top 25 online stations in all formats

WCPE's MP3 streams are provided by ibiblio.org, an online library of freely available information that includes software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies. ibiblio.org is a collaboration of the Center for the Public Domain and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism and Mass Communication, School of Information and Library Science, and Information Technology Services.

89.7 FM WCPE is a l00% listener-supported non-profit radio station dedicated to bringing Great Classical Music to everyone 24 hours a day. You can hear our beautiful music on the Internet in RealAudio, Windows Media, QuickTime and MP3 streaming technologies. Our programming is also available on the Galaxy 5 Satellite, transponder 15, at 5.58 and 6.12 MHz. Owners of 4DTV receivers can listen on G5 958. For more information or to request a complimentary Program Guide, call 800-556-5178, or visit us online at wcpe.org.

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