FBI to Use Clear Channel Outdoor Digital Billboards in Baltimore to Find "Most Wanted"

New Network in Baltimore Expands Company's National Efforts to Display Bureau's Security Messages Initiative Follows Successful Criminal Apprehensions in Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Tampa, Milwaukee and Akron

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCO), today announced that its new digital billboard network servicing the Baltimore market will display "wanted" messages and recruiting information for the Baltimore Division of the FBI, expanding the reach of this important law enforcement tool to more of its digital locations across the country. At a press conference held at the FBI Baltimore Division's headquarters today, the FBI along with city, county and state law enforcement shared details on how emergency information will be disseminated via the three digital billboards located in high-traffic areas reaching over 200,000 adults in the area daily.

"As this versatile, digital technology has proven successful in apprehending criminals across the country, we're pleased to launch the initiative here to enhance public safety in Baltimore," said Amy Jo Lyons, FBI Special Agent in Charge.

Now in 24 markets with over 250 total displays, Clear Channel Outdoor's digital billboard networks are being embraced rapidly by many municipal governments as the technology affords transportation agencies, police departments and other emergency services an extraordinarily effective means of quickly reaching people away from their homes with important public safety messages. Immediate notification of severe weather conditions, highway closures due to traffic incidents, disaster preparedness needs, or AMBER Alerts for missing or abducted children, can all be delivered to tens of thousands of motorists in real time by utilizing digital billboards.

"Nine months into our national program with the FBI, we're now also starting to help inform the public of the FBI's top 10 most wanted on digital displays across the country," said Paul Meyer, President and Chief Operating Officer of Clear Channel Outdoor. "Our partnership with the FBI to use our digital networks to assist in the apprehension of fugitives and provide other critical security messages is a logical extension of this indispensable community service tool now reaching the traveling public on a national level."

About Clear Channel Outdoor

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) is the world's largest outdoor advertising company with close to one million displays in over 50 countries across 5 continents. In the United States, the company operates just under 200,000 advertising displays and has a presence in 49 of the top 50 Designated Market Areas. It also operates airport, rail, taxi and mall advertising businesses worldwide. Its Spectacolor (U.S.) and DEFI (international) divisions are the global market leaders in spectacular sign displays, including in New York's Times Square. Clear Channel Adshel is the company's international street furniture division, which operates over 3,500 municipal advertising contracts worldwide. Clear Channel Outdoor also operates digital displays and networks in most of its divisions. More information may be found by visiting www.clearchanneloutdoor.com.

Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Source: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings

Released September 9, 2008