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Mark P. Mays is the CEO of Clear Channel Communications Inc..

Clear Channel Communications is a privately owned company controlled by the private equity companies Bain Capital Partners LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP. Clear Channel was sold for $18.7 billion in cash plus the assumption of $8 billion in debt. The transaction closed on July 24, 2008. The operating company which technically owns Clear Channel is called CC Media Holdings, Inc.

Clear Channel is the largest owner of radio stations in the United States, and is also a major force in outdoor billboard advertising through the company Clear Channel Outdoor. The company was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs. Its headquarters is in San Antonio, Texas, where Clear Channel acquired its first FM station.

Clear Channel acquired AM-FM, Inc. in 2000, which was controlled by billionaire mogul Tom Hicks and run by his brother Steven. In 2005, Clear Channel split into three independent units -- radio broadcaster Clear Channel Communications, out-of-home advertising company Clear Channel Outdoor, and live music and events company Live Nation. The Mays family retained control of the radio and outdoor units, with Mark Mays as CEO of both.

Formerly known as Clear Channel Entertainment, Live Nation owns and operates live entertainment venues in the USA and Europe, and represents major music artists and sports stars. In 2010, Live Nation merged with Ticketmaster to become Live Nation Entertainment.

Clear Channel owns AM and FM radio stations in the United States, along with some media outlets in other countries. Clear Channel owned 30 TV stations, but they were sold to Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm, on April 23, 2007.

Clear Channel Outdoor owns or operates 151,603 outdoor advertising billboards in the United States and 671,977 international outdoor advertising billboards.

At the beginning of 2010, Clear Channel was facing bankruptcy due to the massive debt taken on when the company was sold in 2008.

Contact Information

Web Site:www.clearchannel.com
Telephone:210.822.2828
Fax:210.822.2299
Address:200 E. Basse
San Antonio TX 78209
USA

Local Media Properties

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In Alabama:

WACT AM 1420
WVVB AM 960

In Alaska:

KENI AM 650

In Arizona:

KFYI AM 550
KGME AM 910
KNST AM 790 (Fox affiliate)

In California:

KAVL AM 610 (Fox affiliate)
KBIG FM 104.3
KCBL AM 1340 (Fox affiliate)
KFBK AM 1530
KHTY AM 970 (Fox affiliate)
KIIS FM 102.7
KLAC AM 570
KLSD AM 1360
KOGO AM 600
KTLK AM 1150

In Colorado:

KBCO FM 97.3
KHOW AM 630
KKZN AM 760
KOA AM 850

In Connecticut:

WPOP AM 1410 (ESPN affiliate)

In Delaware:

WDOV AM 1410
WWTX AM 1290

In Florida:

WDAE AM 620
WFKZ FM 103.1
WFLA AM 970 (Fox affiliate)
WFXJ AM 930
WINZ AM 940
WIOD AM 610 (Fox affiliate)
WKWF AM 1600
WNLS AM 1270

In Georgia:

WGST AM 640 (Fox affiliate)

In Hawaii:

KHVH AM 830 (Fox affiliate)
KIKI AM 990

In Indiana:

WNDE AM 1260

In Iowa:

KASI AM 1430
KXNO AM 1460

In Kentucky:

WLAP AM 630 (Fox affiliate)
WSFC AM 1240

In Louisiana:

WSKR AM 1210
WYLD AM 940

In Michigan:

WDFN AM 1130

In Minnesota:

KFAN AM 1130
KTNC AM 1130 (Fox affiliate)

In Missouri:

KGMY AM 1400 (ESPN affiliate)

In Nebraska:

KFAB AM 1110

In New Mexico:

KABQ AM 1350

In New York:

WENE AM 1430
WHAM AM 1180 (Fox affiliate)
WHEN AM 620
WHTK AM 1280
WOFX AM 980 (Fox affiliate)

In North Carolina:

WMXF AM 1400
WWNC AM 570 (Fox affiliate)

In Ohio:

WARF AM 1350 (Fox affiliate)
WCKY AM 1530
WCWA AM 1230 (Fox affiliate)
WLW AM 700 (NBC affiliate)
WMRN AM 1490
WONE AM 980
WSAI AM 1360 (ESPN affiliate)
WTVN AM 610 (Fox affiliate)
WYTS AM 1230 (Fox affiliate)

In Oklahoma:

KGHM AM 1340
KTBZ AM 1430
KTOK AM 1000

In Oregon:

KEX AM 1190

In Pennsylvania:

WBGG AM 970 (Fox affiliate)
WSAN AM 1470
WTKT AM 1460

In South Carolina:

WSCC FM 94.3

In Tennessee:

WLAC AM 1510 (Fox affiliate)
WREC AM 600 (Fox affiliate)

In Texas:

KBME AM 790
KTKR AM 760
KTRH AM 740
KVET AM 1300
WOAI AM 1200 (Fox affiliate)

In Utah:

KNRS AM 570
KNRS FM 105.7

In Virginia:

WKCY AM 1300 (Fox affiliate)
WRNL AM 910
WRVA AM 1140

In Washington:

KHHO AM 850
KJR AM 950

In West Virginia:

WLTP AM 910

In Wisconsin:

WBIZ AM 1400
WISN AM 1130 (Fox affiliate)
WTSO AM 1070

Other Clear Channel Communications Inc. Properties


Ackerley Media
Adshel Eller Media Company
Clear Channel Entertainment Inc. (formerly SFX Entertainment)
Clear Channel Internet Group
Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc.
Clear Channel UK Limited
Katz Media Group, Inc.
New Music Network
Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.

Comments about Clear Channel Communications Inc.

Comments to date: 22. The most recent comments are below.

The observer    New York USA

Posted at 6:18am on Sunday, March 11, 2012

Is Romney also Rupert Murdoch a part owner of clear channel that Rush Limbaugh broadcast from. The Austrailian media mogul who owns the fox station whose executives got caught in UK tampering with people's phones,
I think the government should start some serious investigations with these afilliations.
If the owners of the stations that Limbaugh broadcsting from wasn't in support of him and what he said they would have droped him also,think about it!!.


mary cropp    Virginia Dale, Co.

Posted at 7:03pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012

I respectfully request that you drop Rush Limbaugh from KOA, Denver, Co. He has gone beyond what any broadcaster should say on Radio. He has a filthy mouth, dos not care who he harms and continues to be absoulty disgusting. I will not use or buy any product that advertises on his program nor will I be a listener of KOA if he continues on this station. Thank You.


Robyn L    Wilmington, DE USA

Posted at 9:00am on Friday, March 11, 2011

I find the ads on your wdov.com site extremely offensive. I am trying to listen to new and important events, and I don't need to stare at some woman's breasts while I'm doing it. You are losing listeners because of these ads!


Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:55am on Tuesday, January 11, 2011

-- January 11, 2011 -- John Kaufman is now executive vice president of business operations at Clear Channel Radio. He was previously senior vice president of revenue management there.


Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:29am on Tuesday, November 16, 2010

-- November 16, 2010 -- Darryl Parks is now vice president of news-talk operations at Clear Channel Radio. He was previously operations manager for the company's Cincinnati group of stations.


stephen morse    fort lauderdale. florida

Posted at 10:42am on Tuesday, September 21, 2010

un.of florida alums are now turning off WINZ AM 940 due to excessive critcism about the university and sports programs.you would think a station that broadcasts the un. of florida sports would allow this to happen from 10am to noon.


Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:24am on Thursday, August 26, 2010

-- August 26, 2010 -- Clear Channel Radio executive vice president and president of digital music Evan Harrison is leaving the company at the end of 2010. A successor has not been named.


mike galassi    Orange County Calif

Posted at 9:49pm on Friday, April 23, 2010

To the sponsers; whoever the idot is that broadcasts evenings around 6-8PM get him off the air. While I used to be a loyal listener but this host goes beyond what I consider fair critism. He belongs in the class of Glen Beck. If I want to listen to Beck I would. Its to bad as it is sponsers, I will no longer tune in! I want hosts that make themselves available to the listener in the class to Hartman and Rhoads.


Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:07am on Wednesday, February 3, 2010

32 Clear Channel Radio Stations Unite to Fight Childhood Cancer

Memphis, Tenn., (February 2, 2010) -- The following news advisory was issued today by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital:

WHAT: Thirty-two Clear Channel stations nationwide will hold local radiothons to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research HospitalŪ, one of the world's premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases.

Like most organizations, St. Jude has not been immune to the effects of the economy. Now more than ever, St. Jude needs the support of radio listeners to continue its mission of finding cures and saving children.

In 2009, these 32 Clear Channel stations collectively raised more than $4 million for the lifesaving mission of St. Jude.

WHEN: February 11-12, 2010

WHERE: Stations include KCCY (Colorado Springs, Colo.), KHEY (El Paso, Texas), KHLR (Little Rock, Ark.), KKIX (Fayetteville, Ark.), KMAG (Fort Smith, Ark.), KOLZ (Cheyenne, Wyo.), KSSN (Little Rock, Ark.), KTEX (Harlingen, Texas), KTOM (Monterey/Salinas, Calif.), KTPI (Lancaster, Calif.), KYKR (Beaumont, Texas), WAGH (Columbus, Ga.), WAMZ (Louisville, Ky.), WBUL (Lexington, Ky.), WCOL (Columbus, Ohio), WCTQ (Sarasota, Fla.), WDXB (Birmingham, Ala.), WGSY (Columbus, Ga.), WLLR (Quad Cities, Iowa), WMZQ (Washington, D.C.), WNCO (Ashland, Ohio), WPAP (Panama City, Fla.), WPOC (Baltimore, Md.), WQRB (Eau Claire, Wis.), WRBT (Harrisburg, Pa.), WSIX (Nashville, Tenn.), WSSL (Greenville, S.C.), WSTH (Columbus, Ga.), WTNT (Tallahassee, Fla.), WTQR (Greensboro, N.C.), WUSY (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and WYYD (Lynchburg, Va.).

TO DONATE: Please visit any of these stations' Web sites or call 1-800-345-4673.

BACKGROUND: At St. Jude, families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance, and no child is ever denied treatment because of the family's inability to pay.

St. Jude been actively involved in radiothon fundraising for more than 30 years. With the dedication of hundreds of radio stations participating in Country Cares for St. Jude KidsŪ and Radio Cares for St. Jude Kids(TM), more than $375 million has been raised to help children battling cancer and other deadly diseases at St. Jude.


rich ross    tampa fl

Posted at 6:55am on Tuesday, January 26, 2010

get rid of dan silio on wdae

we hate him


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