Clear Channel along with majority investors Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital, have entered into two new investment agreements with Ryan Seacrest Media “designed to drive business growth across multiple media platforms.” The entities have committed up to $300 million to working with RSM to “identify, acquire and develop innovative media companies, media content and other media properties that can be leveraged to support a range of media enterprises.”
Under a separate agreement, Clear Channel …

Premiere Radio Networks‘ syndicated radio morning show Big D and Bubba have announced that they will step down from their local afternoon spot on Clear Channel Country WSIX (The Big 98) Nashville “to focus on the continued growth and success of their nationally syndicated show.” The local afternoon show will end on November 22nd but the duo will continue to broadcast Premiere Radio Network’s  syndicated Country morning show from WSIX.  The team has also announced …

After 13 years Ace & TJ can no longer call Charlotte their radio home. The Benztown Radio Network syndicated radio morning show failed reach an agreement on a new contract with CBS Radio WNKS (Kiss 95.1) Charlotte, ending the relationship with a station that had been their home base for over a decade. The morning duo did their last show for “Kiss” Friday morning, however their exit doesn’t affect the programs syndication outside …

Clear Channel Radio inks morning host and Yea Network syndicated radio personality Kidd Kraddick to a new four-year deal to remain with CHR KHKS-FM (106.1 Kiss FM) Dallas. The agreement keeps Kraddick on his flagship station, where’s he’s aired since 1993.
“For the first time in my life I feel like Derek Jeter,” Kraddick commented. “I mean, I guess I could go to another team, but it just wouldn’t feel right. This has been …

Clear Channel has signed Ryan Seacrest to an expanded deal reportedly worth $60 million over three years.  The Los Angeles-based host will continue to anchor his daily and weekly syndicated radio shows while also creating new content for distribution across Clear Channel’s over-the-air and digital radio platform, serve as a spokesperson for Clear Channel and create joint ventures to develop and promote new musical artists and other multi-platform media …

Clear Channel Radio will offer a new digital channel to it’s lineup offering “Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx,” (pictured with co- host Kerri Kasem) exclusively on IHEARTRADIO. “Nikki is a popular personality, and creating digital channels for compelling talent like Nikki reflects our commitment to offering our listeners access across all platforms they’re interacting on-air, online and on mobile devices,” said Clear Channel Radio CEO John Hogan.
Sixx stated, “I’ve been …

FOX News Radio and Clear Channel have signed an extension that keeps the syndicated radio news network providing news for some 100 CC stations for the next five years.  FOX’s full-service, general-interest news offering features FOX News’ top talent and includes a five-minute top-of-the-hour newscast, a nightly signature news broadcast, and 24/7 dedicated national news …

Finally all is right in Chicago radio. The Reach Media syndicated radio Tom Joyner Morning Show already heard on WSRB-FM Soul 106 (106.3) will also be simulcast on Crawford clustermate WPWX-FM Power 92 (92.3). Joyner’s show had moved to WSRB after being dropped by Clear Channel urban adult contemporary WVAZ-FM V-103 (102.7) following a 13-year run to make way for Premiere Radio Networks’ syndicated “Steve Harvey Show.” WSRB’s class A signal …

Howard Stern in an interview Thurday (1/21) with “Howard 100″ Sirius XM partner Bubba The Love Sponge,  said that several terrestrial radio stations have invited him to return to syndicated radio. Stern is in the final year of a five-year, $500 million contract that Sirius used to lure him from broadcast radio syndication. Most feel that Sirius,  just emerging from years of weak financial performance, would not be willing to pay him that much again. Stern …

The New York Post is reporting in Page Six that Clear Channel and Premiere Radio Network syndicated radio personality Ryan Seacrest is in CNN’s sights to replace Larry King when King’s contract expires in 18 months. The network is preparing for the eventual retirement of King from the nightly show and Seacrest is their preferred choice. The big stumbling block would be how much it would cost to get Seacrest because of his huge deal …