Jacor: Purchases KZWC-FM in Walnut Creek, CA








Contact:  Pam Taylor
          606.655.6523

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                        JACOR PURCHASES KZWC-FM
                          IN WALNUT CREEK, CA.


COVINGTON, KY., May 5, 1998:  Jacor Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:  JCOR) agreed
to purchase KZWC-FM in Walnut Creek, California from KZWC Broadcasting, Inc., a
subsidiary of Z-Spanish Radio Network for $4.5 million.  Media Venture
Partners, LTD acted as broker in the transaction. KZWC will add to Jacor's
existing coverage of the Bay area.  Jacor's KSJO-FM of San Jose currently
services a portion of the South Bay market.

 The transaction is subject to customary regulatory review.

Jacor is the nation's second largest radio company measured by total stations. 
Including announced pending acquisitions, Jacor now owns, operates or
represents 201 radio stations in 55 broadcast areas and WKRC-TV in Cincinnati. 
Additionally, Jacor's wholly owned subsidiary Premiere Radio Networks is the
country's third largest provider of syndicated radio programming including the
nation's top rated radio talk shows:  The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Dr. Laura
Schlessinger Show, Dr. Dean Edell and Art Bell. Jacor also owns a satellite
distribution service, NSN, which provides bi-directional communications among
multiple networks.  Jacor plans to pursue growth through continued acquisitions
of complementary radio stations in existing broadcast locations, and radio
groups or individual stations with significant presence in other domestic and
international locations.  Additionally, Jacor plans to grow in other broadcast
related products and businesses.

Visit www.cfonews.com/jcor/ for more information on Jacor Communications.


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