Ed Lover Makes a Powerful Move to Afternoons *** Power 105.1 Announces New Weekday Line-up *** NEW YORK, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Clear Channel Radio's (CCR) Power 105.1 (WWPR-FM), New York's New Number One for Hip Hop & R&B, has announced a new weekday lineup effective today. Morning personality Ed Lover will debut this afternoon in his new shift. Cherry Martinez has been named officially to the 6-10pm shift, and weekend personality Malikha Mallette will be taking on overnights from 2-6am. "You can't think about hip-hop and not think about Ed Lover," stated Michael Saunders, Program Director Power 105.1. "With this all star line-up in place we are ready for the New Year which will be full of many more surprises to come." Starting today, the Power 105.1 lineup will include: 6am -10am The Most Powerful Switch in NY History 10am - 2pm Deja Vu 2pm - 6pm Ed Lover 6pm - 10pm Cherry Martinez 10pm - 2am Power After Hours 2am - 6am Malikha Mallette Lover has been an integral part of the station since it launched in April 2002. He is well known in the industry for his stint on "Yo MTV Raps" where he was for six and a half years. He was part of the first hip-hop radio morning show in America where he was on the air in New York and Los Angeles. He has received many awards over the years, most recently Urban Radio Personality of the Year at the Radio Music Awards last month. Martinez started at Power in June 2003 as a part timer. Since she took over the 6-10pm slot as a fill in, ratings have nearly doubled. She is a well known personality in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Boston. Malikha has been entertaining weekend listeners at Power since 2003. Prior to that she worked up through the ranks and was a successful air talent in Atlanta, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. The Power 105.1 on-air lineup is complimented with additional hip hop and industry veterans including: Kool DJ Red Alert, Marley Marl, DJ Spinbad, Tony Touch, DJ Kut and many more. For additional information on Power 105.1 log on to http://www.power1051fm.com/. DATASOURCE: Power 105.1 CONTACT: Josefa Paganuzzi, Director of Communications, Clear Channel Radio, +1-212-398-8061, Fax: +1-212-302-7814, josefapaganuzzi@clearchannel Web site: http://www.power1051fm.com/

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