[raccoonradio]

Clear Channel’s Premiere division syndicates shows like Rush, Beck, Hannity, and Coast to Coast. It has talk stations across the country, mostly if not all conservative (they tried and failed with Air America in some places) but lately they have moved shows to weaker frequencies and in some cases to stations owned by others (in Pittsburgh they changed WPGB to country and have someone else’s AM station run Rush, etc.; some Cumulus stations in places like San Fran have picked up conservative talk, etc)

Talk in general is suffering...btw in some or many cases
their stations are available on iHeart only for streaming...

[Alex Murphy]

"Clear Channel announced today that it has become iHeartMedia, reflecting the company’s success in becoming a one-of-a-kind multi-platform media company with unparalleled reach and impact. The newly named company includes a wide range of advertising-supported, consumer-focused media businesses, including 840 radio stations in 150 markets, with more than 245 million listeners a month — the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America...."

PFL

[GeronL]

I definitely do not heart the media

[fatnotlazy]

Used to listen to Quinn & on IheartRadio till CC canned them. So frankly I don't care what they call themselves. I have a few names I'd like to call then though.

[bmwcyle]

The liberals had to kill clear channel. They did.

[Fiji Hill]

Iheartmedia? What a stupid name!

[a fool in paradise]

Which is why I don’t understand why hosts on competing “Salem Network” were boasting of having their shows on the “IHeartRadio” app. Drives down local ratings, local advertiser revenue, etc and benefits the Clear Channel competitor (which has 2 talk stations in the same market in addition to another independently owned talk station).

[OrangeHoof]

Not to be confused with IHateMedia.

[W.]

Considering what Clear Channel did to FM radio, they’re gonna have a go at buggering up internet radio, too? Feh upon them, if I wanted to listen to endless commercials on my computer I’d just turn on the radio. Which is why I don’t! There’s plenty of free internet radio with no commercials out here for the listening...

[moovova]

Does anybody really buy stuff advertised on radio?

I don’t. I can’t remember anything I ever bought (on a local ad basis) because of a radio commercial. Anymore, a radio commercial is just an opportunity to change the channel.

A national ad, like a State Farm Insurance commercial, wouldn’t affect me either. I’m not going to base a purchasing decision like that on a radio commercial.

How do they make money?