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iHeartRadio (often shortened to just "iHeart") is an American freemium broadcast, podcast, radio streaming and Music Streaming platform owned by iHeartMedia. [1] [2] It was founded in August 2008 and iHeartRadio serves as the national umbrella brand for iHeartMedia's radio network, the largest radio broadcaster in the United States with 128 million registered users as of 2019 and its other ...
iHeartMedia, Inc., or CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. [2] It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc., formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a company founded by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners in a leveraged buyout in 2008.
The TV stations formerly owned by Clear Channel were sold to Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm, on April 23, 2007, with the deal closing in late November 2007. 185 radio stations were to have been sold to GoodRadio.TV LLC until the sale fell apart over financing., [1] [2] and another 177 stations have been sold to other entities ...
The iHeartRadio Music Festival - The Biggest Live Concert Event in Radio History - Returns to MGM Grand in Las Vegas in 2013 Clear Channel and Macy's Partner Again for the Return of the "Macy's ...
Clear Channel Launches "iHeartRadio's Show Your Stripes" Largest Public Service Campaign in Company History Will Help U.S. Military Veterans Find Jobs Biggest Names in Entertainment and Business ...
In this role, Pittman worked to leverage the company's media assets and spearhead the further development of a digital strategy for Clear Channel Radio, particularly with regard to its iHeartRadio digital radio platform. At this time, the company was burdened with $20 billion in debt as the result of a 2008 leveraged buyout.
In 2000, AMFM merged with Clear Channel Communications making KFI Clear Channel's top AM radio station in Los Angeles. In 2014, Clear Channel changed its corporate name to iHeartMedia to identify its radio stations with its iHeartRadio internet streaming platform. The station license continued to be held by a subsidiary of Capstar.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards are set to celebrate some of the biggest names in music — and the fun has already started.. The extravaganza is set for Monday, April 1, but the show started handing ...