OnStar Virtual Advisor Now Carries Sporting News Radio Updates & Interviews
DETROIT, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- OnStar's nearly two million subscribers are now able to keep up with all the latest sports news and personalities from Sporting News Radio through OnStar's hands-free, voice-activated Virtual Advisor service.
OnStar Virtual Advisor is a simple, location-enabled voice portal designed for the driving environment. It's the first service of its kind to offer hands-free, voice-activated access to Internet-based audio content that subscribers personalize on their myonstar.com Web page. Virtual Advisor is available on 2001-02 model-year OnStar-equipped General Motors vehicles as well as the Acura RL sedan.
The SportingNewsFlash!, updated every 20 minutes on Sporting News Radio, will keep OnStar Virtual Advisor users current on the latest sports news and scores. Sporting News Radio also offers interviews with sports newsmakers and personalities twice daily through Virtual Advisor, updated for morning and afternoon drive times. In February 2002, Sporting News Radio will also provide Virtual Advisor users with frequent updates from the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.
"This content from Sporting News Radio is a large step in OnStar's continuing effort to make the offerings from Virtual Advisor the most personalized ever," said Rod Egdorf, vice president of OnStar Wireless Services.
"OnStar represents another key distribution partner for Sporting News Radio," commented Michael Calderon, Sporting News Radio's Director of Internet Radio. "We are excited to offer our content across this ground-breaking new medium."
About OnStar
OnStar, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), is the nation's leading telematics provider. OnStar services include automatic notification of air bag deployment, stolen vehicle location, remote door unlock, emergency services dispatch, roadside assistance, remote diagnostics, route support, convenience services and OnStar Concierge. OnStar Personal Calling allows drivers to make and receive hands-free, voice-activated phone calls through a nationwide network in cooperation with Verizon Wireless. Virtual Advisor, developed with General Magic Inc. (Nasdaq: GMGC), gives subscribers access to personalized information in a hands-free, voice- activated manner with no screens or displays. Additional information is available at www.onstar.com .
About Sporting News Radio
Sporting News Radio is the nation's largest and most-listened-to 24-hour sports radio network broadcasting live over 430 affiliated stations. The Sporting News also operates Boston's Sporting News Radio 1510, WWZN "The Zone," New York's 620 WSNR, Sporting News Radio, Los Angeles' KMPC 1540 Sporting News Radio and 820 WCSN, "Chicago's Sporting News." Sporting News Radio is streamed live through www.sportingnews.com , AOL and Yahoo!.
SOURCE OnStar
CO: OnStar; Sporting News Radio; General Motors Corp.; Verizon Wireless; General Magic Inc.
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12/19/2001 11:59 EST prnewswire.com |
