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This has gone by without much discussion, but when did iHeartMedia acquire KFAB. Is iHeartMedia now a major player in the Radio Media market? I have noticed quite a bit of iHeartRadio ads on KFAB's webcasts, especially during the weekends.
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I think Clear Channel re-branded in to iHeart.
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iHeart has been the streaming side of Clear Channel for a long time.
There have been some promotions on KFAB off and on but there seems to have been a big push recently. I have used iHeart to listen to a Cedar Rapids Ia radio station for more than three years and KFAB has been there the entire time.
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Yeah, they've been part of the same group for years.

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Anyone else been watching the collapse of Rush Limbaugh and iHeart radio which is now $20 Billion in debt?
Any guesses on what would happen to KFAB?
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Coyote wrote:Anyone else been watching the collapse of Rush Limbaugh and iHeart radio which is now $20 Billion in debt?
Any guesses on what would happen to KFAB?
How does this affect Rush Limbaugh?
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daveoma wrote:
Coyote wrote:Anyone else been watching the collapse of Rush Limbaugh and iHeart radio which is now $20 Billion in debt?
Any guesses on what would happen to KFAB?
How does this affect Rush Limbaugh?
His $400 M contract is about to expire...
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Coyote wrote:
daveoma wrote:
Coyote wrote:Anyone else been watching the collapse of Rush Limbaugh and iHeart radio which is now $20 Billion in debt?
Any guesses on what would happen to KFAB?
How does this affect Rush Limbaugh?
His $400 M contract is about to expire...
$400 million! ! ! ? ? This is why we can't have nice things!
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Coyote wrote:Anyone else been watching the collapse of Rush Limbaugh and iHeart radio which is now $20 Billion in debt?
Any guesses on what would happen to KFAB?
No, I don't do Limbaugh, but I'm not surprised that his listeners are (finally) getting tired of his endless spew of drek! :(
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Omababe wrote:
Coyote wrote:Anyone else been watching the collapse of Rush Limbaugh and iHeart radio which is now $20 Billion in debt?
Any guesses on what would happen to KFAB?
No, I don't do Limbaugh, but I'm not surprised that his listeners are (finally) getting tired of his endless spew of drek! :(
Maybe Trump will pick him as his running mate, if he's out of a job. <cringe>
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The leveraged buyout of Clear Channel took place before the 2008 financial crisis. Much of iheartmedia's debt is leftover from the original deal.
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