(COMTEX) B: Platinum Intermedia Signs Agreement with KJAK-FM
B: Platinum Intermedia Signs Agreement with KJAK-FM
TORONTO, Feb 15, 2001 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Heritage Concepts
International Inc.'s (HCI) (TSE:HCI) wholly owned subsidiary, Platinum
Intermedia, Inc. an ASP (Application Service Provider) that brings cutting-edge
content and e-commerce services for radio stations of all genres, has signed a
customer service agreement with KJAK-FM 92.7 Christian Radio in Lubbock, Texas.
"We, at Platinum Intermedia, are very pleased to have the opportunity to offer
our e-commerce platform to one of the top Christian radio stations in North
America," said Raj Kalra, CEO of Platinum Intermedia. "This partnership is
further enhanced by the relationship KJAK has with www.Bible.com as the only
Christian radio station providing streaming audio to www.Bible.com."
Platinum Intermedia will install on KJAK's website, www.KJAK.com, as a part of
Platinum Intermedia's host of services, a complete branded e-commerce platform,
at no cost to the radio station. In addition, Platinum Intermedia has agreed to
utilize their custom design solutions to recreate the look, feel and navigation
of KJAK's site.
"We feel that the Internet will play a significant role in the radio industry,"
said Woody Van Dyke, General Manager of KJAK-FM 92.7. "We welcome the
relationship with Platinum Intermedia and through their efforts they will enrich
the experience of our web visitors. Platinum Intermedia's redesign of our site
is cutting edge and will bring our interactive communications in line with our
traditional broadcast."
Platinum Intermedia will install on the radio station's website a complete
branded e-commerce platform to allow visitors seamless online shopping. The
radio station will advertise the website frequently throughout the day directing
traffic to the site. Until the local industry e-commerce business is in full
operation, Platinum Intermedia is able to provide its website customers over
20,000 premium commercial grade products from respected brand name manufacturers
in the US, Pacific Rim and Europe, including all inventory, warehousing,
fulfillment, financial transactions and customer service. In exchange it pays
the radio station a percentage of revenues it receives from the e-commerce
sales. This turnkey e-commerce allows the station website to earn commissions
from every sale without investing capital, staff or technical resources. It can
customize the e-commerce package to include the radio station's existing
products and products tailored for their audience or format.
Platinum Intermedia's goal is to provide radio stations customized service to
their web site that will boost their marketability and generate revenue,
featuring dynamic updates, news, stock reports and weather to real- time
streaming audio. Platinum Intermedia radio stations e-commerce revenue generated
options, give online purchasing power that exceeds the needs of the electronic
marketplace.
KJAK-FM, broadcasting 100,000 watts, was founded in 1978 to serve West Texas and
Eastern New Mexico as a Christian radio station. The station has been under the
leadership of the General Manager, Woody Van Dyke, for the past 15 years. KJAK's
website www.KJAK.com offers live audio streaming of their on- air broadcast and
is the first and only radio station website to be featured on www.Bible.com for
the purpose of streaming audio worldwide. Owned by Bud and Betty Miller,
www.Bible.com is one of the top religious sites on the Internet with over 10
million hits per month, providing a worldwide audience for the KJAK web
broadcast.
HCI is a diversified, Canadian-controlled company operating in this new economy
through autonomous subsidiaries and partnerships. AcSys Biometrics is the
leading-edge provider of neural technology with applications for the financial,
manufacturing, security and medical sectors; Heritage Concepts are branded
restaurant environments in the foodservice and franchise sector, and Platinum
Intermedia represent growth partnerships in the audio communications industry
and internet-related businesses. HCI trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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CONTACT: For further information: Sam Galbraith, VP Business Developme
t,
Platinum Intermedia, 2152 Northwest Parkway, Suite H, Mariett
, GA 30067,
(770) 952-2656, sgalbraith(at)interwebinc.org; Woody Van Dyke
General
Manager, KJAK FM Radio Station, PO Box 6490, Lubbock, Texas 7
493,
(806) 745-6677, woody(at)kjak.com; Darlene Marks, Director, C
mmunications,
Heritage Concepts International Inc., 399 Pearl Street, Burli
gton, Ontario,
L7R 2M8, Phone: (905) 634-4111, Fax: (905) 634-1101, Email: i
vest(at)hci.ca,
www.hci.ca
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