Townsquare Media announced today that due to health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 crisis, the Scaregrounds event will not be happening this year.

In the press release dated August 13, 2020, Townsquare Media's Market President, Ryan Lieberman stated,"This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the event does not contribute to the spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such a large event given ongoing guidelines and protocols put forth by public health officials. We take the safety and health of our guests, staff, and community very seriously - it is our number one priority. Townsquare Media will shift its effort to planning for 2021."

Scaregrounds is ranked as one of the top haunted attractions in the Pacific Northwest and is the largest event of its type in Eastern Washington. This would've been the 6th year of the haunted attraction since it moved to the Benton Franklin Fairgrounds in Kennewick.

ABOUT TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC.
Townsquare is a radio, digital media, entertainment and digital marketing solutions company principally focused on being the premier local advertising and marketing solutions platform in small and mid-sized markets across the U.S. Our assets include 321 radio stations and more than 330 local websites in 67 U.S. markets, a digital marketing solutions company (Townsquare Interactive), a proprietary digital programmatic advertising platform (Townsquare Ignite) and approximately 200 live events each year. Our brands include local media assets such as KORD, KEYW, KXRX, KOLW and KFLD; and leading tastemaker music and entertainment websites such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com and Loudwire.com. For more information, please visit www.townsquaremedia.com, www.townsquareinteractive.com, and www.townsquareignite.com.

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