Clear Channel
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Formerly called
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CC Media Holdings, Inc. (iHeartMedia, Inc. holding company) Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (iHeartCommunications, Inc. subsidiary) |
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Private (70%) Public (30%) |
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| Traded as | OTCQB: |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 2008 (iHeartMedia, Inc. holding company) 1972 (iHeartCommunications, Inc. subsidiary) |
| Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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Key people
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Bob Pittman, Chairman/CEO |
| Products | Radio broadcasting, outdoor advertising |
| Revenue |
 US$ 6.242 billion (2015) |
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US$ 1.149 billion (2015) |
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 US$ -757.724 million (2015) |
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| Total assets |
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| Total equity |
US$ -10.784 billion (2015) |
| Owner |
Bain Capital Thomas H. Lee Partners |
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Number of employees
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20,800 (Dec 2012) |
| Divisions | iHeartMedia (sans "Inc." suffix; formerly Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Clear Channel Radio, et al.) |
| Subsidiaries |
Broader Media, LLC iHeartCommunications, Inc. iHeartMedia and Entertainment, Inc. iHeartMedia Capital I, LLC Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. |
| Website | iheartmedia |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc.) is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc.), a company founded by Lowry Mays and B. J. "Red" McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners through a leveraged buyout in 2008. As a result of this buyout, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. began to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. On September 16, 2014, CC Media Holdings, Inc. was rebranded iHeartMedia, Inc.; and Clear Channel Communications, Inc., became iHeartCommunications, Inc.
iHeartMedia, Inc. specializes in radio broadcasting through division iHeartMedia (sans "Inc." suffix; formerly Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Clear Channel Radio, et al.) 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 nation's largest owner of radio stations. Additionally, the company leases two channels on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and has expanded its online presence through the iHeartRadio platform. iHeartMedia, Inc. also specializes in outdoor advertising through subsidiary Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
The name "Clear Channel" came from AM broadcasting, referring to a channel (frequency) on which only one station transmits. In the U.S., clear-channel stations have exclusive rights to their frequencies throughout most of the continent at night, when AM signals travel far due to skywave. The company's new name is intended to reflect its growing digital business. Bob Pittman, Chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia, Inc., explained: "We have a company that's doing progressive stuff, and yet we're named after AM radio stations."
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