IHeartRadio

iHeartRadio
Type	Internet radio; Podcast Publisher; Music recommender system;
Country	United States; Australia; New Zealand; Canada; Mexico; Puerto Rico;
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
Affiliation(s)	Advanced Media Partners, LLC; Alpha Media; ANCO Media Group; ARN Australia; Beasley Broadcast Group; Bell Media; Cox Radio; Cumulus Media; Emmis Communications; Entravision Communications; Evanov Radio Group; Federated Media; Hub City Radio; JVC Media; Live365; Mereulo Media; Midwest Communications; Nexstar Media Group; NZME; Prairie Winds Broadcasting, Inc.; Salem Media Group; SummitMedia; Turner Broadcasting; Uforia Audio Network; Uno Radio Group; Urban One;
Official website	iHeartRadio

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]

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.

^ "Company Overview of iHeartMedia and Entertainment, Inc". Business Week. Bloomberg LP. 2023. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2014. On September 16, 2014, Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc. changed its name to iHeartMedia and Entertainment, Inc.
^ "iHeartRadio". iHeart. July 24, 2021. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^ Smith, Craig (June 25, 2015). "20 Amazing iHeartRadio Statistics". DMR. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference iHeartBiggest.NYT2019Apr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Company Overview of iHeartMedia and Entertainment, Inc". Business Week. Bloomberg LP. 2023. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2014. On September 16, 2014, Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc. changed its name to iHeartMedia and Entertainment, Inc.

[2] "iHeartRadio". iHeart. July 24, 2021. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

[3] Smith, Craig (June 25, 2015). "20 Amazing iHeartRadio Statistics". DMR. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[iHeartBiggest.NYT2019Apr-4] Cite error: The named reference iHeartBiggest.NYT2019Apr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Type	Internet radio Podcast Publisher Music recommender system
Country	United States Australia New Zealand Canada Mexico Puerto Rico
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)
Affiliation(s)	Advanced Media Partners, LLC Alpha Media ANCO Media Group ARN Australia Beasley Broadcast Group Bell Media Cox Radio Cumulus Media Emmis Communications Entravision Communications Evanov Radio Group Federated Media Hub City Radio JVC Media Live365 Mereulo Media Midwest Communications Nexstar Media Group NZME Prairie Winds Broadcasting, Inc. Salem Media Group SummitMedia Turner Broadcasting Uforia Audio Network Uno Radio Group Urban One
Official website	iHeartRadio