Federated Media Radio Stations Join iHeartRadio
Federated Media Radio Stations Join iHeartRadio
New York, NY – August 6, 2012 – Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, the leading media company in America, today announced that 17 Federated Media radio stations are now available on iHeartRadio, Clear Channel’s industry-leading digital radio platform. iHeartRadio continues to offer listeners more programming choices with the addition of Federated Media which services the Northern Indiana Fort Wayne, South Bend, Elkhart-Goshen and Warsaw markets.
Federated Media radio stations feature a variety of programming including Rock, Talk, Country and Hot Adult Contemporary (AC). Under the agreement, Federated Media’s radio stations, including legendary News/Talk station WOWO-FM/AM in Fort Wayne; the No. 1 country station in South Bend B100 WBYT and Fort Wayne’s K105 WQHK, are now available on the iHeartRadio platform wherever it is offered including web, mobile devices and automobiles. In addition, Federated Media will support and promote iHeartRadio on its stations and websites. iHeartRadio is Clear Channel’s best-in-class customizable digital listening service, that delivers everything listeners want in one free, fully-integrated service: instant access to more than 1,000 of the nation’s most popular live broadcast and digital-only radio stations from more than 150 cities, plus user-created Custom Stations inspired by favorite artists and songs.
“We’re very excited to partner with iHeartRadio,” said James Derby, Chief Strategy Officer for Federated Media. “We want to offer our customers and clients both terrestrial and digital listening experiences. It’s important that we partner with those that are open to shared content and opportunities. iHeartRadio is very popular in our local markets and we’re happy to now be a part of it.”
iHeartRadio is the No. 1 free broadcast app on the iPhone, iPad and Android and is consistently in the top 10 downloads of free music apps. It continues to be one of the most popular digital music destinations with 100 million listening hours a month and more than 80 million downloads of the mobile apps.
For Federated Media:
James Derby
(888) 333-6133
jderby@federatedmedia.com