IHeartMedia Inc has been involved in internet radio and podcasting via the digital platform iHeartRadio.
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13 Facts About IHeartMedia Inc
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IHeartMedia Inc spun off these businesses in 2005 and 2019 respectively, as the present-day Live Nation Entertainment and Clear Channel Outdoor.
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IHeartMedia Inc purchased the second "clear channel" AM station WOAI in 1975.
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IHeartMedia Inc made an investment in the new satellite radio service XM Satellite Radio, giving it the rights to program a selection of stations on the service.
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Chancellor Media later became AMFM IHeartMedia Inc, which was acquired by Clear Channel in a deal announced October 3,1999, and valued at $17.
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IHeartMedia Inc emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2019, with a new board of directors and the spin-out of Clear Channel Outdoor, but maintaining its existing leadership of CEO Bob Pittman and president Rich Bressler.
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IHeartMedia Inc has purchased interest in, or outright acquired, companies in a number of media or advertising related industries.
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IHeartMedia Inc has purchased stations from or acquired the following radio companies:.
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IHeartMedia Inc owns Mediabase, which provide music charts based on songs and tracks receiving the most spins played on radio stations in the United States and Canada.
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IHeartMedia Inc launched an annual event franchise called iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina.
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IHeartMedia Inc uses the RCS Nex-Gen automation system throughout their properties.
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IHeartMedia Inc has been criticized in the past for censoring opinions critical of the Republican Party.
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IHeartMedia Inc has caused controversy with rock music fans in major cities for changing the programming on several longtime rock stations to other formats.
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