Kansas City One of First Cities in U.S. to Simultaneously Televise Professional Soccer in Spanish and English  - August 15 , 2007

Kansas City, Mo. (August 15, 2007) - On August 19, the Kansas City Wizards will become one of the first professional soccer teams in the country to have its games simultaneously televised in Spanish and English. Thanks to Time Warner Cable's Metro Sports, most Kansas City Wizards games will be broadcast in English on one channel at the same time they're televised in Spanish on a second channel. In addition, the games will continue to be carried on local Spanish language radio station KDTD-AM (La Gran D 1340), which is providing the Spanish-speaking announcers for the TV broadcasts.

"This historic initiative sends out a strong, positive message to Spanish-speaking fans of the Kansas City Wizards and Major League Soccer," says Wizards Director of Latino Relations Leobardo Prieto. "We are fortunate to have great, supportive partners such as Time Warner Cable's Metro Sports and La Gran D that recognize the importance of bringing entertainment to the Hispanic community of Kansas City. We are not only setting the trend in Major League Soccer, but setting the standard for the league with all of our new Spanish-language programming for all of our fans."

The introduction of all-inclusive Spanish language coverage of Kansas City Wizards games occurs during a year when the Wizards have dedicated themselves to the region's Latino soccer fans. "This partnership represents another significant step in our efforts to reach out to our friends in the Latino community," says Wizards Executive Vice President Greg Cotton.

John Denison, General Manager of Time Warner Cable's Metro Sports, says he is proud to make Kansas City one of the first markets to simultaneously broadcast professional soccer games in English and Spanish.

"We are very excited to present Wizards soccer to Time Warner Cable subscribers en Espanol,â" Denison says. "Since it was the right thing to do, it was actually quite simple to work out an arrangement with the Wizards and the Reyes Media Group, owners of La Gran D 1340, to present this content to our subscribers."

Kansas City Wizards games will be carried on local Time Warner Cable channels 30, 5 and 20. Assignments will vary as to which channel will carry the game in English and which channel will broadcast in Spanish. Six of Seven English-language broadcasts will be carried live on Metro Sports.

The Kansas City Division of Time Warner Cable has a long history of innovative sports broadcasting. Ten years ago, it introduced Metro Sports, which remains the nation's first and only sports station of its kind. Unique in the United States, Time Warner Cable Cable's Metro Sports will produce the games. The following Wizards games will air in Kansas City on Time Warner Cable this season:

Aug. 19 New England Revolution vs. Wizards English Metro Sports Channel 30
Aug. 22 Chicago Fire vs. Wizards English Metro Sports Channel 30
Aug. 29 Wizards vs. Real Salt Lake Spanish Metro Weather Channel 20
Sept. 22 Wizards vs. Chivas USA Spanish Around Town Channel 5
Oct. 5 D.C. United vs. Wizards English Metro Sports Channel 30
Oct. 13 Wizards vs. New York Red Bulls English Metro Sports Channel 30
Oct. 20 Wizards vs. FC Dallas English Metro Sports Channel 30

The Kansas City Wizards celebrate its twelfth season in Major League Soccer with the innovative vision of new ownership and the aggressive, attacking style of a new coaching staff. The organization possesses the drive to spearhead new ideas and make the Wizards the premier organization in MLS. Kansas City was introduced as one of the 10 charter members of MLS on June 6, 1995.

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"It's great to see a winning, professional sports team like the Kansas City Wizards take the lead on such an endeavor. It sets an example for the rest of the league to follow and continues to show how viable the Latino market is in Kansas City. I commend the Wizards and Metro Sports for their continued support in reaching out to our fastest growing population, the Hispanic community." - , President, Greater Kansas City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

"This is very exciting for our radio station La Gran D 1340 as it gives us an opportunity to extend the presence of the Hispanic community beyond the traditional media spectrum. Reyes Media has maintained the idea that the best way to reach the Hispanic market is through integrated media and we are very happy to be a part of this historic partnership."

"The staff of La Gran D are very enthusiastic about working together with the Kansas City Wizards and Metro Sports to make this a fun and exciting way to watch Kansas City Soccer. It willbe a great day when Time Warner customers will be able to tune in to a Kansas City Wizards Soccer game in Spanish and English. The Kansas City sports media landscape will never be the same." - Ed Reyes, General Manager, Reyes Media Group

"We are very excited to present Wizards soccer to Time Warner Cable subscribers en Espanol. Since it was the right thing to do, it was actually quite simple to work out an arrangement with the Wizards and the Reyes Media Group, owners of La Gran D 1340, to present this content to our subscribers." - Leobardo Prieto

"This partnership represents another significant step in our efforts to reach out to our friends in the Latino community. Special thanks to Time Warner Cable and Metro Sports for their helping us realize this much-desired service to our Spanish-speaking fans." - , Executive Vice President, Kansas City Wizards

"For all Americans in our society, sports bring a huge entertainment value. It's great to see a professional sports team and the media acknowledging Hispanics as a good market to target. It's a good business decision as well because we (Latinos) are not going anywhere. This is the beginning of many opportunities between the Kansas City Wizards and Metro Sports. Congrats to both on taking the lead and making this happen." - Commissioner, Jackson County Sports Complex Authority and Board Member, Guadalupe Center

"This is a great thing for the Kansas City Wizards and for Major League Soccer. As a bilingual member of the soccer community, the ability to watch games in either language is very appealing to me. Having played in Mexico, I know how passionate Latino fans are about their futbol. This is just another way we are going to capture their attention and gain their support."- Curt Onalfo, Head Coach, Kansas City Wizards