Editing IHeartMedia (section)

==Overview==
iHeartMedia, Inc. specializes in [[radio broadcasting]], [[podcast]]ing, [[Digital media|digital]] and live events through [[Division (business)|division]] '''iHeartMedia''' (sans "Inc." suffix; formerly Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Clear Channel Radio, et al.) and subsidiary '''iHeartMedia and Entertainment, Inc.''' (formerly Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.); the company owns more than 860 full-power [[AM broadcasting|AM]] and [[FM broadcasting|FM]] radio stations in the U.S., making it the country's largest owner of radio stations. The company has also been involved in [[internet radio]] and [[podcast]]ing via the digital platform [[iHeartRadio]]<ref name=iHeartPodcastSELF>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.iheartmedia.com/podcasts
  |title=The iHeartPodcast Network
  |quote=distributed on all major podcast platforms, including ...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/iheartmedia-podcast-translation.html
|title=iHeartMedia Tries Its Hand at Podcast Translation (Again)
|quote=This week's edition of Nick Quah's Hot Pod, an industry newsletter about podcasting, explores iHeartMedia's attempt to translate hit podcasts for
|date=December 1, 2020}}</ref> (from which the company derives its current name).

In the past, the company was also involved in live events and [[out-of-home advertising]]. The company spun off these businesses in 2005 and 2019 respectively, as the present-day [[Live Nation Entertainment]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 15, 2005|title=Clear Channel Gives Details on Spinoff Of Live Nation Unit|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB113460359053522836|access-date=October 27, 2020|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Leeds|first=Jeff|date=April 30, 2005|title=Clear Channel to Spin Off Its Entertainment Division (Published 2005)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/30/business/media/clear-channel-to-spin-off-its-entertainment-division.html|access-date=October 27, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and [[Clear Channel Outdoor]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 21, 2018|title=New Suitors May Come Calling After iHeart and Clear Channel Get Divorced|language=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-21/new-suitors-may-call-after-iheart-and-clear-channel-get-divorced|access-date=October 27, 2020}}</ref>