List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia

Further information: iHeartMedia

The majority of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia is distributed through its subsidiary, Premiere Networks, owned by the company since 1999 and purchased by antecedent Jacor in 1997.^[1][2] However, several music and talk shows originated on iHeartMedia-owned stations are syndicated by those stations without the assistance of Premiere, or via a third-party distributor. Talk shows of this type are generally broadcast through Orbital Media Networks, Inc., formerly Clear Channel Satellite Services.^[3] Music programs of this type, including music scheduling and voice-tracking, are distributed through an intranet service known as "Premium Choice".^[4]

Talk shows

Currently in production

Radio programs syndicated by iHeartMedia but not distributed by Premiere Networks include:

• Armstrong & Getty^[5]
• Ellen K Weekend Show^[6]
• Elliot in the Morning with Elliot Segal^[7]
• Mojo in the Morning^[8][9]
• Murphy, Sam & Jodi^[10][11]
• Rover's Morning Glory^[12]
• The Travel Show with Don Shafer and Larry Gelwix^[13]
• Valentine in the Morning with Sean Valentine^[14][15]

Former programs

Radio programs formerly syndicated by iHeartMedia include:

• America's Trucking Network^[16]
• Kidd Kraddick in the Morning^[17]
• Lex and Terry^[18]
• MJ Morning Show and The Schnitt Show^[19]
• Springer on the Radio^[20]
• The John and Ken Show^[21]
• The Paul and Young Ron Show^[22]
• The War Room with Quinn and Rose^[23]

Formerly internally distributed, since assumed by Premiere

Radio programs syndicated by iHeartMedia that have moved to Premiere include:

• Elvis Duran and the Morning Show^[24][25]
• The Bobby Bones Show^[26]

Premium Choice

On April 15, 2009, Clear Channel Radio announced the start of "Premium Choice", an internal network of voice-tracking and music scheduling by specific format genres available to all 850 Clear Channel-owned radio stations, their HD Radio digital subchannels and the iHeartRadio platform.^[4][27] This followed a series of broad downsizing efforts throughout the station group in an attempt to restructure debt incurred from a $27 billion (equivalent to $38.2 billion in 2023) leveraged buyout; 1,850 off- and on-air employees were laid off throughout January 2009.^[14] A brand management team consisting of 24 programmers throughout the chain was organized in 2011 to oversee this initiative^[28] and blogs authored by on-air talent were cross-posted to station websites via Clear Channel's content management system.^[29]

Despite the "Premium Choice" name being used extensively in industry trades,^[4][28] the music formats and programming are not publicly marketed or promoted under this name. A company-wide e-mail sent on May 1, 2009, stated the following: "The Premium Choice program is not something we are talking openly about in the industry or in the public or in the press ... No CC employee should be discussing PC with the media or with record reps."^[30]

Jerry Del Colliano, author of the blog Inside Music Media and founder of the trade publication Inside Radio, has said that Clear Channel plans to replace local on-air talent with national Premium Choice content, with "nothing local, little live and everything cheap."^[31] In March 2014, the market research firm Edison Research stated that Clear Channel (renamed iHeartMedia later in the year^[32]) has "long pursued a strategy of eliminating local talent in its smaller markets via voice tracking and their Orwellian-named 'Premium Choice' networks."^[33]

References

1. Nolan, John. "Clear Channel Buys Jacor". AP NEWS. from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
2. Morgan, Richard (October 9, 1998). "Clear Channel buys Jacor". Variety. from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
3. "About OMNi". OrbitalMediaNetworks.com. Orbital Media Networks. 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015. Orbital Media Networks has been in operation for over 30 years, under various names. Clear Channel Satellite Services became OMNi on January 1, 2015 as part of a purchase by Satellite Holdings.
4. . Radio Ink Magazine. April 15, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
5. Venta, Lance (August 22, 2016). "Cumulus Adds Armstrong & Getty In Four Markets". RadioInsight. from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
6. Venta, Lance (July 25, 2018). "iHeartMedia Launches Ellen K Weekend Show On AC Stations Nationwide". RadioInsight. from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
7. Venta, Lance (April 6, 2022). "Alt 92.3 New York Adds Elliot In The Morning". RadioInsight. from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
8. Venta, Lance (June 7, 2017). "92.5 Kiss-FM Toledo Replaces The Morning Rush With Mojo". RadioInsight. from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
9. Venta, Lance (January 3, 2017). "Mojo In The Morning Expands To WSNX". RadioInsight. from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
10. Venta, Lance (June 17, 2020). "Murphy, Sam & Jodi Add Five New Affiliates". RadioInsight. from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
11. Venta, Lance (September 29, 2021). "Skyview Networks To Rep Murphy, Sam & Jodi". RadioInsight. from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
12. Venta, Lance (November 18, 2021). "iHeartMedia Extends Rover's Morning Glory". RadioInsight. from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
13. "Alumni and Friends Directory: Larry Gelwix". Utah State University. from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
14. Washington, Julie E. (May 16, 2009). "Broadcast blues: Clear Channel does some clear-cutting of on-air radio talent". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. E1. from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022 – via NewsBank.
15. Venta, Lance (June 15, 2020). "Movin 107.7 Adds Valentine In The Morning". RadioInsight. from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
16. Venta, Lance (November 6, 2020). "America's Trucking Network Host Steve Sommers Exits WLW". RadioInsight. from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
17. Peppard, Alan (July 23, 2014). "Special report: Why Kidd Kraddick's radio show is doing even better after his death". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas. from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
18. Basch, Mark (August 20, 2010). "Lex & Terry find new corporate home". The Florida Times-Union. from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
19. Venta, Lance (September 25, 2020). "MJ Returns To Tampa Mornings On Q105". RadioInsight. from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
20. "Jerry Springer ends syndicated radio show". USA Today. Associated Press. December 5, 2006. from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
21. Venta, Lance (December 9, 2013). "Elliot In The Morning Moves To WOR As Part Of Station Revamp". RadioInsight. from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
22. "'Paul and Young Ron' Host Announces Departure From Radio". NBC 6 South Florida. December 5, 2016. from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
23. Sciullo, Maria (November 18, 2013). "Conservative hosts Jim Quinn, Rose Tennent out at Pittsburgh's WPGB - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
24. Carter, Kevin (April 28, 2017). "Elvis Extended At iHeartMedia". RAMP - Radio and Music Pros. from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
25. Aristone, Angel (July 31, 2012). "Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and Elvis Duran Announce a New Long-Term Agreement: Top-Rated Radio Host Enters Five-Year Contract" (Press release). New York, New York: Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
26. Venta, Lance (June 18, 2014). "Bobby Bones Signs Long-Term Contract Extension". RadioInsight. from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
27. (Press release). San Antonio, Texas: Clear Channel Media + Entertainment. April 15, 2009. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
28. . FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
29. . PCBlog-IP.ClearChannel.com. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. 2014. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
30. (PDF). Country Aircheck Weekly. No. 139. May 4, 2009. pp. 1, 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
31. Feder, Robert (October 26, 2011). . TimeOut.com/Chicago. Time Out Chicago. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014. ... reports by Inside Music Media and Radio-Info.com that Clear Channel plans to overhaul the structure of local programming and substitute its Premium Choice national content in place of local talent throughout its 850 radio stations in 150 cities. ... according to Inside Music Media's Jerry Del Colliano, Clear Channel could see the elimination of all program directors and become a company 'operated by robotics with nothing local, little live and everything cheap.'
32. Sisario, Ben (September 16, 2014). "Clear Channel Renames Itself iHeartMedia, in an Embrace of the Digital". The New York Times. New York, New York. from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014. CC Media Holdings, for example, the overall corporation, will be renamed iHeartMedia Inc., and Clear Channel Communications, its major subsidiary, will become iHeartCommunications.
33. Rosin, Larry (March 13, 2014). . EdisonResearch.com. Edison Research. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.

External links

• Orbital Media Networks
• iHeartMedia (division)
• iHeartRadio