Clear Channel Radio, The Number 1 Media Company In America With A Larger Reach Than Any Radio Or Television Outlet, Today Announced The Beta Release Of The New iHeartRadio.

Clear Channel Radio, the premiere media company in America with a greater reach than any radio or television outlet, today announced the beta release of the New iHeartRadio.

The New iHeartRadio brings users a best-in-class customizable digital listening experience, one which combines the very best of both worlds to deliver everything listeners want in one free, fully-integrated service : More than 800 of the country’s preferred live broadcast and digital-only radio stations from 150 towns, plus user-created Custom Stations which provide listeners more songs, better music intelligence, more user control and deeper social media integration.

With 50 million listening hours a month and 34 million downloads of iHeartRadio mobile apps, Clear Channel is one of the most well-liked digital music destinations.

As part of Clear Channel’s commitment to social media integration, from today until Sep fourteen fans can access the beta by first ‘Liking ‘ iHeartRadio on Facebook ( facebook.com / iheartradio ) and then going to iheartradio.com. Beginning Sep fourteen, users can experience the beta by going straight to iheartradio.com.

Reinventing the Digital Radio Experience : Real Radio plus Custom Stations Featuring More Songs, Better Music Intelligence, More User Control and Deeper Social Media Integration

The newest feature of the New iHeartRadio beta is the ability for users to create their own personalised Custom Stations by simply entering an artist or song — and iHeartRadio does the rest. These Custom Stations offer users numerous state-of-the-art features, including :

More Songs — iHeartRadio listeners can draw from a massive catalogue of more than 11 million songs and 400,000 artists — more than 10 times the amount of songs offered by Pandora. In reality iHeartRadio’s library contains more albums than Pandora’s does songs.

Better Music Intelligence — iHeartRadio’s music intelligence capacity combines a classy technology solution with millions of dollars ‘ worth of continuing patron music research and the experience of Clear Channel’s leading radio programmers to give users the best custom radio experience available.

More User Control — By adjusting a simple onscreen ‘control slider, ‘ iHeartRadio users can ‘tune ‘ their Custom Station to play the music catalog’s more familiar songs — or adjust it to a discovery mode to play a better variety of artists and music. A “Thumbs Up” or “Thumbs Down” feature allows users to show song preferences to further personalize their Custom Stations.

Deeper Social Media Integration — iHeartRadio’s leading edge user Profile Pages and social media tools show users what songs their friends have recently listened to and the tunes and artists they like, which serves as yet another means to greater discovery as well as a deeper, more significant listening experience. Listeners can also share songs and stations by posting to Facebook and Twitter.

Other main features of iHeartRadio’s Custom Stations are :

“My Stations,” which may act as a bookmark allowing users to save their favourite real and custom stations and easily access them with a single click ; “My Stations” stay in sync between the web and users ‘ mobile gizmos for fast access at home and on a tight schedule ;

-No monthly cap on listening hours ;

-Custom Stations will be commercial-free until the end of the year.

And as always, iHeartRadio’s live rock radio stations allow listeners to tune into their favourite programming wherever they are — including music, talk, reports, comedy and sports — from Clear Channel’s more than 800 stations, and offers exclusive content from popular local radio DJs plus top syndicated personalities like Ryan Seacrest, Elvis Duran, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Steve Harvey, Glenn Beck, Jim Rome, Bill Handel and Delilah.

The New iHeartRadio should be available for the iPhone beginning on Monday, Sep twelve ; the app will also be compatible with the iPad and iPod Touch. Android and other platforms will follow in the future. IHeartRadio’s current mobile app lets listeners take their favourite live stations and DJs with them wherever they’re going, and is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Blackberry, Android, Windows Telephone 7, Mac, and P.C.

Clear Channel will release the official New iHeartRadio at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Sep twenty-three and twenty-four. This two-day music event, which sold out in 10 minutes, is hosted by Ryan Seacrest and will mark the biggest live concert holiday in radio history. It features an incredible line-up, including Woman Gaga, Jay-Z, Coldplay, Kenny Chesney, The Black Eyed Peas, Steven Tyler, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Jane’s Addiction, Nicki Minaj, John Mayer, David Guetta, Rascal Flatts, Bruno Mars, Sublime with Rome, Kelly Clarkson and special performances from Usher and Sting.

“With the New iHeartRadio, we took something that was extraordinary and made it even better,” recounted Bob Pittman, Boss of Media and Entertainment Platforms for Clear Channel. “The New iHeartRadio will reinvent the digital radio experience by offering the innovative features that listeners want the most — live real radio plus the facility to create Custom Stations, all in one integrated service. And we released the New iHeartRadio beta on Facebook so that our most passionate fans could be first to experience the new product.”

“The knowledge behind our new user-created Custom Stations is unparalleled,” Pittman continued. “Clear Channel is uniquely ready to blend the information and passion of leading eadge radio programmers, an incredible library of songs and unique, best-in-class algorithms ; we also continue to invest millions of bucks in continuing patron music research and technology, which pays off handsomely in our unmatched personalized music-matching experience.

The end result is a digital radio product that offers fans the top live stations plus user-created Custom Stations with more songs, more user control, deeper social integration and more opportunities to discover new music — all in one simple to use, continuing product.”
“The New iHeartRadio advances our strategy of being everywhere our listeners expect us to be, with the most suitable goods and services,” said John Hogan, President and Head honcho of Clear Channel Radio. “It also serves our partners in the music business by inflating our dedication to new music and music discovery and will supply our advertising partners with yet another powerful vehicle to improve their selling plans.”

Hogan added, “The impending iHeartRadio Music Festival in Vegas lets us get the word out about this new service swiftly and on a scale that has never before been exploited for a media product launch.”

About Clear Channel Radio

With 237 million monthly listeners in the U.S, Clear Channel Radio has the biggest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. The corporation’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM / FM stations, HD digital radio channels, Sirius / XM satellite, online at iHeartRadio.com, and on the iHeartRadio mobile application on iPads, and smartphones, and used via navigation systems from TomTom, Garmin and others.

The company’s operations include radio broadcasting, online and mobile products and services, syndication, event and promotion creation and operation, music research services and countrywide television, radio and digitally based media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of CC Media Holdings, Incorporated. CCMO +8.33%, a leading global media and entertainment company. Additional information on the company can be discovered at www.ccmediaholdings.com.,writes tagza.com.