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FOX 5 Atlanta Launches the 2007 "myfoxatlanta HOT LIST" Powered by CityVoter

Atlanta, GA - (July 16, 2007) - FOX 5 Atlanta announced today that it has launched the "myfoxatlanta's Hot List" powered by CityVoter. The "myfoxatlanta's Hot List" features descriptions, photos, videos, maps, and real-life customer comments on the best local businesses. This interactive online guide also provides local businesses with a platform to easily create, manage, and promote their own web content.

The 2007 "myfoxatlanta's Hot List" kicks off July 23rd with a "Best Of" contest inviting visitors to choose Atlanta's top local businesses. During the "myfoxatlanta's Hot List" competition, people log on to www.myfoxatlanta.com/hotlist to nominate and vote for their favorite businesses and share photos and reviews. In addition, every voter can enter to win a plasma TV. The contest runs July 23rd to September 14th. Winners will be announced and posted the week of September 17th, 2007.

The "myfoxatlanta's Hot List" offers local businesses a free online presence and easy-to-use tools to manage their listings, saving time and money while connecting them with online customers. The guide is available all year and offers reviews and photos posted by customers, enhancing the value of a local business listing—both for the business and for those searching for detailed local information.

Gene McHugh, VP President and General Manager of FOX 5 Atlanta, says, "Because FOX 5 provides Atlanta with a ceaseless flow of local news and information day in and day out, it's only natural that we expand that role and present viewer opinions about their communities. Contained within the highly-regarded myfoxatlanta.com, "Hot List" will chronicle our web users' personal experiences and recommendations of preferred retailers, restaurants and services to neighbors, friends and strangers alike."

"People are increasingly exploring their cities online and are looking for more than basic information—they want photos, videos, maps, customer reviews and more," comments Josh Walker, CityVoter CEO. "We are proud to support FOX 5's commitment to providing local businesses the recognition they deserve and this valuable online presence at no charge."

FOX 5 Atlanta is known for popular programming such as "American Idol," "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader," "24," and "House." FOX 5 is Georgia's news leader, with more local news than any other Atlanta station. Additional local programming includes "Good Day Atlanta," the market's only all-local, all-live, morning program, weekdays from 7-9am; "FOX 5 Morning News" from 5-7am, FOX 5 News at Noon, FOX 5 News at 5pm, 6pm and the #1 rated local Late News at 10pm. FOX 5 News is "The Most Powerful Name in Local News."

FOX 5 Atlanta is part of the FOX Television Stations group, one of the nation's largest owned-and-operated network broadcast groups, comprising 35 stations in 26 markets, covering nearly 45% of U.S. television homes. This includes six duopolies in the top 10 markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington D.C. and Houston; as well as duopolies in Minneapolis, Phoenix and Orlando.

For more information about FOX 5 Atlanta, please visit www.myfoxatlanta.com.

About CityVoter, Inc.
Founded in 2005, CityVoter builds image-based city guides for leading media companies interested in enhancing the local relevancy of their websites and strengthening their relationships with their online communities. CityVoter makes its media partners' websites the premier destinations for local commercial content, featuring descriptions, photos, videos, maps, and customer comments on the top local businesses. Each guide features a "Hot List" of the best local businesses in the area, which is determined by the local community's nominations and votes. The CityVoter platform enables local businesses to easily create and promote their own web content. CityVoter guides have collectively generated more than seven million page views, 340,000 votes, 95,000 customer comments, and 7,000 business listings. Current media partner clients include CBS Television Stations' WBZ-TV, Hearst-Argyle, McGraw-Hill, and Gannett. For more information, visit www.cityvoter.com.

Contact:

  • Mike Panethere
  • FOX 5 Atlanta – WAGA
  • 408.898.0271
  • Caralyn Quigley
  • CityVoter, Inc.
  • 617.741.3100