Local Internet Site streams live audio of Crown Point HS sports

Live Internet Radio streams CP Football & Boys and Girls Basketball games

Crown Point, IN (10-22-2005) - Meyer Multimedia Services, a division of Meyer Broadcasting Corporation, announced a milestone of sorts in going over the 100,000 visit mark for the web site www.USA-365.com. This season continues the live local broadcast of Crown Point high school football, basketball and baseball games on USA-365.com through the 2005-2006 season.

John Meyer, former owner of South Lake County's WWJY-103.9 FM, has put together a new team of professionals with a combined 90+ years of experience in broadcasting, news reporting, sports and computer sciences.

The web site www.USA-365.com has been posting high school sports stories the past three years covering primarily the high schools in South Lake County, including Crown Point, Lowell, Hanover Central, Boone Grove and Andrean.

"We've begun by building up our web site and posting new sports stories about four to six times a week," said Meyer.  "Mark Smith has extensive background in covering local high school sports and our USA-365.com web site provides an avenue for extended coverage for some of our nearby schools."

In 2004, live Internet streaming of Crown Point football was been added to the package, utilizing wireless Internet technology from game sites to directly access the Internet with the live play-by-play of the football action on the gridiron.  Operations manager Dave Woodworth has provided the play-by-play and advertising sales manager Jim Goodall and sports writer Mark Smith have traded off on the color commentary.

USA-365.com has to date broadcast five CPHS girls basketball and one boys basketball game. Broadcasts begin with a 15-minute pregame show at 7:15 p.m. and include a halftime report and postgame analysis.

Coverage of Crown Point boys and girls basketball have been scheduled around the already committed-to 2004-05 Indiana State University men’s basketball season. Added together, USA-365.com will broadcast over 50 basketball games and 20 football games in 2005-2006.

Meyer Multimedia Services President John Meyer says he selected the USA-365.com domain name for the new service because he feels it represents the energy, vitality, enthusiasm and patriotic spirit of the region, 365 days a year.  “We felt USA-365.com was the best vehicle for bringing back local live radio programming."

Mark Smith, sports writer for the Lake County Star, will bring many years of radio sports experience to the USA-365.com team as Internet sports announcer.  Smith is well known to region sports fans as a call-in sports talk program host of “Speaking of Sports” on the former WWJY in the late 1980s and early 1990s.  He has also co-hosted “The Prep Football Report” and “Roundball Review” for many years on WYIN, Channel 56.  Known for his insightful analysis and observations of the finer points of the game, Smith brings the listener straight to the action, describing the often fast-paced action of high school football and basketball in Northwest Indiana.

Joining Smith in the press box this season will be veteran announcer/producer Dave Woodworth, who got his start in broadcasting by doing the public address announcing for high school sports in the Twin Cities.  Woodworth was introduced to radio in the late 1970s serving as a summer student worker for the American Forces Radio Service at Sigonella Naval Air Facility in Sicily.  He majored in Journalism at the University of Minnesota and served as a television news reporter/producer at KSTP-TV, St. Paul, MN in the late 1970s and early 1980s.  Woodworth has 20-years experience in network radio affiliate relations and supervision of technical operations for unmanned satellite stations.  He’s known to region radio fans for his 12-years part-time experience at several Northwest Indiana and South Suburban stations hosting music programs, newscasts, election coverage, sports, weather and public service programs.  Woodworth will trade-off on play-by-play and color commentary and statistical support on game nights. 

Veteran computer consultant Jim Goodall provides the technical support needed to make everything come together on the USA-365.com team.

2005-2006 Broadcast Schedule

For a look at the entire composite broadcast schedule for USA-365.com, please Click Here.

Advertising time/space now Available

Sponsorships of USA-365.com coverage of Indiana State University football and basketball games and Crown Point High School football and boys and girls basketball games are now available. Area businesses and merchants are encouraged to call Meyer Broadcasting’s corporate office at 10200 South Broadway in Crown Point for sponsorship package proposals.

Full Package sponsorships including combinations of 60 and 30-second radio commercials and web site banner and sponsorship page listings are affordably priced with the small business establishment in mind.  For more information call (219) 661-9140.

Why advertise on USA-365.com?

·         To spotlight local high school teams & encourage tomorrow’s leaders

·         To build unity within the community

·         To support the return of local radio programming to Crown Point & The Region

·         Add prestige and community good will for your business

·         Attract new business and build customer loyalty 

Custom Production

Internet Radio's USA-365.com offers state-of-the art digital audio editing capabilities for producing high impact radio commercials that will tie an immediate bond between your business and the high school sports that our community has grown to love.  Operations Manager Dave Woodworth brings 25-years of TV and radio experience to his oversight of the production team with assistance from veteran computer consultants Jim Goodall.   

How to Tune-in

Listen to Internet Radio's USA-365.com live audio stream coverage of Crown Point High School sports and Indiana State University football and men’s basketball by going to our free web site, www.USA-365.com.  Click on the “Play” icon to launch your WinAmp player, or if you're new to this service, You can download your free player from www.WinAmp.com.  Selected games will also be available as MP3 Audio archives for download and listening during the week.  You may also send us e-mails with your comments or suggestions about our coverage at: USA365@ameritech.net.

Who we are

Meyer Broadcasting Corporation is the parent company for Meyer Multimedia Services, Sunny Side Up Productions, and Meyer Broadcasting World Wide. Meyer Broadcasting is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters, Indiana Broadcasters Association, and the Chambers of Commerce.  

ISU football, men's basketball and USA-365.com continue partnership into 4th year

USA-365.com has been named the exclusive Internet audio broadcast source for the 2005-06 football and men's basketball seasons for Indiana State University.  All 11 football games and 30 regular season games for the Sycamores men's basketball season will be carried "live."  The ISU Sycamore football schedule is available by clicking here.  The ISU 2005-2006 men's basketball schedule is available by clicking here.

All Sycamore football and men's basketball games on USA-365.com will be carried “live” as an Internet Audio stream via the WinAmp player software.

The Sycamores football games are aired via the WTWO NewsChannel 2 Sports Network on flagship station WSDM-FM 97.7 in the Terre Haute area. Fans outside of the Wabash Valley can tune in via USA-365.com beginning with the pregame show each week, 20 minutes before game time.

USA-365.com will carry the Sycamore Radio Network featuring Brian Fritz on the play-by-play.  The football color commentator is Pete Emmert and Jim Waugh returns for the basketball color commentary.

The Sycamores play in the Gateway Conference during the football season and The Missouri Valley Conference for most other sports, including men's and women's basketball during the winter. For more on The Sycamores, see the links at www.USA-365.com.  

Cub Scouts visit Internet Radio Studios

	For more pictures of Pack 48's visit to Meyer Multimedia Services, CLICK HERE for our Print Portfolio.  All photos by Jim Goodall.
Jesse Hummel, age 7, of Cub Scouts Pack 48 records a station ID as his mother, Angela Hummel  in "Studio A" looks on.

CROWN POINT, IN (1-15-2005) The Internet Radio studios of Meyer Multimedia Services were filled to capacity Friday as the 10 members of Cub Scouts Pack 48 from the Crown Point area toured the station facilities.

Angela Hummel organized the field trip for the 6 and 7-year-old boys as some of their parents and  grandparents also attended.  They were hosted by John Meyer, president of Meyer Broadcasting Corporation and the two Internet Radio services headquartered at the studios at 10200 South Broadway in Crown Point.

John Meyer spoke for about 20-minutes about broadcasting in Northwest Indiana and the history of the building that previously housed WWJY on 103.9 FM from 1971 to 1994 and how broadcasting has evolved to include the Internet and satellite radio today.

Jim Goodall, technical coordinator for Meyer Multimedia Services, led a studio tour that included an opportunity for the boys to record their voices on the professional equipment.  CDs of the the recordings will be provided to the scouts for them to keep as a souvenir and reminder of their field trip experience.

The members of Cub Scouts Pack 48 include David Krapf Jr., Logan Sherer, Evin Armalius, Zachary Claus, Kyle Venditti, Jesse Hummel, Trenton Breitweiser, August Dailey, Ben Ostrowski and Nicholas Cantley.

The Meyer Broadcasting studios are home to Internet Radio’s “The Breeze,” a 24-hour a day easy listening music format similar to that which aired on the former WWJY (Joy 103.9) from 1971 to 1994.  The facility also houses USA-365.com, which streams sports play-by-play broadcasts of Crown Point High School football and boys and girls basketball and college football and men’s basketball from Indiana State University.

For more information, contact Dave Woodworth Dave@RadioEntertainment.com or John Meyer John@RadioEntertainment.com at (219) 661-9140.

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Hub Mayor invites new businesses, residents to CP 

The City of Crown Point is promoting economic development of the I-65 and US231 corridor by offering Tax Increment Financing, Strategic Business Districts and City Utilities. The Crown Point Redevelopment Commission offers continued support to business residents. Prospective business interests can find out more about what all Crown Point has to offer. Request a media packet that contains details of all the benefits associated with this great city. 

Mayor Dan Klein says, "We are a growing community of neighborhoods focused on a strong quality of life and totaling a population of more than 20,000 people. With the support of the City Council, School Board, Greater Crown Point Chamber of Commerce, and numerous civic organizations, we have improved the quality of life and property values, through community involvement and have achieved the distinction of one of the safest cities in Indiana. I look forward to seeing you, because once you visit . . . you will want to make Crown Point your hometown, too."

During the high school football season, the site features weekly ratings of region teams, predictions for the Friday night match-ups, previews and wrap-up reports of selected games, focusing on the Crown Point and Lowell High School programs.