Cox Communications Middle Georgia

Cox Communications and 13WMAZ Partner to Offer Exclusive US Open Tennis Coverage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2009

Macon, GA---13WMAZ and Cox Communications are partnering to offer exclusive digital cable coverage of the US Open tennis tournament on Cox Channel 121.  The action on Cox Channel 121 will air on September 7^th from 11 am until 6 pm with coverage also available on WMAZ-DT, 13.2. 

The coverage on Cox Channel 121 will allow viewers to watch tennis programming preempted by the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon on 13WMAZ. 

“We hope tennis fans can take advantage of this special opportunity,” said Jeff Dudley, president and general Manager of 13WMAZ. “We know that the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon provides a meaningful service to Middle Georgians. It’s a tradition in our community, but this important project does preempt our regularly-scheduled programming. We’re pleased that Cox has partnered with us to make tennis coverage available on Cox Channel 121, and we’re also happy we can now use the power of digital television to make the programming available on WMAZ-DT, 13.2.”

CBS Sports is serving up its 42^nd consecutive year of US Open coverage on 13WMAZ and will broadcast more than 30 hours of this year's event, including the prime-time Women's Singles final and the Men's Singles Final.

ESPN2 (Cox Channel 22) and the Tennis Channel (Cox Channel 333) will also broadcast more than 100 hours of action of the US Open, starting with the men's and women's opening rounds and culminating with the Women's Doubles final and the Men’s Singles final on September 13^th.

13WMAZ is a Gannett-owned television station.
Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 90 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns nearly 1,000 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom’s second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest publishes nearly 300 titles, including 18 daily newspapers, and a network of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett also operates 23 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.

About Cox Communications:
Cox Communications is a broadband communications and entertainment company, providing advanced digital video, Internet, telephone and wireless services over its own nationwide IP network. The third-largest U.S. cable TV company, Cox serves 6.2 million residences and businesses. Cox Business is a facilities-based provider of voice, video and data solutions for commercial customers and Cox Media is a full-service provider of national and local cable spot and new media advertising. Cox Communications wholly owns and operates Travel Channel. Cox is known for pioneering efforts in cable telephone and commercial services, industry-leading customer care and its outstanding workplaces. For six years, Cox has been recognized as the top operator for women by Women in Cable Telecommunication; for four years, Cox has ranked among DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity; and the company holds a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. More information about Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com and www.coxmedia.com.