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> 80% of radio stations in the U.S. are owned by one company(iHeartMedia, formerly ClearChannel) They own the most, but it's not 80% (perhaps they cover 80% of
by lionsdan 8y ago
> 80% of radio stations in the U.S. are owned by one company(iHeartMedia, formerly ClearChannel)
They own the most, but it's not 80% (perhaps they cover 80% of listening markets). They own about 850 stations[1] out of roughly 10,000 commercial stations[2]. However, your point does stand as the second largest owner, Cumulus Media at 455 stations also filed for bankruptcy[3].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHeartMedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHeartMedia
[2] https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-352168A1.pdf https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-352168A1.pdf
[3] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/business/media/iheartmedia-bankruptcy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/business/media/iheartmedi...
- nostrademons 8y agoI think they must've divested some either in the bankruptcy or a previous restructuring, because the figure I saw was about 1250 stations. I'd bet that the 10,000 total stations also includes a bunch of mom & pop or college radio operations as well; maybe the statistic was for 80% of audience share rather than number of stations.