DIGITAL DEES; Worldwide Radio Personality Rick Dees Announces the Launch of RICK.COM, a Highly Interactive New Website Designed for Those Who Want to Explore Music, Videos and Entertainment In Every Facet

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2005--World renowned entertainer and "Weekly Top 40" host Rick Dees has announced the launch of the new RICK.COM, a highly interactive portal that is designed for visitors worldwide to explore the best new music, video and games available from both established and emerging artists, along with music from nearly every genre. RICK.COM will also include the following special components: DDN -- "The Dees Digital Network", "Dees On Demand", "Dees Club", "Dees Sleaze" and will feature the same unique imprint that established the name Rick Dees with audiences worldwide.

DDN -- "Dees Digital Network" delivers "Music Radio," the world's leading, multi-channel internet radio webcasts with more than 50 extensive channels of digital music, allowing listeners the opportunity to customize each channel to their own specific musical tastes. The Rick Dees-hosted channels include: All Number One Hits, Rick-FM, Hip Hop, Classical, Rock, Jazz, Country, Latin, Swing, British Rock, R&B, Old School, Broadway, Celtic, Asian, International and many more.

“The future is broadband. We've created a digital space that's fun and full of everything in entertainment. It's a one-stop site to fulfill all of your entertainment needs. And it's FREE!”

"Dees On Demand" features Rick's popular "Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown" show, where fans can check out the last fifteen weeks of shows to keep up on the latest chart hits, along with archived "Weekly Top 40" shows. "Dees Sleaze" selects Rick's Picks for the top breaking celebrity gossip stories.

"Dees Club," which is pure comedy, is sure to be a hit with long time listeners and web browsers. It features humorous Rick Dees animated shorts of interviews with celebrities called "webisodes." Also included is the legendary "Candid Phone," which is uninhibited telephone comedy. Available for downloading is Rick Dees Wallpaper and in the section, "Join The Club," one can catch up on the latest breaking music news, ticket giveaways, contest announcements and exclusive offers that are only available on RICK.COM.

Valuable prizes are the norm on "The Weekly Top 40 Challenge" at RICK.COM. Each week on the "Weekly Top 40 Countdown," Dees asks listeners to identify a clip from a song or movie or a mystery voice. The winner is then selected randomly from all the correct entries received. Numerous valuable prizes are offered, including all expense paid trips to Hollywood to appear in a movie or hit TV show, plasma TVs, and the latest tech gadgets and games. RICK.COM also features "Top Videos" of fresh new movie clips and trailers from an array of new films, along with music videos from today's hottest artists.

When asked to describe RICK.COM in a few words, CEO Rick Dees says, "The future is broadband. We've created a digital space that's fun and full of everything in entertainment. It's a one-stop site to fulfill all of your entertainment needs. And it's FREE!"

Additional interactive events and exciting new contests, music and games will be posted on the website in the coming days. For more information, please visit RICK.COM.