iHeartRadio
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iHeartRadio (often shortened to just "iHeart") is an American freemium broadcast, podcast and radio streaming platform owned by iHeartMedia.[1][2] It was founded in August 2008 and iHeartRadio serves as the national umbrella brand for iHeartMedia's radio network, the largest radio broadcaster in the United States with 128 million registered users as of 2019 and its other consumer-facing brands.[3] Its main radio competitors are Audacy, TuneIn and Sirius XM.[4]
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Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Owner | iHeartMedia |
Key people | Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO, iHeartMedia, Inc.) Rich Bressler (President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, iHeartRadio, Inc.; CEO, iHeartMedia Multiplatform Group) Conal Byrne (CEO, Digital Audio Group, iHeartMedia Inc.) |
Launch date | August 1, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-08-01) |
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Official website | iHeartRadio |
iHeartMedia built its national event franchise around the iHeartRadio consumer brand, and includes the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the iHeartRadio Music Awards, iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, iHeartRadio Country Festival, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards and iHeartRadio ALTerEgo.