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Salon.com
March 27, 2002
Eric Boehlert |
Washington tunes in Critics accuse Clear Channel of shady radio deals and nasty concert business. Now the government is starting to pay attention...   |
Salon.com
April 30, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Radio's big bully Dirty tricks and crappy programming: Welcome to the world of Clear Channel, the biggest station owner in America... |
Salon.com
May 30, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Tough company Clear Channel is as big as NBC or Gannett. Chances are it owns a half-dozen radio stations in your town. And it's fighting employee suits alleging everything from broken contracts to sexual harassment. |
Salon.com
August 7, 2002
Eric Boehlert |
Radio's titan hits the skids After replacing a high-profile exec, Clear Channel, the 800-pound gorilla of the entertainment industry, suddenly faces a lot of banana peels. |
Salon.com
August 8, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Suit: Clear Channel is an illegal monopoly A tiny Denver promoter is taking the most powerful force in the music industry to court... |
Salon.com
August 8, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Rock 'n' radio rumble A dust-up involving Clear Channel and a Blink-182 concert in Cincinnati doesn't seem to be an isolated event... |
Mother Jones
August 1999
Alex Markels |
Low Power To The People Muted by the high cost of broadcast licenses, diverse voices may yet step up to the mike, thanks to a new FCC proposal |
Salon.com
June 28, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
One big happy channel? The Telecommunications Reform Act handed over control of the radio airwaves to a chosen few. Will TV be next? |
Salon.com
August 6, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
More waves in the radio business Is corporate behemoth Clear Channel behind the latest shakeup? |
Wired
January 18, 2008
Brendan I. Koerner |
Why Things Suck: Radio The FM band between 92.1 and 107.9, where commercial stations reign, is mostly a desert of robo-DJs and pop pabulum. |
Salon.com
March 14, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Pay for play Why does radio suck? Because most stations play only the songs the record companies pay them to. And things are going to get worse... |
Salon.com
March 13, 2002
Eric Boehlert |
Record companies: Save us from ourselves! With payola up but profits down, labels are wondering if paying $100 million to middlemen "fixers" is still a swell business idea... |
Knowledge@Wharton
June 4, 2003 |
New FCC Rules on Media Ownership: Static from All Sides When Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell described his agency's partial deregulation of media outlet ownership restrictions June 2 as "modest, albeit very significant changes," few seemed to share his sentiment. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2007
Willie D. Jones |
Low Power to the People A South Carolina city is the latest battleground for low-watt community radio. |
Reason
December 2004
Jesse Walker |
Liberal Demographic Clear Channel turns left: American broadcasting is a government-protected cartel, not a free market. But even a distorted market needs consumers, and if an underserved group of listeners is big enough, someone will notice them. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sirius XM and Pandora Better Watch Out Radio giant Clear Channel announces that the iHeartRadio customized stations that it rolled out two months ago will continue to be commercial-free through the end of March. |
Salon.com
June 25, 2002
Eric Boehlert |
Will Congress tackle pay-for-play? Radio-station owners are shocked -- shocked! -- as the music industry's payola scandal widens. Record-label execs aren't buying it (and neither should you). |
Salon.com
June 25, 2002
Eric Boehlert |
Is Clear Channel selling hit singles? Insiders suggest that the broadcasting giant gave an obscure singer major airplay to promote its pricey new market-research program. |
Home Theater
Mark Fleischmann |
Some DTV Stations Suffer in Transition Some two dozen DTV stations who are having trouble reaching their viewers in the wake of the DTV transition are receiving help from the Federal Communications Commission, reports the Associated Press. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Clear Channel Is Anything But Radio giant Clear Channel has been heading for a buyout by private-equity firms for nearly a year. Amid a mounting credit crunch, there's rampant skepticism that the deal will even get done. |
Inc.
May 1, 2010
Darren Dahl |
Business for Sale: A New Jersey TV Station A low-power station that broadcasts lots of high school sports and town hall meetings is on the market for $2.5 million. |
Salon.com
October 1, 2002
Todd Spencer |
Radio killed the radio star Consolidation has resulted in 10,000 layoffs, the demise of a beloved trade magazine, and a decline in programming quality. But industry execs are fat and happy. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Clear Sailing for Clear Channel After months of wrangling, it looks like Clear Channel's as good as gone, as it's buyout by private equity firms finally seems to be happening. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2007
David Lee Smith |
The FCC Doesn't Get It FCC head Kevin Martin has proposed changes that would allow companies to own a newspaper and a TV or radio station in the same market. This could cause more problems than it solves. |
Wired
June 2000
Alex Markels |
Radio Active Up against the megastations in a battle for the airwaves, do-it-yourself DJs are deploying two potent weapons - 100-watt transmitters and the global reach of the Web. |
Reason
November 2008
Jesse Walker |
Beyond the Fairness Doctrine Barack Obama says he wouldn't reintroduce the Federal Communications Commission's most notorious speech-squashing regulation. But there are more mundane reasons to fear the next FCC. |
Salon.com
April 3, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Fighting pay-for-play Sources in the music industry call for a federal clampdown on the new payola... |
Reason
January 2004
Ben Compaine |
Domination Fantasies Does Rupert Murdoch control the media? Does anyone? |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
Catherine Yang |
Keeping Little Voices In Big Media The FCC should at least install minimum guarantees for independent opinions. Has deregulation gone to far? |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
XM Ads It Up Clear Channel wins a dispute requiring that its XM channels include advertising. Investors, take note. |
Salon.com
July 25, 2000
Mark Schapiro |
The day the music died The merger of America's largest concert promoter with its largest radio station owner will mean Pringles, payola and more Top 40 from coast to coast. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Clear Channel Frosts Fidelity The company's largest shareholder is making noise about an insufficient per-share price. |
New Architect
February 2003
Bret A. Fausett |
Radio, Radio Why not let the webcasters play? |
Home Theater
February 6, 2009 |
Networks to Keep Analog Until Bitter End Several major TV networks have announced that they plan for their owned affiliate stations to keep analog signals on the airwaves until the final deadline in June. |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2006
Tom Lowry |
From Vanilla To Full Metal Racket Clear Channel is racing into the Digital Age with an array of high-def niche channels. |
Home Theater
July 2, 2008 |
HD Radio Stations: More Power, Please FM stations are lobbying the FCC for permission to boost their signals and expand their audience. |
InternetNews
March 7, 2008 |
CBS, AOL Combine Online Radio Networks New and old media take to the airwaves in joint Web radio venture. |
PC Magazine
March 14, 2007
Dan Evans |
Tune in to Digital Radio Digital broadcasting and higher-definition signals are revolutionizing television. Can they do the same for another traditionally analog medium -- the radio? |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2006
Amanda Tyler |
Radio One Fine-Tunes Strategy The broadcaster takes a first-quarter beating but still tops guidance. Investors, watch for the company to focus more on its Internet business and strengthen its station portfolio with more acquisitions. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Clear Channel's Future Clarified Following months of contentious debate, the radio station operator is poised to join the ranks of newly private companies. Investors, steer clear. |
Salon.com
November 26, 2001
Daniel Forbes |
What were they smoking? A Texas Clear Channel radio station agreed to host a show on marijuana decriminalization. It's never made it on the air... |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Less Is More at Clear Channel Clear Channel, the communications giant that brings you radio ads and billboards galore, announced that it would require its radio stations to run less advertising. |
Home Theater
July 29, 2008 |
FCC Says Yes to Sirius/XM Merger Following a long and contentious debate, the Federal Communications Commission has OKed the merger of the Sirius and XM satellite radio networks. |
Job Journal
January 18, 2009
Janet White |
Get the Job by Having It Traditional job hunting is all about the process of getting hired, but a job-search expert suggests a more transcendent approach: Get the job of your dreams by thinking, speaking and acting as if you already have it. |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005
Tom Lowry |
Antenna Adjustment Clear Channel is pulling apart its empire as it scrambles to compete in a changed media world. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Clear Channel's Iffy Deal The anticipated private equity buyout of Clear Channel Communications is running into headwinds. This company warrants careful attention from investors. |
BusinessWeek
September 22, 2003
Catherine Yang |
Commentary: How Michael Powell Could Have the Last Laugh While the opponents of media consolidation seem to be gaining ground fast, they shouldn't be too quick to declare victory. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Clear Channel's Fuzzy Picture With an upcoming shareholder vote, a private-equity effort to acquire radio giant Clear Channel still looks extremely iffy. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Does Clear Channel Have a Shot at Pandora and Sirius XM? Clear Channel takes a viral -- and vital -- shot at entrenched radio darlings with its iHeartRadio app. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Bill Mann |
Satellite Radio Makes the Locals Sweat Are Sirius and XM out to replace local radio? In some cases, you bet they are. The National Association of Broadcasters sent a petition to the Federal Communications Commission last week asking that XM Satellite Radio and Sirius be blocked from providing any locally tailored radio service. |
