[COX RADIO LOGO]                                                         NEWS
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                          COX RADIO ELECTS NEW DIRECTOR

ATLANTA, December 4, 2003 -- Cox Radio, Inc. (NYSE: CXR) announced today that
Juanita P. Baranco has been elected to the Company's  Board of Directors,
filling the vacancy created by the death of Ernest D. Fears,Jr.  Ms.  Baranco
will serve as a member of the audit and  compensation  committees  of the Board
of  Directors,  and as chair of the community relations committee. Her election
will be effective immediately.

Juanita Baranco is executive vice president and co-owner of the Baranco
Automotive Group, an automobile dealer with multiple locations in the Atlanta
area. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Georgia Power Company
and the Board of Trustees of Clark Atlanta University. She also has served on
the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the John H.
Harland Company, and as a member of the Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia. In addition to numerous other civic awards and distinctions,
Ms. Baranco is a finalist for the 34th annual Time Magazine Quality Dealer of
the Year Award to be selected in 2004.

Robert F. Neil, chief executive officer of Cox Radio, commented, "We welcome
Juanita Baranco to Cox Radio's Board of Directors. She has an outstanding record
of success in a wide range of business and community activities, and we welcome
the vision that she will bring to Cox Radio."

Cox Radio is the third largest radio company in the United States based on
revenues.
Cox Radio owns, operates or provides sales and marketing services for 78
stations (67 FM and 11 AM) clustered in 18 markets, including major markets such
as Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and Tampa. Cox Radio shares are
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: CXR.


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