Category Archives: IHeart Media

I <3 Bankruptcy

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Private equity firms typically want to exit their investments within 5 years, usually by taking the company public after they have sold off non-core assets and fired all the employees key to running the company to make the remaining shell … Continue reading →

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Darryl Parks on the death of syndicated talk

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://darrylparks.com/2014/10/27/nyc-talk-radio-ratings-not-good/ To appreciate the significance of this, you need to know who he is. Clear Channel (now iHeart) has one news/talk station that is very different than the rest. While most Clear Channel stations news talk stations are drifting down … Continue reading →

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What if Premiere Radio shuts down?

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Bob Pittman, who runs Clear Channel, is a lifelong major donor to Democratic candidates. He would like few things more than being the guy who “got” Rush Limbaugh off the air – if he can convince the investment bankers who … Continue reading →

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Clear Channel pulls the plug on “radio”

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Fred Stiening

This was obvious from the day IHeartRadio was created, if you were paying attention to Clear Channel’s public statements – and especially if you know a lot about Bob Pittman. Clear Channel is dropping “radio” from its iHeartRadio name, now … Continue reading →

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Cumulus turns over ad sales to Clear Channel

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Katz is one of the companies that Clear Channel swept up during their acquisition orgy back around 2000. Katz is the only remaining significant “national rep” firm – they handle the details of placing orders for ads, making sure the … Continue reading →

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WPGB-FM in Pittsburgh gives Rush Limbaugh his Freedom

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Fred Stiening

You might remember WPGB-FM as the flagship of the Quinn & Rose show. It was one of the pioneers in putting Conservative News/Talk on FM to see if young people would listen to Rush Limbaugh – calling young women sluts … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, IHeart Media, Premiere (IHeart), Radio Biz | 13 Comments

New Generation of Talk

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Fred Stiening

This might suggest what Clear Channel thinks the Post-Limbaugh era will look like. Today, Clear Channel “flipped” KOY-AM in Phoenix from the useless “Business Talk” to “KFI-2”, the “Next Generation of Talk” [KFI is the Los Angeles station] LA hosts … Continue reading →

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Andy Dean turns in his notice

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Donald Trump’s business associate and aspiring radio host has told Premiere Radio he’s had enough. His last show will on August 8, and at least temporarily he will be replaced by Joe Pags. The 6-9 PM Eastern time slot on … Continue reading →

Posted in IHeart Media, Premiere (IHeart) | 14 Comments

The lawsuit that could kill this web site…

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Don’t panic! I’m not being sued 🙂 A small station operator in Virginia has decided it is going to “bell the cat” over the issue of streaming royalties. First a little background is in order for those not familiar with … Continue reading →

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Clear Channel heading to Supreme Court

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Fred Stiening

This is a good example of how the FCC operates as a quasi government agency, with the NAB steering the boat. This legal document is quite detailed. http://www.fcc.gov/document/court-opinion-leyse-v-clear-channel-6th-cir The FCC was empowered By Congress to make up rules to prohibit … Continue reading →

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