![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Clear_Channel_Golden_Square_London.jpg/640px-Clear_Channel_Golden_Square_London.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Clear Channel Outdoor
Outdoor advertising company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, Inc. (CCOA) is an out-of-home (OOH) advertising company based in San Antonio, Texas[3] with operations throughout the U.S.[4] and the Caribbean.[5] CCOA is one of two separate business units operating as part of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCOH).[4] The other business unit, Clear Channel International (CCI), includes Europe, Singapore and Latin America.[4] Globally, both CCOA and CCI employ 5,800 people.[2]
![]() | |
Company type | Public |
---|---|
NYSE: CCO Russell 2000 Component | |
Industry | Out-of-home advertising |
Predecessor |
|
Founded | 1901; 123 years ago (1901) (as Foster & Kleiser) |
Founder | |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Scott Wells (CEO, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. & Clear Channel Outdoor Americas) William Eccleshare (Executive Vice Chairman, CCOH Board of Directors) |
Revenue | US$ 2.68 billion (2019)[2] |
US$ 253 million (2019)[2] | |
US$ −363 million (2019)[2] | |
Total assets | US$ 6.39 billion (2019)[2] |
Total equity | US$ −2.05 billion (2019)[2] |
Number of employees | 5,900 (2019)[2] |
Website | clearchanneloutdoor |
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Clear_Channel_Golden_Square_London.jpg/640px-Clear_Channel_Golden_Square_London.jpg)
Following a separation from its former parent company, iHeartMedia, Inc., in May 2019, CCOH, Inc. has operated as an independent, publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CCO).[6][7]
In the U.S., Clear Channel Outdoor Americas offers outdoor advertising in 43 of the top 50 markets and maintains an office and operations presence employing over 1,500 people.[2] Across its roadside and street level market footprint, CCOA offers tens of thousands of printed billboards in a variety of formats.[4]