Jacor: Jacor Purchases Stations in Iowa City



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JACOR TO PURCHASE TWO STATIONS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA

Covington, KY., June 30, 1997:  Jacor Communications, Inc., (NASDAQ: JCOR)
announced today it will add Iowa City, Iowa as the company's 33rd broadcast
area when it begins operating KXIC-AM and KKRQ-FM under an LMA on July 1, 1997.
Jacor signed an $8 million asset purchase agreement with the stations'
sellers,  Iowa City Broadcasting, Inc. and Thomas E. Ingstad. With Jacor's Des
Moines and Cedar Rapids stations, the addition of Iowa City gives the company
three strong broadcast areas in the state.

The transaction is subject to regulatory review.

Jacor is the nation's third largest radio group measured by total revenues. 
Including announced pending acquisitions, Jacor owns, operates, or represents
approximately 153 radio stations in 33 U.S. broadcast areas.  Additionally,
Jacor owns several leading content providers including EFM, the syndicator for
top radio personality Rush Limbaugh, and Premiere Radio Networks, a Los Angeles
based creator of comedy clips, jingles and other programming and research
products.  Jacor also owns a satellite distribution service, NSN, which
provides bi-directional communication among multiple networks.  Jacor plans to
pursue growth through continued acquisitions of complementary radio stations in
its existing broadcast locations, and radio groups or individual stations with
significant presence in other attractive locations. Additionally, Jacor will
grow in other broadcast-related products and businesses.

For further information, contact:
Nick Miller
606.655.6525

For more information on Jacor visit us at 
http://www.cfonews.com/jcor/

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