Radio company fires president who used racial slur
iHeart Media says it has fired the president of its Atlanta station group after a video showed the executive using a racial slur.
iHeart Media
iHeart Media is a terrestrial and digital broadcast company based in New York City. The company operates more than 860 live AM, FM and streaming radio stations across 150 regional markets. It also programs dozens of genre-specific radio streams that are available on its iHeart Radio streaming service and on some local stations broadcasting an HD Radio signal.
Lowry Mays, founder of largest radio station owner in U.S., dies at 87
The death of Lowry Mays was first announced Monday by Texas A&M University, whose business school is named after the broadcaster.
iHeart launches variety pop station in Sacramento
After more than a month of “stunting,” Sacramento’s newest radio station KSTE-FM finally has a permanent music format.
SiriusXM to pull remaining iHeart simulcasts from radio service
KIIS (Kiss FM) and WHTZ (Z100) will be dropped from SiriusXM’s satellite and streaming radio services starting June 1.
New Sacramento radio station continues stunt over weekend
A new radio station operated by broadcaster iHeart continued its “stunting” period over the weekend and into Monday morning.
iHeart begins broadcasting on 107.9 FM in Sacramento
iHeart began broadcasting on its newest Sacramento frequency on Wednesday, less than one year after winning a FCC spectrum auction for the slot.
iHeart to program music channels on Comcast’s Xumo
Xumo will begin offering iHeart Radio-programmed music streams through its free streaming television app.
Connecticut Lottery begins offering iHeart Radio scratchers
The Connecticut Lottery is teaming up with iHeart Radio for a new lottery scratcher.
iHeart, TuneIn announce content, advertising partnership
Radio broadcaster iHeart Media announced a surprise content and advertising partnership with TuneIn this week.
KCRA reporter Mike Luery resurfaces at KFBK, iHeart Media
Mike Luery will oversee news operations at Sacramento’s news-talk station and manage other iHeart Media stations along the west coast.
iHeart disciplines radio hosts who mocked entertainer during food drive fundraiser
The morning show duo teased a local singer who revealed she once ate garbage as a homeless youth.
FCC settles with radio broadcasters over political advertisements
The agency said the six radio broadcasters failed to maintain public inspection files as required under federal law.