Editing IHeartMedia (section)

===Hip-hop, Rap, R&B and rhythmic stations===
Stations that carry programming catering to black Americans are a big part of many iHeartMedia clusters, particularly Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hissong |first1=Samantha |title=Radio Is Quietly Scrubbing the Word 'Urban,' Sources Say |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/iheartradio-mediabase-urban-radio-changes-1023730/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=July 2, 2020 |access-date=October 26, 2021}}</ref> In many clusters iHeartMedia has two or more such stations. About half of these stations focus on Rap and [[Hip hop music|Hip Hop]] along with younger [[rhythm and blues]] sounds. The other half blend some younger rhythm and blues along with some Soul from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s along with some current product. In a cluster with multiple hip-hop, rap, R&B, and rhythmic stations owned by iHeartMedia, one is focused on Rap while the other is focused on Soul. Examples include Philadelphia, with [[WUSL]]'s focus on hip hop while [[WDAS-FM]] focuses on Soul (in addition, the company also owns [[WGCI-FM]] in Chicago, which focuses on rap, while [[WVAZ]] is focused on Soul. iHeartMedia hip hop, rap, R&B, and rhythmic stations are branded as "Real" ([[KRRL]] Los Angeles), "Beat" ([[KQBT]]/Houston, [[WBTP (FM)|WBTP]] [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]) or "Power" ([[WWPR-FM]] New York City, [[WUSL]] [[Philadelphia]] and [[WHEN (AM)|WHEN]] [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]]). In San Francisco, iHeartMedia owned more hip hop, rap, R&B, and rhythmic stations such as Rhythmic Top 40 KYLD, rhythmic oldies [[KISQ]], and rhythmic contemporary [[KMEL]] in that area (KYLD shifted to Top 40/CHR in 2015, KISQ flipped to AC in 2016), and the same happened in [[Detroit]], where the company also owns rhythmic AC [[WMXD]], [[Rhythmic adult contemporary|rhythmic contemporary]] [[WJLB]] and former Rhythmic AC WDTW-FM (now [[WLLZ (FM)|WLLZ]]). iHeart also have hip hop, rap, R&B, and rhythmic outlets with heritage and familiarity based on the markets they serve, like [[WHRK]] and [[WDIA]] in Memphis, and [[WKKV-FM]] in Milwaukee.

Another growing format, Classic Hip-Hop/Throwback/Old School (consisting of R&B/Hip-Hop, Rap, and Rhythmic songs from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s), can be heard full-time on iHeartRadio, as well as [[KATZ-FM]]/St. Louis and [[KUBT|KUBT-HD2]] in Honolulu. Previously, this format was originated as Rhythmic Oldies, which was launched at KCMG/Los Angeles and later spread to more markets before the former Clear Channel flipped several stations out of the format by the mid-2000s.

For the Rhythmic Top 40 format, similar brandings include "The Beat" ([[KUBT]]/Honolulu and [[WBTT]]/Ft. Myers), [[KPRR|Power 102]]/El Paso, [[KKMY|104.5 Kiss FM]]/[[Beaumont, Texas]], "Jam'n" ([[KXJM]]/Portland Oregon, [[KSSX]]/San Diego, and [[WJMN (FM)|WJMN]]/Boston; a similar "Jammin'" is used at [[WSTV (FM)|WSTV]]/Roanoke & [[WJJX]]/Lynchburg). A "B" has been used at [[KBOS-FM]]/Fresno since the 1980s. Other Rhythmics, such as [[KUBE (FM)|KUBE]]/Seattle, [[KDON-FM]]/Salinas-Monterey and [[KGGI]]/Riverside-San Bernardino, simply use the call letters and/or frequency. Most of these stations target a multicultural audience and play Rhythmic Pop, R&B/Hip-Hop, and Dance tracks.

For rhythmic AC stations, they used to have the "Party" branding (particularly during the time when most used ''[[Wake Up with Whoopi]]'' out of [[WKTU]] as their morning show), but the two "Party" stations in [[Denver]] ([[KDHT (FM)|KDHT]]) and [[Las Vegas]] ([[KYMT]], the former KPLV) have since exited the Rhythmic AC format. KDHT and KYMT moved to top 40, but continue to use the "Party" branding (KYMT is currently mainstream rock). ''[[The Breakfast Club (radio show)|The Breakfast Club]] Morning Show'' out of [[WWPR-FM]] in New York and "Big Boy's Neighborhood" out of KRRL in Los Angeles are iHeartMedia's syndicated urban morning shows. In 2017, for IHM's 3rd season they produced rhythmic AC programming.