Canadian sports radio moves to Burli
June 15, 2002

Toronto's The FAN590 installs Burli

Toronto, Canada -- The FAN 590, Toronto's Sports Radio, has begun using Burli's news editing software to produce its news, sports and talk shows. The move comes as The FAN moves to new, state-of-the-art studios in downtown Toronto.

Sports Director Scott Metcalfe says the move to Burli is a step forward for his staff. "The transition to Burli has been a very positive experience for us," he says. "For such a sophisticated package, I think everyone has been really surprised by how easy it is to learn and use. This is definitely a step forward in technology for our team."

Burli's integrated audio and text editors simplify sportscast production at The FAN. With the multi-track audio editor reporters produce complex radio reports more quickly and with higher production values than before. That quality is an advantage in the competitive Toronto radio market.

About The FAN 590

The FAN 590, CJCL-AM 590, is the leading sports radio station in Toronto, Canada's largest media market. The FAN 590 is owned and operated by Rogers Media Inc. a division of Rogers Communications Inc. (Toronto: RCI.A and RCI.B; NYSE; RG). Rogers Media Inc. operates Rogers Broadcasting and Rogers Publishing. Rogers Broadcasting has 43 AM and FM radio stations across Canada as well as national and regional television properties.

About Burli

Burli is a news editing system that runs on Windows computers. It allows journalists to capture news wire feeds, write scripts, organize run-downs, digitally record and edit radio news reports, plan news assignments and much more at their desks. Burli also harnesses the latest mobile networking technology to create virtual newsrooms across the world. Reporters anywhere can use Burli to connect to their main newsroom, file stories, and access the industry-leading editing tools they have on their desktops.

Burli Software Inc. is a private software company with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada. Burli's newsroom editing software is used by journalists in about a dozen different languages across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

For more information, contact:

BURLI

Ian Gunn, Director of Communications

Tel: +1.604.684.3140 (ext 244)

E-mail: communications@burli.com

Web: www.burli.com

The FAN 590

Scott Metcalfe

Sports Director

E-mail: smetcalfe@fan590.com

Web: www.fan590.com

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