[6] These deals eventually ended quietly, especially after AOL and Yahoo's mergers into Oath. In the Southern United States, John Boy and Billy (out of WRFX in Charlotte) is carried instead in most cases. [130] Memphis also jumped onto the board when WLMT entered into a LMA with Clear Channel's WPTY. The deal closed in January 2017 and WBT AM/FM, WLNK-FM and WFNZ-AM joined Entercom. The lawsuit was settled in 2004 when Clear Channel agreed to pay NIPP a confidential sum. Speakers & Assistants Your Favorites, At Your Command. It was initially headed by J. Daniel Sullivan, who set up as president of Clear Channel's television division. At around 2:30a.m., a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed and leaked 240,000 US gallons (910,000L) of toxic anhydrous ammonia, releasing a cloud of caustic, poisonous gas over the city. A "B" has been used at KBOS-FM/Fresno since the 1980s. On May 8, 2014, the FCC was asked to respond to a political programming complaint made against an iHeartMedia owned broadcast licensee, Capstar TX LLC by supporters of Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, that year's Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin. For the Rhythmic Top 40 format, similar brandings include "The Beat" (KUBT/Honolulu and WBTT/Ft. iHeartMedia's Oldies stations consists largely of FM stations with some AM stations. Who is Audacy An Audio Home for Diverse, Mass and Niche Communities. 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Featured News & Talk Stations. Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communications until 2010) is an American radio network and media company based in Purchase, New York. iHeartMedia's CHR stations share a number of common brands, including "KISS-FM" (e.g., KIIS-FM Los Angeles, WKSC-FM Chicago, WAKS Cleveland, WFKS Melbourne, WXKS-FM Boston), "Z" (e.g., WHTZ New York, KKRZ Portland Oregon WZFT Baltimore, KSLZ St. Louis), "Wild" (e.g., WLDI West Palm Beach, KYLD San Francisco), "Power" (WWPW Atlanta, WGEX Albany, Georgia), Channel (e.g., WKQI Detroit, WHQC now called Hits 96.1 in Charlotte, KHTS-FM San Diego, WCHD Dayton-Springfield), or "Hot" (e.g., WIHT in Washington, D.C., WWHT in Syracuse, NY). Audacy is your new audio home for the news you need, the sports you love, the podcasts you crave and the music you can't live without. iHeartMedia hip hop, rap, R&B, and rhythmic stations are branded as "Real" (KRRL Los Angeles), "Beat" (KQBT/Houston, WBTP Tampa) or "Power" (WWPR-FM New York City, WUSL Philadelphia and WHEN Syracuse). [citation needed], Entercom acquired CBS Radio, including Radio.com, on November 17, 2017. [191], The ammonia spill was the largest of its kind in the United States, with one person killed, and over 1,000 seeking medical attention. Starting with WQBW Milwaukee (now the sports formatted WRNW) and WBWR Columbus (now WXZX), several iHeartMedia stations have adopted a 1980s-centered classic rock approach called "The Brew". In June 2004, Viacom/Infinity Broadcasting Inc./One Twelve Inc. filed a $10 million lawsuit against Clear Channel for breaking of contracts and non-payment of licensing fees due to the dropping of Stern's show. iHeartMedia owns and operates approximately 1,500 broadcast transmission towers across the U.S., many of which are available for co-location by third parties such as cellular and PCS companies, wireless internet, fixed wireless, and other broadcasters. Those shows also do not carry network-wide advertising (unless distributed by a third party), and allow the affiliates to keep all local spots, which increases their appeal. [136], In 1995, Clear Channel purchased its first Big Three network affiliate, WHP-TV in Harrisburg, for $30 million. Mar 30, 2021, 6:00 AM PDT. The space was opened with a live performance from Coldplay. In markets where iHeartMedia-owned news talk stations have not been profitable (such as Boston and Atlanta), iHeartMedia has chosen to sell shows such as Limbaugh and Coast to Coast AM to their rivals and change the stations to other formats. [125] In 1992, Clear Channel bought out WPTY-TV in Memphis from Chase Communications for $21 million. Skip to main content Find stations, shows, podcasts, topics and more Search Audacy Brand Home A list containing about 150 songs was soon published on the Internet. [66] The Entercom Divestiture Trust then entered into agreements with Bonneville International to operate its stations on their behalf. A majority of stations that report to Mediabase are iHeartMedia outlets but other companies also report to the Mediabase charts. [147] In 2002, Clear Channel acquired Ackerley Group, which incorporated its television holdings into the Clear Channel Television portfolio. [189] A technological outgrowth of earlier, tape-based automation systems dating back to the 1960s, this methodknown as voice-trackingallows for smaller market stations to be partially or completely staffed by "cyber-jocks" who may never have visited the town from which they are broadcasting. [28], On Suicide Prevention Day in 2017 Entercom launched Im Listening, a program dedicated to ending the stigma of talking about Mental Health. Music submitted must be of broadcast quality. With this rebranding, all Audacy stations are identified at the top of each hour as "An Audacy station.". [120] This was followed on July 3 of that year with the purchase of Fox affiliate WAWS-TV in Jacksonville, Florida, from Malrite Communications Group, for $8.1 million. [26], On August 3, 2017, Entercom announced the purchase of a 45% stake in Cadence13 (formerly DGital Media),[27] a startup that handles ad sales and distribution for podcasts, including Pod Save America, Recode Decode and The Tony Kornheiser Show. [49] The previous name "Clear Channel" came from AM broadcasting, referring to a channel (frequency) on which only one station transmits. [53], On May 16, 2023, Audacy was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange due to the company's common stock trading at an abnormally low share price. The following July, Clear Channel filed a countersuit of $3 million. 1010 WINS. [1][2] The merger became official on November 17, 2017.[3]. [4][5], Joseph M. Field founded the company as Entertainment Communications (which would later be shortened to Entercom) on October 21, 1968, on the conviction that FM broadcasting, then in its infancy, would eventually surpass AM broadcasting as the leading radio broadcast band. The flagship station is, Owns outdoor advertising companies in Brazil, Chile, Finland, France, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Belgium and, Owns L & C Outdoor Comunicao Visual Ltda., of Brazil, Large numbers of billboards (through a takeover of Adshel). Most of the AM stations are in smaller markets. While Premiere actively sells its shows to stations, the non-Premiere syndicated shows are often used as a cost-cutting measure and do not have a large sales staff. About Audacy. [138] Later on that year, J. Dan Sullivan left Clear Channel Television to start out Sullivan Broadcasting to acquire the Act III Broadcasting stations. The week's most popular songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay compiled by Luminate. Also WOFX, Cincinnati, owned by Clear Channel at the time continued to play songs that were on the alleged list, even though radio headquarters was in Cincinnati at the time. [56] The company also shut down KDND in Sacramento and returned its license to the FCC, with its programming moved to sister station KUDL. In San Francisco, iHeartMedia owned more hip hop, rap, R&B, and rhythmic stations such as Rhythmic Top 40 KYLD, rhythmic oldies KISQ, and rhythmic contemporary KMEL in that area (KYLD shifted to Top 40/CHR in 2015, KISQ flipped to AC in 2016), and the same happened in Detroit, where the company also owns rhythmic AC WMXD, rhythmic contemporary WJLB and former Rhythmic AC WDTW-FM (now WLLZ). Entercom took advantage of the change to expand its presence in the markets where it already operated. [146], In 2001, after acquiring the stations of Chris-Craft Industries, Fox Television Stations traded WFTC to Clear Channel Television for Fox's own TV stations KMOL-TV in San Antonio and KTVX in Salt Lake City. "[199] Clear Channel was accused of orchestrating the radio blacklist by such critics as Paul Krugman; however, others claim some Clear Channel stations continued to play the band longer than some other companies. Submit Your Station FAQs Where can my stations be heard? "Red" McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners through a leveraged buyout in 2008. But Will They Stay? It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc.), a company founded by Lowry Mays and B. J. iHeartMedia's Adult contemporary stations are often branded as "Lite FM" (i.e. [89], The company has produced podcasts for Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Jon Meacham[90] and NBA star Kevin Durant. Work wellbeing Results based on 157 responses to Indeed's work wellbeing survey. In 2009, the Format Lab split into two programming services (1) Terrestrial Radio known as Premium Choice and (2) iHeartRadio online streaming. With the rebranding, the c In 2004, Clear Channel acquired a key patent in the process of producing Instant Live recordings, in which a live performance is recorded directly from the sound engineer's console during the show, and then rapidly burned on CD so that audience members can buy copies of the show as they are leaving the venue. Most of these stations are curated by Audacy programmers behind some of its most iconic brands, on-air personalities and several of today's biggest influencers . In the past, the company was also involved in live events and out-of-home advertising. [181][182] FCC regulations were relaxed following the Telecommunications Act of 1996, allowing companies to own far more radio stations than before. With 855 stations, iHeartMedia is the largest radio station group owner in the United States,[67] both by number of stations and by revenue. [30], Following the termination of its deal with United States Traffic Network, Entercom launched an internal Traffic Weather and Information Network (TWIN) in August 2018. Radio stations in United States have evolved since their early twentieth century origins. Although "media reform" social movement organizations like Future of Music Coalition mobilized against Clear Channel, so far the company has been able to hold on to all of its stations after divesting a few following the acquisition of AMFM, although over 500 stations have since been sold or are in the process of being sold since the company announced plans to become privately held. (WKCI-FM KC 101, 101.3 FM, Hamden-New Haven, Connecticut/Long Island, New York) and "X" (WJMX-FM 103X, 103.3 FM Cheraw-Florence, South Carolina/The Pee Dee). Previously, this format was originated as Rhythmic Oldies, which was launched at KCMG/Los Angeles and later spread to more markets before the former Clear Channel flipped several stations out of the format by the mid-2000s. The Radio.com name was also rebranded as the Audacy app. The reasoning was bleak economic conditions and debt from its transition to a private company. Audacy does not sell or barter access to its programmers. Clear Channel was criticized for a situation that occurred in Minot, North Dakota, on the morning of January 18, 2002. Some carry Nights with Alice Cooper (out of KSLX-FM in Phoenix) in the evenings while some others aired Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx until the show ended at the end of 2015. [23], In addition to traditional desktop availability, the service is available via iOS/WatchOS and Android mobile and tablet devices, along with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant-compatible smart speakers and other devices.[24][25]. Still other branding can be heard, however, when a preferred format name is already in use by another station in the market. [87] In 2017, Entercom purchased a 45 percent stake in DGital Media for $9.7 million[87] and the company changed its name to Cadence13. iHeartMedia has shown a tendency to drop liberal talk affiliations due to lack of ratings or advertiser support and replace it with sports talk or other formats (see, for instance, WCKY, WARF, KLSD, WXKS, and WINZ); in one case this had caused a protest when iHeartMedia (then Clear Channel) wanted to change WXXM in Madison, Wisconsin to a sports format. [38] Later that month, Paul Suchman became the companys Chief Marketing Officer. Text Me The App You will receive a one-time SMS to download Audacy. [29], On June 25, 2018, Entercom announced that Radio.com would become the exclusive streaming provider for all of its stations, beginning with its legacy stations on July 6, and former CBS Radio stations beginning August 1, ending its relationship with the third-party service TuneIn. The network is one of the largest podcast platforms in the country (3000 podcasts) with an ever-expanding roster. Download the App Always with You. In May 2019, it was spun out from iHeartMedia as part of its exit from bankruptcy. Saga currently owns or operates broadcast properties in 27 markets, including 79 FM and 33 AM radio stations. Although a majority of these stations features a broad-based, mass appeal music presentation, several stations like WSNX-FM/Grand Rapids and WKTU/New York City tend to lean towards Rhythmic material due to having a sister station in the same format (WKTU's sister is WHTZ) or a lack of a Rhythmic or R&B/Hip-Hop outlet (a void which WSNX also tries to fill). On your PC: Open iTunes, choose Music from the pop-up menu, then click Radio in the navigation bar. Like most contemporary automation systems, Nex-Gen allows a DJ from anywhere in the country to sound as if he or she is broadcasting from anywhere else in the country, on any other station. In addition, the service includes thousands of podcasts, created for the platform, hosted elsewhere, or station programming on demand. Evenings are usually filled with Delilah, unless that show is already aired by another station, in which case The John Tesh Radio Show is often substituted. WXTU was divested back to its previous owner, Beasley Broadcast Group, to comply with ownership limits.[70][71]. [152] In 2006, Don Perry was then named president and CEO of Clear Channel Television. YOUR PODCASTS & AUDACY ORIGINALS In 2005, the courts ruled that Clear Channel must also divest itself of some "border blaster" radio stations in international border cities, such as the alternative rock radio station XETRA-FM ("91X") in Tijuana, Baja California/San Diego. Jun 21, 2023. On August 3, 2018, Entercom announced that Bonneville would buy all eight stations for $141 million, which the company had been operating under LMA since after the merger with CBS Radio. Operated through an SSA by News-Press & Gazette Company. [82], Audacys podcast network include Cadence13, Pineapple Street Media, and Podcorn. [94], For the Internet radio service by this company, see. 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[77], On March 30, 2021, Entercom rebranded as Audacy. The acquisition made Entercom the fifth-largest radio broadcaster in the United States, with 88 stations in 17 markets. Clear Channel claimed no responsibility for its failure to warn residents, maintaining that the city should have used the Emergency Alert System to trigger automatic equipment in place at all U.S. radio stations. August 19, 2021 11 WFAN New York City host Gregg Gianotti's frustration with Audacy's listening app boiled over onto the Boomer & Gio morning show Wednesday. and subsidiary iHeartMedia and Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.); the company owns more than 850 full-power AM and FM radio stations in the U.S., making it the country's largest owner of radio stations. Radio Stream standard quality audio Supported plans All subscription tiers, including a trial account, will work on Sonos. Mercedes-Benz was the first sponsor to sign on as a brand partner. Listen Now Visit Site. City officials attempted to contact the local Clear Channel office by telephone to spread warnings of the danger using its radio stations, but it was several critical hours before the station manager was finally reached at his home. The purchase will give Entercom operations in 23 of the top 25 markets, and make it the second-largest owner of radio stations in the US, behind iHeartMedia. Most of iHeartMedia's adult standards stations are turnkey operations, running a direct feed of a satellite format such as Westwood One's America's Best Music or Music of Your Life. Following the September 11 attacks on New York and The Pentagon, radio stations circulated a list of songs that were deemed inappropriate for broadcast during the time of national mourning following the attacks. AR > Little Rock. [182] In the lawsuit, NIPP alleged that Clear Channel halted airplay on its local stations for (NIPP) clients, and that Clear Channel would not allow NIPP to publicize its concerts on the air. Listeners can immerse themselves in our collection of over 350 new stations available only on Audacy's direct-to-consumer platform. KYW Newsradio. See this content immediately after install Get The App The network serves as home for the companys sports betting content from its sports stations nationwide and is currently available over-the-air in several markets nationwide and digitally via the Audacy app. IHeartMedia has one station in Hawaii, KDNN/Honolulu, programming a Contemporary Hawaiian Hits/Reggae format, along with an accompanying HD2 sub channel that features traditional Hawaiian music. Listen Now Slash's Snakepit Radio Ever wonder what Slash is listening to on the tour bus? [157] All former Clear Channel television stations were owned by Newport Television, while the other six were flipped to other buyers by Newport. Just weeks after announcing a partnership with FanDuel, Entercom acquired sports data and iGaming affiliate platform QL Gaming Group in an all-cash deal for approximately $32 million. iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

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