iHeartRadio

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iHeartRadio
TypeInternet radio, radio network, music recommender system
Country
United States
HeadquartersNew York, New York
OwnerClear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.
Key people
Bob Pittman
(CEO, CC Media Holdings, Inc.)
John Hogan
(Chairman/CEO, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment)
Launch date
April 2008
Former names
iheartmusic.com
Affiliation(s)Cox Radio
Cumulus Media
Emmis Communications
Greater Media
Salem Communications
Univision Radio
Official website
iheart.com

iHeartRadio is an Internet radio platform owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.. Founded in April 2008 as the website iheartmusic.com, iHeartRadio now functions as both a music recommender system and a radio network that aggregates content from over 800 local Clear Channel radio stations across the United States, as well as hundreds of stations owned by companies other than Clear Channel. iHeartRadio is available online, via mobile devices, and on select video game consoles.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

Prior to 2008, Clear Channel's various audio products were decentralized, with individual stations on their own sites and a site known as the Format Lab providing feeds of between 40 and 80 networks that were used primarily on Clear Channel's HD Radio subchannels.

In April 2008, the iHeartRadio brand launched as www.iheartmusic.com — a website featuring entertainment news, national news, music content including albums, singles on demand and music videos as well as access to over 750 Clear Channel radio stations online. On October 7, 2008, Clear Channel Radio launched the first version of the free streaming radio application known as iHeartRadio to the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch through the App Store; 12 stations in 8 markets were included in this first release.[6][7] The following year, iHeartRadio is made available to BlackBerry devices and the Android operating system.[8][9][10] Soon iHeartRadio offered video: artist interviews, live performance vignettes, etc.[11] In 2010, iHeartRadio expands to the Sonos platform.[12] In 2011, it expanded to the Xbox 360 console.[citation needed]

iHeartRadio was ranked #4 on AdAge's Entertainment A-List.[13]

The iHeartRadio official website, www.iheart.com, offers access to over 800 live radio stations streaming online, however the streams are served only to IP addresses, or proxy servers, that can be identified as being in the USA.[citation needed] In addition to news and music programming, the website offers the ability to create personalized stations by a wide selection of nearly 400,000 artists and 11 million songs. Content is also made shareable for users to keep up with what their Facebook and Twitter friends are listening to by viewing their recent station history, and to post their recent listening habits to Facebook or Twitter.

The most recent version of the iHeartRadio app features a new and improved interface, and "Advanced Custom Stations", comparable to the Pandora Radio model, will be available for listening with no commercials until the end of the year.[citation needed]

iHeartRadio is proving very important to Clear Channel. In recent interviews, employees have stated that a huge part of Clear Channel's future lays in iHeartRadio. It has allowed many of their semi-local brands to grow into brands recognized world-wide.[citation needed]

In addition to powering the online presence for many Clear Channel stations, the brand has also been incorporated on air. For example, on Z100 New York, the evening countdown known previously as the "Interactive 9 @ 9" has been renamed the "iHeartRadio 9 @ 9." On other stations, programs have kept their original names except for the addition of "powered by iHeartRadio" afterwords. In actuality, the on air programs named for the service have limited or no connection to the iHeartRadio app or website. Rather, Clear Channel hopes to drive brand awareness.[citation needed]

On June 8, 2012, iHeartRadio has inked a deal to power Yahoo! Music's Radio service, previously powered by CBS Radio.[citation needed]

Sometime in Mid-October 2012, iHeartRadio has soft-launched online audio news/weather/traffic streams for Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, and 15 other metropolitan cities, branded as "24/7 News".[14] Their looping programming is similar to that of NOAA Weather Radio's.

Limitations

  • Custom stations are limited to one seed
  • Daily skips are limited to fifteen combined per day and six per hour per station[15]
  • Like/unlike choices cannot be undone (although a liked song currently playing can be banned)

iHeartRadio Music Festival

Offering a variety of artists in popular music, stations in the iHeartRadio network gave away hundreds of trips to the "biggest live music event in radio history" held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the Las Vegas Strip from September 23–24, 2011.[16]

The second annual iHeartRadio Festival took place September 21–22, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The list of performers was announced on July 9, 2012.

The festival was hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

List of Performers

2011: The Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jane's Addiction, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Steven Tyler, Jeff Beck, Nicki Minaj, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Lopez, John Mayer, Kenny Chesney, David Guetta, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Rascal Flatts and Sublime with Rome. Special guest performances by Sting and Usher.

2012: Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, Rihanna, Green Day, Aerosmith, Brad Paisley, Pitbull, Linkin Park, Lil Wayne, P!nk, Jason Aldean, No Doubt, Swedish House Mafia, Miranda Lambert (with Pistol Annies), Mary J. Blige, Deadmau5, Enrique Iglesias, and Calvin Harris.[17] Special guest performances by Wonder Girls,[18] Ne-Yo,[19] Sammy Adams,[20] Prince,[21] Gerard Way,[22] and Psy.[23]

  • On September 18, Shakira announced that she was pregnant and had to drop out of the festival.[24]

In 2012, iHeartRadio held a contest for new and upcoming artists to enter and win the chance to perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, to be held in Las Vegas in September of that year. Artists Megan and Liz, who first gained fame via YouTube, won the competition and will open for Taylor Swift at the festival.[citation needed]

Green Day Incident

On September 22, 2012, while Green Day was performing, lead vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong stopped while performing Basket Case, because their time was shortened from 45 minutes to 25, in order to extend R&B artist Usher's performance. Angered, Armstrong began ranting while a screen in the rear of the audience was labeled 1 MINUTES LEFT. When the screen went blank, Armstrong, angered, smashed his guitar, while bassist Mike Dirnt smashed his bass.[26]

The next day, Green Day apologized for the incident, also adding that Armstrong will be entering rehab and that their set wasn't cut short by Clear Channel. The band has postponed some of their promotional appearances.[27]

References

  1. ^ http://www.radio-info.com/news/clear-channels-iheartradio-accepts-greater-medias-22-stations
  2. ^ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397243,00.asp
  3. ^ http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/107537/cox-media-group-and-emmis-communications-radio-sta
  4. ^ http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/108453/salem-communications-joins-iheartradio-digital-pla
  5. ^ http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/96952/iheartradio-to-offer-univision-programming
  6. ^ http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/clear_channel_brings_top_radio_stations_to_apple_iphone_ipod_touch
  7. ^ http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/iheartradio-iphone-app-reaches-1-million-downloads.html
  8. ^ http://crackberry.com/iheartradio-launches-streaming-radio-application
  9. ^ http://techcrunch.com/2009/12/24/clear-channel-iheartradio-android/
  10. ^ http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=119706
  11. ^ http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/65170/iheartradio-adds-video
  12. ^ http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/an-upgrade-for-sonos/?src=busln
  13. ^ http://adage.com/entertainment-alist2010/article?article_id=143998%20
  14. ^ IHeartRadio Adds Local News Streams For 20 Cities - RadioInsight.com (released October 18, 2012)
  15. ^ http://help.iheartradio.com/customer/portal/articles/578017-how-many-times-can-i-skip-a-song-
  16. ^ Montgomery, James. "Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Coldplay Confirmed For I Heart Radio Festival". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  17. ^ http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/07/09/taylor-swift-rihanna-no-doubt-more-set-to-perform-at-the-2012-iheartradio-music-festival-video/
  18. ^ http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=12557
  19. ^ http://www.at40.com/news-article/ne-yo-announced-as-iheartradio-music-festival-special-guest-performer/22955/
  20. ^ http://festival.iheart.com/go/iheartradio-music-festival/article.html?feed=463099&article=10438307/
  21. ^ http://festival.iheart.com/go/iheartradio-music-festival/article.html?feed=463101&article=10438286
  22. ^ http://festival.iheart.com/go/iheartradio-music-festival/article.html?feed=463099&article=10438325
  23. ^ http://festival.iheart.com/go/iheartradio-music-festival/article.html?feed=463099&article=10437889
  24. ^ http://festival.iheart.com/go/iheartradio-music-festival/article.html?feed=463097&article=10430922/
  25. ^ http://festival.iheart.com/go/iheartradio-music-festival/article.html?feed=463101&article=10427266/
  26. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9zogQOmQVM/
  27. ^ http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/09/23/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-heads-to-rehab/70000969/1#.UF-g2K74WSo

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