ABC 8 WMTW and Time Warner Cable of Maine Announce
the Launch of News 8 WMTW on Time Warner Channel 9

PORTLAND, ME, July 23, 2003 – ABC 8 WMTW and Time Warner Cable of Maine today announced the launch of News 8 WMTW on Time Warner Channel 9, a new 24 hour local news channel that will continuously air News 8 WMTW’s daily news broadcasts throughout the day, making local news more accessible and convenient to customers.

News 8 WMTW’s four daily news broadcasts, 6:00 a.m., Noon, 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., will be replayed throughout the day on Channel 9. The schedule is as follows:

• The 6:00 a.m. newscast will air from 7:30 a.m. through 1:00 p.m.
• The Noon newscast will air from 1:00 p.m. through 7:00 p.m.
• The 6:00 p.m. newscast will air from 7:00 p.m. through Midnight.
• The 11:00 p.m. newscast will air from Midnight through 7:30 a.m. (the following day).

“We are excited about our new partnership with ABC 8 WMTW and feel that offering a local 24 hour news channel provides our customers with the value added convenience of getting their local news at anytime throughout the day,” said Keith Burkley, Division President, Time Warner Cable of Maine. “We are always looking for new and innovative ways to provide our customers with more choices and convenience.”

“As part of our continuing effort to build ABC 8 WMTW’s award winning news product we are pleased to have teamed up with Time Warner Cable to offer the market’s first 24/7 television news viewing opportunity,” said David Kaufman, Executive Vice President of WMTW Broadcast Group, LLC. WMTW Broadcast Group is comprised of ABC 8 WMTW Television, Newsradio WMTW 870-AM and 1470-AM; 106.7-FM; WTHT-FM 107.5; WMEK-FM 99.9 and 96.9-FM; and WMTW.com.

Time Warner Cable of Maine provides cable service to 110,000 customers in Northern and Southern Maine. Time Warner Cable owns and manages the most technologically advanced, best-clustered cable television operations in 27 states. It is a division of AOL Time Warner Inc.