mp3radio.com Names Stacy Cantrell Director of Content Programming

Business Wire, Oct 1, 1999

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1999--

mp3radio.com announced today that Stacy Cantrell has been named director of content programming. The announcement was made by David Scott, vice president of operations for mp3radio.com.

In her new position, Cantrell is responsible for managing the content programming and design of mp3radio.com's network of affinity music portals on the Internet. mp3radio.com will extend local radio stations' reach at no cost to affiliates and bring consumers everything associated with their favorite music format -- from MP3 music downloads, Webcasts and shopping for CDs and tickets online -- all from a single, convenient source.

Most recently, Cantrell was corporate market planning manager for Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) in Atlanta. She joined CIMedia in 1998 as marketing manager for GoCarolinas.com, a CIMedia city site in Charlotte, N.C. With nearly 20 years of experience in the radio industry, Cantrell's previous positions include serving as program director for both WLNK-FM, Charlotte, N.C, and KQKS-FM, Denver. She also previously served as director of operations and programming for Noble Broadcast Group-Colorado as well as QMI Radio Network, Denver. Cantrell graduated with honors from the University of Denver with degrees in mathematics with a concentration in probability and statistics, psychology, computer science, electrical engineering and business.

"Stacy is a respected radio industry veteran with outstanding content programming expertise. Her recent experience with Cox Interactive Media, coupled with her extensive broadcasting background, make her ideally suited to lead our content programming efforts -- we're thrilled to welcome her to the mp3radio.com team," said Scott.

About mp3radio.com

mp3radio.com, headquartered in Atlanta, is a joint venture between Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) and MP3.com (NASDAQ: MPPP) related to CIMedia's $45 million investment in MP3.com. mp3radio.com is building a network of affinity music portals on the Internet for seven radio formats: alternative, contemporary hit radio, country, hot adult contemporary, rock, urban and urban adult contemporary. The mp3radio.com network will offer consumers free MP3 music downloads from national superstars and local artists; relevant e-commerce; and interactive content related to consumers' favorite music format from a single, convenient source.

About MP3.com

MP3.com (www.mp3.com) is pioneering a revolutionary approach to the promotion and distribution of music. The company's Web site has grown into a premier online music destination. MP3.com uses the Internet and file formats that make music files smaller to enable a growing number of artists to distribute and promote their music to a broad audience, and to let consumers conveniently access this expanding music catalogue. MP3.com's Web site contains more than 130,000 songs from more than 23,000 artists, representing what the company believes to be one of the largest collections of digital music available on the Internet. Consumers can search, sample and download music free of charge.

About Cox Interactive Media

CIMedia, founded in 1996, is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc. and headquartered in Atlanta. The Cox Interactive Media network includes 30 city sites and two specialty sites, BlackFamilies.com and GreatOutdoors.com (www.cimedia.com). A leading media company, Cox Enterprises includes Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, direct mail marketing, book publishing), Cox Broadcasting, Inc. (TV, spot sales, television production, research, publicly-traded Cox Radio, Inc.) and publicly traded Cox Communications, Inc. (cable distribution, programming, broadband communications) in addition to Cox Interactive Media. The company is also the world's largest operator of automobile auctions through Manheim Auctions, providing financial services, government auctions, online services and price guides.