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& Clear Channel (News - Alert) Media and Entertainment, the leading media company in & America with a greater reach than any other radio or television outlet, & today announced that it will add college radio stations to the New & iHeartRadio, its free, industry-leading digital radio service beginning & later this month. The New iHeartRadio offers more than 800 broadcast & radio and commercial-free digital-only stations from 150 cities, plus & the ability to create custom radio stations, delivering listeners & everything they want all in one fully integrated service.&

& College radio is a broad category that spans everything from student-run & stations featuring block programming and music, news and sports & programming to professionally-run stations with specific formats. At & launch, iHeartRadio's College programming will include more than a dozen & of the leading college stations from eleven states across the country - & with additional college radio stations to be added in the coming months & - and iHeartRadio users and college radio fans can tune in to some of & the country's most highly-recognized and listened to college radio & stations, including:&

& "Bringing college radio stations to iHeartRadio is a great source of & local and independent programming that offers our users a more diverse & listening experience and also provides listeners new opportunities for & music, news and sports exposure and discovery," said John Hogan, & President and CEO, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. "Many of our & top on-air personalities started their radio careers at college radio & stations and we are glad to give back by providing these great college & stations with an industry-leading national distribution platform - & iHeartRadio."&

& This new college radio programming furthers iHeartRadio's commitment to & providing listeners with an increasing variety of music choices from & various formats, and will serve as a connection for alumni to their alma & maters.&

& "We are thrilled to be among the inaugural stations offered as part of & iHeartradio's college radio programming," said Mark Maben, General & Manager of WSOU at Seton Hall University. "WSOU has long been an & innovator in college radio and partnering with Clear Channel and & leveraging iHeartRadio's resources and national reach is a logical next & step for our station. As a student-run station, working with iHeartRadio & and Clear Channel means new opportunities for our students to learn and & prepare themselves for careers in the 21st century media environment."&

& "We are so excited that Clear Channel will offer a selection of college & radio programming, including Ithaca College's WICB, as part of the New & iHeartRadio," said Chris Wheatley, Manager of Radio Operations at Ithaca & College. "College programming on iHeartRadio is a terrific addition for & users, and also provides an exciting opportunity for our students & involved with WICB. Partnering with Clear Channel and becoming part of & iHeartRadio's national platform extends the reach of our broadcast to & Ithaca graduates, students, parents and radio fans throughout the & country."&

& "I applaud iHeartRadio for adding the college radio category and & bringing attention to the vibrancy and excitement of college radio and & to the young talent the radio industry needs and is searching for," said & Dan Vallie, founder of the Keller Radio Talent Institute at Appalachian & State University. "Many of the students in college radio today have & already been bitten by the radio bug and now it's in their blood. And & this generation not only benefits from the hands on learning lab & experience they gain at WASU, but they also bring to the industry video & and web skills and are social media savvy."&

& iHeartRadio is excited to bring on these first 13 stations and for other & colleges and universities that wish to join iHeartRadio, please send an & email to colleges@iHeartRadio.com.&

& iHeartRadio is the number one free broadcast radio app on the iPhone and & Android (News - Alert). With Clear Channel's 75 million digital listening hours a & month, 47 million downloads of iHeartRadio mobile apps and more than 15 & million fans across Clear Channel stations and their radio personality & Facebook pages, Clear Channel continues to be one of the most popular & digital music destinations.&

& About Clear Channel Media and Entertainment&

& With 238 million monthly listeners in the U.S., Clear Channel Media and & Entertainment has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in & America. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment serves 150 cities through & 850 owned radio stations. The company's radio stations and content can & be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, Sirius/XM & satellite, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com & and on the company's radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile & application on iPads and smartphones, and used via navigation systems & from TomTom (News - Alert), Garmin and others.&

& The company's operations include radio broadcasting, online and mobile & services and products, syndication, music research services and & independent media representation. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment & is a division of CC Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CCMO), a leading global & media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be & found at clearchannel.com, & clearchanneloutdoor.com and ccmediaholdings.com.&

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