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Programming To Be Available on Smart Phones

June 27, 2011

MCALLEN – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Clear Channel Radio announced Monday that all game broadcasts and episodes of the weekly talk show, Inside the Vipers Nest, will be broadcast on Classic Hits 1700 KVNS, which also streams online at classic1700.com, and will soon be available on smart phones using the iHeartRadio application, during the 2011-12 season.

The first episode of Inside the Vipers Nest will air in the week leading up to the NBA Development League draft.

“The opportunity to allow our fans to hear our programming on their phones is one we are very excited about. Now our fans will always be able to tune in, no matter where they are,” Vipers President Bert Garcia said.

“Clear Channel Radio looks forward to the upcoming Vipers basketball season plus taking our partnership to the next level by airing the games on Classic Hits 1700 KVNS. Hopefully we can help the Vipers bring another NBA D-League Championship to the RGV,” Clear Channel Operations Manager Billy Santiago said.

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are the NBA Development League affiliate of the NBA Houston Rockets. The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA’s official minor league. Featuring 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA franchises, the NBA D-League is a proven developer of talent: 23 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2010-11 season boasted NBA D-League experience, and the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front-office staff for the NBA and its teams. In fostering the league’s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the league’s 10th season, fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA FUTURECAST, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.