36+ Hour Live Broadcast Returns for 26th Year to Help Make Local Children’s Wishes Come True

WHO:

Cumulus Media’s 99.5 WZPL in Indianapolis, IN, and Smiley Morning Show with Presenting Sponsor Peterman Brothers – Indy’s Heating Plumbing and Electrical Experts, Tote Board Sponsor – Gentle Dentist, and Phone Bank Sponsor – Donatos, and Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana.  

WHAT:

The Make-A-Wish Request-A-Thon on 99.5 WZPL kicks off its 26^th annual 36+ hour live broadcast to benefit Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana. 99.5 WZPL sounds different this time of year and it’s not because we’re playing holiday music! It’s because we are playing anything to raise money for Make-A-Wish!

In 2021, a record-setting 106 wishes were granted to area children with critical illnesses, bringing the cumulative total raised by the Make-A-Wish Request-A-Thon over the past 25 years to more than $11,000,000.

WHEN:

Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 6AM through Friday, December 2, 2022, at 6PM

WHERE:

Listen on-air at 99.5 WZPL and streaming at WZPL.com

HOW:

Listeners can call the 99.5 WZPL studio at 317-228-1099 to donate and to request a song. Donations and requests can be made at: https://www.wzpl.com/make-a-wish-request-a-thon-2022/.

CONTACTS:

Toni Williams, Smiley Morning Show – 317-429-7372

Aaron Klauber, 99.5 WZPL – 937-470-8135

Maria Quinton, Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana – 812-549-6669

About Cumulus Media 

Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to over a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 404 owned-and-operated radio stations across 85 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, CNN, the AP, the Academy of Country Music Awards, and many other world-class partners across more than 9,400 affiliated stations through Westwood One, the largest audio network in America; and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, its rapidly growing network of original podcasts that are smart, entertaining and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live event experiences. Cumulus Media is the only audio media company to provide marketers with local and national advertising performance guarantees. For more information visit www.cumulusmedia.com.