Read more Clear Channel stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2062/clear-channel.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61726/247-online-artist-channels-point-to-radios-future.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMusicians want to connect with fans, and radio needs to survive in the Web 2.0 era: Enter artist personal experience (a.p.e.) radio. Clear Channel launches the 24/7 online channels, featuring artists’ personal radio shows, next month. “We feel that the old model of trying to get...http://www.newser.com/story/61726/247-online-artist-channels-point-to-radios-future.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 11:21:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31497/limbaugh-signs-400m-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRush Limbaugh has signed an eight-year contract renewing his syndication with Clear Channel for more than $400 million. This makes for the second-most-lucrative deal in radio history, ranking only behind Howard Stern's $500 million deal with Sirius in 2004, the Washington Post reports. "I'm having more fun than a human...http://www.newser.com/story/31497/limbaugh-signs-400m-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Jul 2008 16:26:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23646/zell-turns-to-radio-talent-to-shake-up-newspapers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew publishing mogul Sam Zell is recruiting colorful veterans from the radio industry in a bid to help save his struggling Tribune Company, the Wall Street Journal reports. Zell is hoping the imports will spark innovation at the company, whose debt has swelled to $12.8 billion amid declining newspaper...http://www.newser.com/story/23646/zell-turns-to-radio-talent-to-shake-up-newspapers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Apr 2008 8:20:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23330/la-billboards-off-the-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBillboards are out of control in the City of Angels, Pat Morrison writes in the Los Angeles Times , and an industry with almost no accountability is again fighting city efforts at regulation. Giants Clear Channel and CBS Outdoor are throwing a "well-lawyered hissy-fit" against an effort to make the location...http://www.newser.com/story/23330/la-billboards-off-the-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Apr 2008 15:21:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22647/clear-channel-buyers-sue-banks-over-soured-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe two private-equity firms set to buy Clear Channel sued the group of banks they had engaged to fund the deal, the Wall Street Journal reports. Joined by Clear Channel, Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners accused the consortium—including Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and Wachovia—of breaching contract by...http://www.newser.com/story/22647/clear-channel-buyers-sue-banks-over-soured-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Mar 2008 18:02:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22640/stocks-fall-on-recession-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today amid a new wave of recession concerns, Bloomberg reports. A big drop by Citigroup led financials to their worst plunge in almost two weeks, and oil prices jumped back up after inventory showed supply unchanged from last week. The Dow ended down 109.74 to 12,422....http://www.newser.com/story/22640/stocks-fall-on-recession-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Mar 2008 15:39:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22531/19b-buyout-of-clear-channel-nearly-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA $19 billion bid to privatize Clear Channel appears likely to fall through as buyers and financiers bicker—with credit-crunch-induced liquidity woes a major stumbling block, the Wall Street Journal reports. A credit agreement between private equity firms and the banks funding the move has become shaky. “No one wants...http://www.newser.com/story/22531/19b-buyout-of-clear-channel-nearly-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Mar 2008 19:30:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17704/investors-worry-clear-channel-sale-is-off-the-air.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOptimism on Wall Street about Clear Channel's $19 billion equity buyout is fading and its share price is spiraling lower as the deal, more than a year in the making, appears to be unraveling—done in by regulatory issues, credit worries, and deteriorating industry conditions, the Wall Street Journal reports.http://www.newser.com/story/17704/investors-worry-clear-channel-sale-is-off-the-air.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Jan 2008 15:22:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/2323/clear-channel-board-takes-private-equity-bait.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter months of stops and starts, Clear Channel's board today gave the green light to a $19.5 billion buyout offer. The communications giant bit after Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital, which have been bidding since November, gained the backing of two large shareholders. The successful offer was...http://www.newser.com/story/2323/clear-channel-board-takes-private-equity-bait.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 May 2007 15:14:36 CDT