Exhibit 99.1
ADDVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP RETAINS
KCSA WORLDWIDE AS INVESTOR RELATIONS COUNSEL
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, November 14, 2005--ADDvantage Technologies Group,
Inc. (AMEX:AEY), announced today it has retained the investor relations (IR)
services of KCSA Worldwide, a leading New York-based communications firm.
Ken Chymiak, President and Chief Executive Officer of ADDvantage, commented,
"ADDvantage continues to expand through the execution of its business strategy.
We have recently announced two significant milestones, including our TULSAT
subsidiarys agreement with Scientific Atlanta to be the master stocking
distributor for certain cable television equipment products to the U.S. and
Latin America, and our acquisition of Jones Broadband International. Our
strong growth highlights the importance of establishing a strong communications
platform and raising awareness of the Company with the investment community."
Todd Fromer, Managing Partner of KCSA Worldwide, stated, "We believe ADDvantage
offers an attractive story and are excited to work with the Company.
Management has expressed a strong commitment to enhance shareholder value, and
we look forward to providing our integrated IR services in support of
ADDvantages communications initiatives."
About KCSA Worldwide
KCSA Public Relations Worldwide is a leading public and investor relations firm
with practice areas in public relations, investor relations, corporate and
marketing communications, and design and graphics. KCSA is the U.S. partner
for European Communication Partners, a network of public relations firms in EEC
countries and Canada, and the U.S. member of IR Asia-Pacific Ltd., the world's
first network of independent investor relations consultancies. The firm has
strategic alliances in Australia, Israel, Russia and South America.
ADDVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC., through its subsidiaries, TULSAT,
Tulsat-Nebraska, NCS Industries, ComTech Services, Tulsat-Texas, Tulsat-Atlanta
and Jones Broadband International distributes new and refurbished cable
television ("CATV") equipment, and operate repair centers at each location.
TULSAT is a Value Added Reseller ("VAR") and a Master Distributor for
Scientific-Atlanta legacy products and is a distributor for most of their other
products. NCS Industries is a VAR for Motorola broadband and transmission
products and national distributor for PROMAX test equipment. The Company is
also a distributor for other companies such as Blonder-Tongue, Standard
Electronics, Videotek, Quintech Electronics, and Corning Gilbert, among others.
In addition to selling new, excess and refurbished cable television equipment
throughout North America and other regions, the Company operates repair centers
specializing in many different Original Equipment Manufacturer ("OEM")
products. TULSAT is also a Third Party Authorized Repair Center for select
Scientific-Atlanta products and ComTech Services is an authorized Alpha
warranty repair center.
For more information, please visit the corporate web site at
www.addvantagetech.com or contact the Company directly at 918-251-9121.
The information in this announcement may include forward-looking statements.
All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address
activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will
or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. These statements
are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results and
developments to differ materially from these statements. A complete discussion
of these risks and uncertainties is contained in the Companys reports and
documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Company Contact: KCSA Worldwide
ADDvantage Technologies Group Michael Cimini / Garth Russell
Ken Chymiak (9l8) 25l-2887 (212) 896-1233 / (212) 896-1250
David Chymiak (9l8) 25l-2887 mcimini@kcsa.com / grussell@kcsa.com