While running through the database, I became reminded that an important part of the Cumulus deal to acquire Westwood One was they “sold” a significant number of stations to Townsquare Media. “Sold” is in quotes because Townsquare Media and Westwood One were mostly owned by the same company – OakTree Capital.<\/p>\n
The entire question is a bit misleading, as most companies now are not owned by anyone – they are owned by their debt. Who owns the debt is esoteric – the debt owns itself.<\/p>\n
So with that nonsense out of the way… here are the nominal totals of AM+FM licenses that the FCC believes each company owns (as best I can sort it out)<\/p>\n
\r\n+----------------------------+--------+\r\n| Parent Company |Station |\r\n| parentname | Count |\r\n+----------------------------+--------+\r\n| No Web Site | 1901 |\r\n| Independent | 7703 |\r\n| Clear Channel | 795 |\r\n| Cumulus | 444 |\r\n| State College \/ University | 377 |\r\n| EMF | 330 |\r\n| Townsquare Media | 311 |\r\n| Public TV\/Radio Networks | 221 |\r\n| Private College | 191 |\r\n| American Family | 163 |\r\n| CBS | 96 |\r\n| Salem | 95 |\r\n| Saga | 82 |\r\n| Community College | 80 |\r\n| Alt\/Confer Trusts | 66 |\r\n| Cherry Creek | 63 |\r\n| Univision | 62 |\r\n| Midwest | 61 |\r\n| Family Stations | 60 |\r\n| Cox Radio | 51 |\r\n| Radio One | 50 |\r\n| Entravision | 49 |\r\n| BiCoastal | 49 |\r\n| Three Eagles | 48 |\r\n| Cochise Media | 45 |\r\n| Minnesota Public Radio | 42 |\r\n+----------------------------+--------+<\/pre>\nSo who are all these owners with only one or two stations and what format are they? The answer is stunning.<\/p>\n
\r\n\r\n+--------+----------+---------------------+\r\n| fcount | formatid | formatname |\r\n+--------+----------+---------------------+\r\n| 1454 | 5 | Country |\r\n| 1295 | 10 | Religious Ministry |\r\n| 727 | 30 | Public Radio |\r\n| 706 | 18 | Christian Music |\r\n| 704 | 27 | AC \/ Variety \/ Mix |\r\n| 697 | 9 | Educational |\r\n| 656 | 24 | Classic Rock \/ Hits |\r\n| 612 | 1 | News \/ Talk |\r\n| 521 | 6 | Oldies |\r\n+--------+----------+---------------------+\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While running through the database, I became reminded that an important part of the Cumulus deal to acquire Westwood One was they “sold” a significant number of stations to Townsquare Media. “Sold” is in quotes because Townsquare Media and Westwood … Continue reading