Outdoor Channel, Shentel Cable and the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources Team to Keep the Great Outdoors Great 

ROANOKE, W.Va. – Outdoor Channel, America’s Leader in Outdoor TV, today announced its latest volunteer effort as part of its unprecedented Outdoor Channel Corps initiative to mobilize outdoor enthusiasts to restore and improve public lands and outdoor spaces. Teaming up with Shentel Cable (Shenandoah Telecommunications) and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR), Outdoor Channel Corps will head out on a Conservation Tour of Duty at Stonewall Resort State Park in Roanoke, W.Va., to clean public lands.

As part of West Virginia’s Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days (NH&FD) Sept.25 – 26, the WVDNR, with the help of the West Virginia Wildlife Federation, will host outdoor games and activities at the Stonewall Resort State Park. Outdoor Channel Corps and Shentel Cable will launch Conservation Tour of Duty: Roanoke to promote hunting, fishing and conservation education on Sept.25th during the two-day event.

“Outdoor Channel encourages West Virginia residents to join us and Shentel Cable, along with the WVDNR, as we make this outdoor space more beautiful through our Conservation Tour of Duty: National Hunting and Fishing Days,” said Denise Conroy-Galley, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Research. “The local effort will not only benefit the Stonewall Resort State Park, but it also sends a message about the importance of preserving access to our shared outdoor heritage. It’s a win-win for our volunteers and partners that speaks to the important balance of outdoor recreation and conservation-related responsibility.”

“Our partnership with Outdoor Channel helps to promote this event to an audience that is already passionate about the hunting, fishing, environment and conservation,” said Doris Kidd, Shentel Cable. “We hope this partnership will inspire our subscribers to seek additional ways to help preserve the environment.”

“National Hunting and Fishing Days is a chance for everyone to take part in outdoor activities and appreciate nature,” said Jerry Westfall, coordinator of the NH&FD event for the WVDNR. “Outdoor Channel Corps and Shentel Cable’s support for the National Hunting and Fishing Days have inspired us to focus on raising a greater awareness for the environment through our celebration of the great outdoors.”

Outdoor Channel Corps aims to recruit one million volunteers by 2015, making it one of the largest volunteer programs of its kind. Carrying the tagline “Serve and Conserve,” Outdoor Channel Corps encourages outdoor enthusiasts to volunteer in their communities to ensure that the outdoor lifestyle continues to thrive. For its Conservation Tour of Duty, Outdoor Channel is working closely with state and federal agencies, its distribution affiliates and leading conservation partners to recruit volunteers for local restoration and improvement events on public lands and outdoor spaces across the country.

Outdoor Channel is the only Nielsen-rated network to cover the outdoors on a full-time basis. As such, the company is leading the charge on conservation and preservation of the outdoors. Through its unique strategic partnerships with organizations like Pheasants Forever, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Safari Club International, the network promotes conservation in all of its content and across all of its platforms. The Outdoor Channel Corps program will leverage the unmatched power of Outdoor Channel’s brand to engage its loyal base of viewers to participate in a variety of outdoor-related projects. Visit http://bit.ly/aNak5H for more information on Outdoor Channel Corps and how to volunteer for future events in your area. A lucky Outdoor Channel Corps entrant will be selected as part of a weekly sweepstake and will receive a limited edition Outdoor Channel-branded iPod Nano and an Outdoor Channel prize pack.

Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OUTD) owns and operates Outdoor Channel, America's leader in outdoor TV, and Winnercomm Inc., an Emmy Award winning production and interactive company. Outdoor Channel offers programming that captures the excitement of hunting, fishing, shooting, off-road motorsports, adventure and the Western lifestyle and can be viewed on multiple platforms including high definition, video-on-demand, as well as on a dynamic broadband website. Winnercomm Inc. is one of America's leading and highest quality producers of live sporting events and sports series for cable and broadcast television. Winnercomm also owns and operates the patented Skycam and CableCam aerial camera systems which provide dramatic overhead camera angles for major sports events, including college and NFL football. For more information, please visit www.outdoorchannel.com.

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company is a holding company that provides a broad range of telecommunications services through its operating subsidiaries. The Company is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "SHEN." The Company's operating subsidiaries provide local and long distance telephone, Internet and data services, cable television, wireless voice and data services, alarm monitoring, and telecommunications equipment, along with many other associated solutions in the Mid-Atlantic United States.

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