Clear Channel Communications

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Clear Channel Communications was a major American media conglomerate best known for owning and operating hundreds of radio stations and outdoor advertising assets across the United States.

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Clear Channel Communications canonical 4

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instanceOf media conglomerate
public company
basedInCity San Antonio NERFINISHED
basedInState Texas NERFINISHED
businessModel advertising-supported broadcasting
out-of-home advertising sales
country United States of America
surface form: United States
formerlyKnownAs Clear Channel Communications NERFINISHED
formerNameOf iHeartMedia NERFINISHED
foundedBy Lowry Mays NERFINISHED
Red McCombs NERFINISHED
hadSubsidiary Clear Channel Entertainment (later Live Nation predecessor units) NERFINISHED
Clear Channel Radio NERFINISHED
Premiere Radio Networks NERFINISHED
hasSuccessor iHeartMedia, Inc. NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Bexar County, Texas NERFINISHED
San Antonio, Texas NERFINISHED
Texas NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
inception 1972
industry broadcasting
media
outdoor advertising
radio broadcasting
languageOfBroadcast English
mainBusiness ownership and operation of outdoor advertising assets
ownership and operation of radio stations
notableFor being one of the largest radio station owners in the United States
controversies over media concentration
influence on U.S. radio programming and playlists
large-scale consolidation of U.S. radio stations after the Telecommunications Act of 1996
operatedBrand Clear Channel Outdoor NERFINISHED
Clear Channel Radio NERFINISHED
Premiere Radio Networks NERFINISHED
operatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
owned AM radio stations
Clear Channel Outdoor (majority stake for much of its history) NERFINISHED
FM radio stations
hundreds of radio stations in the United States
outdoor advertising billboards
parentCompanyOf Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. NERFINISHED
rebrandingDate 2014
regionServed United States of America
surface form: United States
reorganizedAs iHeartMedia, Inc. NERFINISHED
stockExchangeListing New York Stock Exchange
tickerSymbol CCU NERFINISHED
typeOfCompany for-profit

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Lowry Mays founded Clear Channel Communications
Lowry Mays employer Clear Channel Communications
Lowry Mays boardMemberOf Clear Channel Communications
Bain Capital notableInvestment Clear Channel Communications