CLEAR Channel Communications is an US-American medium enterprise. CLEARs Channel, based 1972 of Lowry May, and their subsidiary companies have within the range of the radio and television transmission, concert meeting and concert graduation, and external advertisement in the USA a large influence. CLEARs Channel belong over 1200 radio stations and over 30 Fernsehstationen in the United States, beside other medium enterprises in other states. The enterprise is led by firm founder Lowry May and its two sons Marks and edge universe. The seat of the enterprise is San Antonio in the US Federal State Texas. CLEAR Channel is listed at the New Yorker stock exchange under the contraction CCU.

The designation "“CLEAR channel"” is an old term from the radio transmission, and designates some early medium wave stations, it was permitted to which around the clock with higher to send. The radio station WOAI in San Antonio was one of them. This made possible it the "“CLEARs channel"” stations to be country-wide heard.

History

CLEAR Channel Communications acquired 1972 the first UKW station in San Antonio, Texas. 1975 followed the "“CLEAR channel"” medium-wave transmitter WOAI.1986 acquired CLEAR Channel the first stations outside from San Antonio.1992 loosened congress of US the rules for the possession of radio stations easy and permitted it companies more than 2 stations per market to acquire. 1995 possessed CLEAR Channel already 43 radio stations and 16 Fernsehstationen.1996 the laws by the Telecommunications act were again loosened. CLEAR Channel used the opportunity and acquired 70 other medium enterprises and individual stations.

Market share

For the 90's CLEAR is exposed to Channel of durable criticism. Critics accuse CLEAR Channel a utilization of its market share. After the loosening by the Telecommunications act spent CLEAR Channel scarcely 30 billion US$ and acquired to today scarcely 1200 stations country-wide, of it up to 7 stations within a market. Despite complaints of listeners and competitors, CLEAR Channel could hold almost all stations.

Controversies about CLEAR Channel

After the notices 11 September

After the notices 11 September, was provided and spread a list with songs, which were recommended during the time of the national memory as mismatching. The original small list of songs, which was provided by the office by CLEAR Channel, accepted considerable extent by own vorgenomme extensions of local directors of program. A list of over 150 songs circulated fast in the Internet. The criteria, after those were selected the songs to seem partly very much bizarr. Many Songs stood on the list, only because they fall the words to fly, airplane or contained. Many humans were surprised above all that John Lennons appeared well-known song Imagine on the index. CLEAR Channel disclaimed that it concerned with the list a prohibition list, many more should the songs contained in it only after exact consideration of the situation be played. Many stations played nevertheless songs of this list.

Playing prohibition and political consequences

After that the Country Musikband Dixie Chicks US president George W. Bush on a concert in Great Britain had publicly criticized, very much for annoying some fans and politicians, banished the Country music stations of CLEAR Channel the Dixie Chicks from their program. CLEAR Channel announced, this is exclusive in the responsibility of the local program management, which local DJs, and the fans happen. Some critics contradict this representation. They maintain that CLEAR Channel initiated the boycott, in hope, support for some initiatives in Washington, advanced by CLEAR Channel, to received, and in order musicians to make clear that criticism at the government can harm its career. CLEAR Channel disclaims these accusations. CLEAR Channel was not the only radio station, which imposed such a prohibition, the US transmitter chain Cox radio did this also. The controversy about the prohibition of the Dixie Chicks was treated broadly in the media. See also Dixie Chicks.

Howard star controversy

After the incident in the half-time break of the super 2004 CLEAR Channel specified Bowls in a self obligation that or indecent material any longer one did not wait. This led to the dismissal of some coworkers, among them admitted and successful moderators of some cities. Defenders of the free speech did not want to accept this. During the same time the well-known radio personality Howard star, whose show runs in Syndikation, was taken by six CLEARs Channel stations from the program. This decision caused a large medium echo. CLEAR Channels competitor Viacom returned the show however in relatively short time again into these markets. This measure CLEAR Channels is reason of a still running law case between star employers Viacom and CLEAR Channel.

Refusal of external advertisement of war opponents

2004 sued the organization Project Billboard CLEAR Channel for breach of contract because of the refusal of an external advertisement by a subsidiary company of CLEAR Channel. The poster was directed against the invasion Iraq by US troops of the 2003. The poster was meant for an external advertising surface of New Yorker Time the Square and had the Slogan Democracy is by example, emergency by was best taught with a red, white and blue design of a bomb. CLEAR Channels contract with Project Billboard permitted a refusal only with illegal or immoral announcements. CLEAR Channel announced that the indicator motive for the city was insensitiv New York, there New York a goal of the largest notice wave of the 11. September was. Project Billboard saw political motives in the refusal by CLEAR Channel. CLEAR Channel settled the controversy, by accepting an amended motive for poster, which showed a peace pigeon instead of a bomb.

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