Talk:iHeartMedia

Clear Channel Entertainment spun off

It is now "Live Nation" (http://www.livenation.com official website]), I don't know how to incorporate this into the article but I'm looking for someone who has been refining this one to look into it, I would like some guidance on fixing the Monster Jam and USHRA articles (and related) to match the change.

= I can confirm that Monster Jam and USHRA were included in the spin-off. I submitted a Live Nation entry with the relevent Clear Channel Entertainment sections copied into the entry. Outside of these copy operations, the majority of my knowledge came from the SEC documents associated with the spinoff

• From that document it appears to me that instead of Live Nation it should be listed as CCE Spinco. They're going by the name of Live Nation, but official name looks to be different. I also believe that CC probably owns a large stake in the spinoff, but we'd need to look the reports to determine that. Wikibofh_(talk) 14:42, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

• • To respond:
• Live Nation announcement: "As of December 21, 2005, the newly independent company will be known as Live Nation."
• In case the "newly independent" phrase doesn't convince you that it is a 100% spin-off, the SEC documents make clear that Clear Channel retains no ownership - note that "Company" = CCE SpinCo = Live Nation: "NOTE M — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On April 29, 2005, Clear Channel Communications announced a plan to strategically realign the Clear Channel Communication businesses. The plan includes a 100% spin-off of the Company. Following the spin-off, the Company will be a separate, publicly-traded company in which Clear Channel Communications will not retain any ownership interest."

• • • Sorry, I'm an eternal sceptic. After reading the document more I see that CCE Spinco was a temporary name. Especially in light of CCE Holdco #2 and CCE Holdco #3.  :) As for ownership, I see what you're saying. I think their first annual report/10k will be interesting.  :) Wikibofh_(talk) 15:40, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

• • • • Ok. I'm the author of the anonymous comments above. Since this is getting a lot of back and forth, I created a username.. Let me know if I'm doing anything wrong formatting-wise, etc. Ok. Some key things:

1) While Live Nation is independent, there is overlap in terms of board of directors + some agreements entered into before the spin-off. Specifically:

'"After the distribution, Clear Channel Communications will not own any shares of our common stock and we will not own any shares of Clear Channel Communications common stock. Three of our directors will also be directors of Clear Channel Communications, and our chairman will continue to serve as chief financial officer of Clear Channel Communications. In addition, in connection with the distribution, we and Clear Channel Communications are entering into a number of agreements that will govern our spin-off from Clear Channel Communications and our future relationship. We cannot assure you that these agreements will be on terms as favorable to us as agreements with other third parties."

2) Despite #1, Control of the company by the directors/insiders is *limited* as they collectively own less than 6.1% of the company: "All directors and executive officers as a group (13 persons) (9) 4,129,565 6.1 %"

Net: Live Nation is an independent company with separate assets; overlap in ownership and directorships, but not controlling overlap in the longer term.

My proposal: 1) Remove obvious Live Nation items on Clear Channel and move to Live Nation as I've already done. 2) Note the overlap of directorships and ownership on the individual officer descriptions - specifically L. Lowry Mays (Director of Live Nation), Mark P. Mays (Vice Chairman of Live Nation), Randall T. Mays (Chairman of Live Nation) 3) Put a brief section on the relationship between CCU and LYV - probably a combination of the text from the SEC statements copied into #1 and #2 above.

I hope that all makes sense.

Clear Channel Outdoor spun off from iHeartMedia in 2019, as seen here:

Please move the following to the Clear Channel Outdoor page, under a new header "Current work"

Under 3.2 Outdoor Advertising:

Under the Clear Channel umbrella, Clear Channel Outdoor was built from the acquisition of Eller Media, Universal Outdoor, and More Group Plc, giving iHeartMedia outdoor advertising space in 25 countries, while CCO also has a stake in Jolly Pubblicita S.p.A. of Italy. Other units of CCO include:
• BBH Exhibits
• Yellow Checker Star Cab Displays
• Dauphin OTA (created by Jacques Dauphin)
• Donrey Media, Ackerley Media
• Companies in Chile, Poland, and Switzerland
• APN News & Media in Australia (49% stake, including Adshel)
In the United States, CCO operates over 1,100 digital billboards in 27 markets. Taxi Tops was sold to Verifone in January 2010.

PLEASE LEAVE THE FIRST AND LAST SENTENCES OF THIS SECTION IN THIS SECTION AND ON THIS PAGE

Please move the following sections and all their content to the Clear Channel Outdoor page as well:

3.6 Worldwide
3.6.1 Bicycle rental systems
3.7 Vertical Real Estate

Thank you!

IannoneM (talk) 20:02, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

IannoneM (talk) 17:27, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

 Partly done: I've moved that particular paragraph. As for the other 3, it's less clear to me why they should be moved, particularly as they do mention iHeart? I will be reviewing the extensive requests below shortly. PK650 (talk) 00:24, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

References

There are some sections which are outdated. Requesting the following updates:

Under iHeartRadio:
Please change this paragraph to:
iHeartRadio is a free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service. It is also the national umbrella brand for iHeartMedia’s radio network aggregating its over 860 local iHeartMedia radio stations across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as hundreds of other stations from various other media and digital specific radio stations available only on iHeartRadio.

Under Urban, urban AC and rhythmic stations
Please change header to Hip-hop, Rap, R&B and rhythmic stations

Please remove the references to “urban” accordingly:
Stations that carry programming catering to Black Americans are a big part of many iHeartMedia clusters, particularly Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit. In many clusters iHeartMedia has two or more such stations. About half of these stations focus on rap and hip hop along with younger rhythm and blues sounds. The other half blend some younger rhythm and blues along with some soul from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s along with some current product. In a cluster with multiple hip-hop, rap, R&B, and rhythmic stations owned by iHeartMedia, one is focused on rap while the other is focused on soul. Examples include Philadelphia, with WUSL's focus on hip hop while WDAS-FM focuses on soul (in addition, the company also owns a rhythmic AC station in that area, which is WISX 106.1), and Chicago, where WGCI-FM focuses on rap while WVAZ is focused on soul. iHeartMedia hip hop, rap, R&B, and rhythmic stations are branded as "Real" (KRRL Los Angeles), "Beat" (KQBT/Houston, WBTP Tampa) or "Power" (WWPR New York City, WUSL Philadelphia and WHEN Syracuse). 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). iHeart also has hip hop, rap, R&B, and rhythmic outlets with heritage and familiarity based on the markets they serve, like WHRK and WDIA in Memphis, and WKKV in Milwaukee.

Another growing format, Classic Hip-Hop/Throwback/Old School (consisting of R&B/Hip-Hop, Rap, and Rhythmic songs from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s), can be heard full-time on iHeartRadio, as well as KATZ-FM/St. Louis and KUBT-HD2 in Honolulu. 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.

For the Rhythmic Top 40 format, similar brandings include "The Beat" (KUBT/Honolulu and WBTT/Ft. Myers), Power 102/El Paso, 104.5 Kiss FM/Beaumont, Texas, "Jam'n" (KXJM/Portland Oregon, KSSX/San Diego, and WJMN/Boston; a similar "Jammin'" is used at WSTV/Roanoke & WJJX/Lynchburg). A "B" has been used at B95/Fresno since the 1980s. Others Rhythmics, such as KUBE/Seattle, KDON-FM/Salinas-Monterey and KGGI/Riverside-San Bernardino, simply use the call letters and/or frequency. Most of these stations target a multicultural audience and play Rhythmic Pop, R&B/Hip-Hop, and Dance tracks.

For rhythmic AC stations, they used to have the "Party" branding (particularly during the time when most used Wake Up with Whoopi out of WKTU as their morning show), but the two "Party" stations in Denver (KPTT) and Las Vegas (KYMT, the former KPLV) have since exited the Rhythmic AC format. KPTT and KYMT moved to top 40, but continue to use the "Party" branding (KYMT is currently mainstream rock). The Breakfast Club Morning Show out of WWPR-FM in New York and "Big Boy's Neighborhood" out of KRRL in Los Angeles are iHeartMedia's syndicated urban morning shows.

Under Sports talk stations:
Please add at the end:
In 2020, iHeartMedia launched the iHeartSports Network, providing content to approximately 500 stations and their digital streams.

Under Country music:
Please add at the end:
In 2015, iHeartMedia launched the iHeartCountry franchise, which includes its 150 Country broadcast radio stations reaching more than 110 million Country music listeners per month, making it the largest Country broadcast radio group in America. In addition, iHeartMedia launched an annual country national event franchise, the iHeartRadio Country Festival.

Under Spanish:
Please change “The division is run by Spanish radio executive Alfredo Alonso” to “The division was run by Spanish radio executive Alfredo Alonso”

Please add at the end of Spanish:
In September 2016, iHeartMedia brought on leading Hispanic radio talent Enrique Santos as the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of a newly formed iHeartLatino division focused on creating new English-language programs across broadcast, digital and social for the Latino community. In addition, iHeartMedia launched an annual Latinx-focused national event franchise called iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina.

Under Rejection of advertising images:
Please move this entire section to Clear Channel Outdoor.

IannoneM (talk) 17:27, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

 Partly done: Partly done, with my own edits. Of particular note, the last request is denied, given the company was still part of iHeart and would constitute whitewashing. PK650 (talk) 23:35, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

References

"IHeartTelevision" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect IHeartTelevision has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 November 1 § IHeartTelevision until a consensus is reached. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:51, 1 November 2025 (UTC)