ATLANTA - Cox Communications today announced that it has signed a retransmission consent agreement for analog and digital carriage rights with Raycom Media, Inc. The deal includes five CBS stations, one NBC station and one UPN station. The deal involves Cox markets in Tucson, Ariz.; Middle America Cox/Arkansas; Middle America Cox/Louisiana; Middle America Cox/East Texas; Baton Rouge, La; Cleveland, Ohio; Hampton Roads, Va.; and Northern Virginia.

"Our deal with Raycom shows that broadcasters and cable operators can reach terms that are mutually agreeable and in the best interest of consumers," said Bob Wilson, Senior Vice President of Programming. "We remain committed to offering our customers the best of local broadcast and cable programming - at the best value available."

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Cox Communications Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.7 million total customers, including approximately 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. The nation's third-largest cable television provider, Cox offers analog cable television under the Cox Cable brand as well as digital video service under the Cox Digital Cable brand, featuring advanced services including digital video recording, high-definition television and video-on-demand. Cox provides an array of other communications services including local and long-distance telephone under the Cox Digital Telephone brand, high-speed Internet service under the Cox High Speed Internet brand, and home networking. Commercial voice and data services are offered via Cox Business Services. Local cable advertising, promotional opportunities and production services are sold under the Cox Media brand. Cox is an investor in programming services including Discovery Communications Inc. Cox Communications is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc.

About Raycom Media, Inc. (www.raycommedia.com)

Raycom Media, Inc. owns and operates 37 television stations including 2 ABC, 7 CBS, 9 FOX, 13 NBC, 5 UPN, and 1 WB station. From a geographic standpoint, Raycom is the one of the nation's largest broadcast companies and employs over 2,500 individuals in full and part-time positions. Raycom stations cover over 10% of U.S. television households with operations in 20 states.

The Company also owns Raycom Sports (a marketing, production, and events management and distribution company); Digitalize-Raycom Post (a post production facility in Burbank, California) and Broadview Media (a post production/telecommunication company in Montgomery, Alabama). Raycom Media has web businesses hosted by WorldNow, a web production/hosting company in New York, NA.

Media Contacts:
David Grabert
(404) 269-7054
David.Grabert@cox.com

Bobby Amirshahi
(404) 843-7872
Bobby.Amirshahi@cox.com