EXHIBIT 99.1

      SOURCE INTERLINK SCHEDULES ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS; COMPANY TO
                        REDUCE SIZE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

         COMPANY TO REPORT THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS ON DECEMBER 11, 2006;
                      CONFERENCE CALL SCHEDULED FOR 4:30 P.M.

BONITA SPRINGS, FL, NOVEMBER 30, 2006 -- SOURCE INTERLINK COMPANIES, INC.
(Nasdaq: SORC), a leading provider of home entertainment content products and
marketing services, today announced that its fiscal 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders will be held on January 29, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at the
Company's principal executive offices at 27500 Riverview Center Blvd., Bonita
Springs, Florida. Stockholders of record as of the close of business on December
7, 2006 will be entitled to vote on matters considered at the meeting. Notice of
stockholder proposals must be received on or before December 10, 2006 for
inclusion in the Company's proxy statement or submission at the Annual Meeting.

The Company also announced that it will reduce the size of its Board of
Directors to nine members, from 11 members. A. Clinton Allen, Chairman of the
Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Board's
Compensation Committee, announced his resignation based on a decision to reduce
his public company commitments. Mr. Allen's resignation, which followed the
previously announced resignation of S. Leslie Flegel, created two vacancies and
the opportunity to reduce the size of the Company's Board.

Michael R. Duckworth, Source Interlink's Chairman, commented, "Source will be
streamlining its Board of Directors, a move that will result in both a stronger
independent majority and more efficient decision-making on behalf of the Company
and its stockholders. We also want to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Allen
for his distinguished contribution to Source and its Board. He has been an
excellent Director and we appreciate his service to the Company."

FISCAL 2007 THIRD QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION:
The Company will release financial results for the fiscal 2007 third quarter on
Monday, December 11, 2006 after U.S. market hours.

The Company will host a teleconference to discuss its fiscal 2007 third quarter
results on Monday, December 11, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the
teleconference, please dial 888-694-4702 (U.S. callers) and 973-582-2741 (Int'l
callers) ten minutes prior to the start time. The teleconference will also be
available via live webcast on the Company's website at www.sourceinterlink.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available through Monday, December 18,
2006 that can be accessed by dialing 877-519-4471 (U.S. callers) or 973-341-3080
(Int'l callers), passcode: 8126814. The webcast will also be archived on
www.sourceinterlink.com for 30 days.

ABOUT SOURCE INTERLINK COMPANIES, INC.
Source Interlink Companies is a leading marketing, merchandising and fulfillment
company of entertainment products including DVDs, music CDs, magazines, books
and related items. The Company's fully integrated businesses include:

         -        Distribution and fulfillment of entertainment products to
                  major retail chains throughout North America and directly to
                  consumers of entertainment products ordered through the
                  Internet

         -        Import and export of periodicals sold in more than 100 markets
                  worldwide

         -        Coordination of product selection and placement of impulse
                  items sold at checkout counters




         -        Processing and collection of rebate claims as well as
                  management of sales data obtained at the point-of-purchase

         -        Design, manufacture and installation of wire fixtures and
                  custom wood displays in major retail chains

Source Interlink serves approximately 110,000 retail store locations throughout
North America. Supply chain relationships include movie studios, record labels,
magazine and newspaper publishers, confectionary companies and manufacturers of
general merchandise. For more information, please visit the Company's website at
www.sourceinterlink.com.

CONTACTS:
Investors:                                      Media:
Dean Heine                                      Nancy Zakhary
Investor Relations                              Brainerd Communicators, Inc.
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.                212-986-6667
212-683-0376                                    holt@braincomm.com
dheine@sourceinterlink.com

Todd St.Onge
Brainerd Communicators, Inc.
212-986-6667
stonge@braincomm.com