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50-432: The program is also heard nationally via iHeartRadio , iHeartMedia's free all-in-one streaming music and live radio service digital service. In June 2014, it was announced that Bobby Bones had signed a long-term contract extension with iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Media and Entertainment). Prior to 2013, The Bobby Bones Show was a morning show for Top 40 stations, also syndicated by Premiere Networks . Jay Shannon

100-483: A Like/Dislike (Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down) rating tool used on songs playing on live and customized radio stations. "Liking" or "disliking" songs for all live stations provides feedback to the station being played. "Liking" a song on customized stations will have it and songs like it played more often. "Disliking" a song on customized stations means that song will not be played again. This data is used to personalize users' "My Favorites Radio" station. As My Favorites Radio learns

150-488: A U.S. for-profit publisher of podcast content listeners, which included the HowStuffWorks podcasting business division as well as its slate of premium podcast content, for $ 55 million. With Stuff Media and iHeartMedia having had around 5.3 million and 5.6 million monthly listeners beforehand, respectively (according to Podtrac), the acquisition increased iHeart's lead as largest commercial podcast publisher, although it

200-467: A callsign and the metro area they serve have the end tag that identifies them as "An iHeartRadio Station", or for live national music stations such as Eclectic Rock or iHeart80s, their end tags identify them as "An iHeartRadio Original Station" (they also ID the HD2/HD3 stations that simulcast). Though starting in 2019, iHeartRadio introduces its own "Sonic Logo", a five-note sounder with two heartbeats at

250-474: A new talk radio feature: iHeartRadio Talk. It featured original on-demand programming from celebrities like Ryan Seacrest and allowed users to upload their own content through Spreaker. In 2014, the iHeartRadio Talk feature was rebranded to "Shows & Personalities" and in 2016 the feature became known simply as " Podcasts ". On November 10, 2015, iHeartRadio launched a spin-off app known as iHeartRadio Family—a curated experience targeting children. It features

300-606: A segment discussed a test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) that had interrupted a broadcast of Game 2 of the 2014 World Series on Nashville Fox affiliate WZTV . A clip was played of the 2011 national EAS test ; due to how EAS operates, this "engaged the EAS equipment of certain other EAS participants" to re-transmit the Emergency Action Notification (EAN) from the test. In particular,

350-637: A similar incident. The Bobby Bones Show won the National On-Air Personality Award at the ACM Awards in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. They won a CMA Award for National Personality in 2017 and 2019. On November 2, 2017, Bobby Bones was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame . He is the youngest inductee to ever receive this honor. IHeartRadio iHeartRadio (often shortened to just " iHeart ")

400-541: A simplified interface and a selection of age-appropriate stations (such as Radio Disney , and stations curated by artists and personalities popular among the demographic). Build-A-Bear Workshop served as a launch sponsor for the app, which included the addition of a "Build-a-Bear Workshop Radio" channel in the app. During the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival, iHeartMedia announced subscription based on demand services "iHeartRadio Plus" and "iHeartRadio all Access powered by Napster ". On December 1, 2016, iHeartMedia launched

450-491: A subscription fee. iHeartRadio is available across more than 250 platforms and 2,000 devices including smart speakers, digital auto dashes, tablets, wearables, smartphones, virtual assistants, TVs and gaming consoles. Before 2014, iHeartRadio operated Australian Radio Network as a joint venture with APN News and Media but now operates an Australian version wholly owned by ARN Media . New Zealand assets are now licensed by NZME . On January 6, 2016, iHeartMedia announced that

500-426: A user's music taste over time, it adds various bonus tracks into the mix. Songs can easily be removed from the station. For a time since the service's beginnings until 2020, iHeartRadio had a "Discovery Tuner" to the custom stations where listeners could adjust the tuner to play familiar songs – or select "Less Familiar" to play a wider variety – or "Mixed". In 2019, The New York Times described iHeartRadio as

550-451: Is Radioplayer Canada, which is backed by a consortium of other Canadian radio broadcasters. iHeartMedia announced iHeartRadio's expansion to Mexico on October 29, 2018, through an exclusive partnership with Grupo ACIR, a Mexican broadcasting company. iHeartRadio México includes all 56 Grupo ACIR and 850 iHeartMedia live broadcast radio stations from across México and the U.S., including music, news/talk, comedy and sports content. Through

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600-570: Is available in Australia, Canada, the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and New Zealand but blocks access from others such as Britain. It is available across 250 device platforms including online, and via automobiles, gaming consoles, home audio, mobile smartphones and tablets, TVs, and WatchOS . Listeners can hear live radio stations, personalized music stations, create playlists, listen to podcasts and more. The iHeartRadio player has

650-405: Is Geo-restricted to the United States. In addition, local advertising from the advertisers of the nearest Audacy cluster of stations to a listener is substituted over a station's advertising , along with traditional national advertising, public service announcements and Audacy features such as music news, trivia, and other minutia. Professional sports play-by-play are also geo-restricted to within

700-679: Is a band which features Bobby Bones and Eddie Garcia from the Bobby Bones Show. The Raging Idiots helped raise money for earthquake relief in Haiti , the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis , and other charities. In 2013, after the BBS moved to Nashville, they were asked to perform in a charity event which resulted in their first public appearance. Their first concert outside of Nashville

750-613: Is an American freemium broadcast, podcast, radio streaming and Music Streaming platform owned by iHeartMedia . It was founded in August 2008 and iHeartRadio serves as the national umbrella brand for iHeartMedia's radio network , the largest radio broadcaster in the United States with 128 million registered users as of 2019 and its other consumer-facing brands. Its main radio competitors are Audacy , TuneIn and Sirius XM . iHeartMedia built its national event franchise around

800-887: Is planned to be converted into equity in the restructured company, making Soros a significant shareholder. This investment aligns with Soros' recent media interests, including involvement in the acquisitions of Vice Media and a minority stake in Crooked Media . Under its proposed plan, existing shareholders will be wiped out, while high-ranking creditors will receive equity in the reorganized company. The plan requires court approval. On February 7, 2019, Entercom launched stations for CNN , CNN International , HLN , Bloomberg Radio and Bloomberg Television on Radio.com along with podcasts from Turner Podcast Network via deals with Bloomberg L.P. and Turner Broadcasting . Two weeks later, Radio.com reached deals to add Bonneville International and Cox Media Group stations and podcasts to

850-587: The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on January 7, 2024 (case no. 24-90024), along with 47 affiliated companies. The law firm Porter Hedges, LLP is representing the firm. The bankruptcy petition lists assets and liabilities of more than $ 1 billion and the number of creditors between 5,000 and 10,000. The radio.com domain was formerly owned by CNET Networks , which purchased it, and tv.com from

900-643: The iHeartRadio Theaters in Los Angeles and New York . The iHeartRadio Theater located in New York at 32 Avenue of the Americas is a ground floor 250-seat theater which formerly was called the P. C. Richard & Son Theater; PC Richard sponsors them. The iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles opened under that name in 2013. *Currently being sold to other owners pending approval of

950-571: The iTunes Store and Google Play , uniting all of Entercom's web and mobile efforts for their properties solely under the Radio.com app and website. The CBS Radio stations, which were part of "CBS Local" sites with their former sister television stations, also saw their main web presences moved to sub-domains of Radio.com. Some of the former CBS Local domains in markets where CBS only had radio stations remained online until late 2021 despite no longer hosting local radio content, instead carrying content from

1000-475: The Audacy app in a new deal in August 2022. On August 17, 2021, Audacy announced a content distribution partnership with Urban One to add its stations to Audacy. On September 15, 2021, Audacy announced that Cumulus Media -owned radio stations and podcasts would be added. On May 23, 2023, Audacy signed a deal with Allen Media Group 's The Weather Channel to carry the audio of the cable network, along with

1050-472: The CRTC. Audacy Audacy , previously known as Radio.com , is a free broadcast and Internet radio platform developed by the namesake company Audacy, Inc. (formerly known as Entercom). The Audacy platform functions as a music recommender system and is the national umbrella brand for the company's radio network aggregating its over 235 local radio stations across the United States. In addition,

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1100-533: The Format Lab website provided feeds of between 40 and 80 networks that were used primarily on Clear Channel's HD Radio subchannels, many of which transitioned to iHeartRadio unchanged. In August 2008, Clear Channel launched the iHeartMusic website, featuring entertainment news, national news, music content including albums, singles on demand, music videos, and access to over 750 Clear Channel radio stations online. On October 7, 2008, Clear Channel Radio launched

1150-621: The Jingle Ball, and co-branded the annual awards show organized through its cable channel Much as the iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards. The service went live in Canada on October 7, 2016, and on December 4, 2017, additional features were added to the service, including podcasts, additional stations, and a deal with Evanov Radio Group to add its stations to the service. Stingray Radio similarly joined in June 2023. Its main competitor

1200-523: The audio experience, similar in fashion to Music Choice on digital cable and satellite TV. On September 27, 2023, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx announced that their radio broadcasts would move to the iHeartRadio app. Every game would air on the app, while the majority of Lynx games and select Timberwolves games would be simulcast on co-owned KFXN-FM . In September 2018, iHeartMedia announced it would acquire Stuff Media, LLC,

1250-457: The company and Radio.com as Audacy. The end tag of Audacy's station identifications was then changed to identify them as "an Audacy station", along with a seven-note sounder whose tone varies with a station's format (such as a guitar playing it for a rock station, or a softer sound for a 'Mix'-like station). The end tag for all Audacy's stations was changed once again in July 2022 to "Always live on

1300-449: The end. It includes specific variations (including vocal versions) for different formats or productions. In early 2020, iHeart fired "dozens" (estimated by one newspaper as "hundreds ... across its more than 850 radio stations" ) of its then 12,500 employees at a time when the company, bankrupt, was viewed as being considered for purchase by Liberty Media . iHeart described these layoffs as being technology-driven. On April 23, 2020,

1350-471: The expansion, listeners also have access to all of iHeartMedia's exclusive digital-only iHeartRadio Original stations spanning all genres of music, as well as Grupo ACIR's own offer of digital-only stations featuring the most popular genres in México. Users can also access the top English and Spanish language podcasts and on-air personalities. As of around 2017, iHeartRadio was regularly hosting performances at

1400-523: The false test spread via outlets (including AT&T U-verse systems in several markets) that had not configured their EAS decoders to reject EAN messages that did not match the current date. In May 2015, iHeartMedia was fined $ 1 million by the FCC for playing EAS tones on-air outside of an emergency alert, and was directed to implement a three-year compliance plan, including the removal of EAS tones or any similar sounds from its audio libraries in order to prevent

1450-646: The first version of iHeartRadio to the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch through the App Store . Twelve radio stations in 8 markets were included in this first release. In 2009, iHeartRadio was made available to BlackBerry devices and the Android operating system and then Sonos in 2010. September 2011 marked the official launch of the free, all-in-one iHeartRadio service featuring thousands of live radio stations and custom artist stations. The launch coincided with

1500-541: The free Audacy app." Audacy, Inc. put the Radio.com domain up for auction on December 29, 2022, with a minimum required bid of $ 2.5 million ( USD ); by June 1, 2023, the auction had closed without a winner. On July 19, 2022, Audacy announced a redesign of their player on their website and their app to include enhanced features such as "Enhanced Rewind" allowing listeners to rewind spoken-word programming, curated discovery of content, seamless cross-device functionality, and enriched podcast listening. In early January 2024, it

1550-713: The iHeartRadio app was launched in association with Uno Radio Group, which owns the NotiUno , Salsoul , Fidelity and Hot 102 brands in Puerto Rico . On December 1, 2021, iHeartRadio signed a deal with Roku to bring a dozen of their live radio stations to The Roku Channel's live TV lineup in the form of FAST channels. The ad-supported stations (which include iHeartCountry, Alt Radio, The Beat (now Hip-Hop Beats), Classic Rock, Hit Nation, Latino Hits, iHeart80s, and iHeart90s as well as select holiday-themed stations when available) are to feature imagery to complement and enhance

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1600-596: The iHeartRadio consumer brand, and includes the iHeartRadio Music Festival , the iHeartRadio Music Awards , iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, iHeartRadio Country Festival , iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina , the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards and iHeartRadio ALTerEgo. iHeartRadio is owned by iHeartMedia , which was rebranded from Clear Channel in 2014. Prior to 2008, Clear Channel Communications' various audio products were decentralized. Individual stations streamed from their own sites (or, in many cases, did not, owing to voluminous syndication and local advertising clearance issues), and

1650-466: The iHeartRadio service would expand into Canada as part of a licensing deal with Bell Media . The company described the Canadian version of the service as being a "franchised" operation; Bell handles Canadian music licensing, marketing, and distribution of the service, and provides content from its properties. Bell also gained rights to organize Canadian versions of the company's branded events, such as

1700-795: The inaugural iHeartRadio Music Festival, the annual two-day event hosted by Ryan Seacrest at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas . The app was expanded to the Xbox 360 and webOS. On April 20, 2012, iHeartRadio launched on the iPad . On June 8, 2012, iHeartRadio concluded a deal to power Yahoo! Music 's Radio service, previously powered by CBS Radio . In mid-October 2012, iHeartRadio launched online audio news, weather and traffic streams for Tampa , Chicago , Dallas/Fort Worth , Los Angeles , San Diego , New York City , and 15 other metropolitan cities, branded as "24/7 News". On March 1, 2013, iHeartRadio

1750-457: The largest radio broadcaster in the United States, with 848 terrestrial stations. They aggregate over 850 local iHeartMedia radio stations across the United States, as well as hundreds of other stations from various other media. It includes more than 250,000 podcasts, offers a Music recommender system and on-demand functionality, and allows listeners to save and replay songs from live broadcasts in digital playlists. The on-demand features require

1800-601: The lead single “Namaste” was a number one comedy song. Followed by “Chick-fil-A (...But It's Sunday)” which reached number three on the comedy charts. On April 2, 2020, The Raging Idiots released a new album "Bobby Bones & the Raging Idiots (Live in Little Rock)" which featured songs recorded during the 2019 Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots Tour. During the October 24, 2014 episode of The Bobby Bones Show ,

1850-423: The nearest CBS-owned television station . On June 25, 2018, Entercom announced that Radio.com would become the exclusive streaming provider for all of its stations, ending its relationship with the third-party service TuneIn . Stations previously owned by Entercom pre-merger were removed on July 6, and former CBS Radio stations were removed on August 1. At that time, Entercom's stations would also begin promoting

1900-549: The nonprofit Internet Multicasting Service for $ 30,000 in 1996. CNET, and in turn the radio.com domain, was acquired by CBS Corporation (the parent company of CBS Radio at the time) in 2008. Radio.com launched on July 16, 2010, under CBS Radio. It was originally launched as a central website to stream all of CBS's then 130 radio stations, Last.fm and other CBS properties. The original features were currently-playing information, song history, station and genre search, presets, blogs, newsfeeds, and social media tools. Later that year

1950-555: The platform. On September 25, 2019, Salem Media Group and Alpha Media stations were made available on the service. Beasley Broadcast Group stations joined the service on November 11, 2020. On November 25, 2019, Disney Channels Worldwide agreed to terms to feature Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country's streams on the service; they were removed in January 2021 as Disney wound down their American radio operations, excluding ESPN Radio . Disney-branded music stations returned to

2000-502: The service includes thousands of podcasts created for the platform, hosted elsewhere or station programming on demand. It was initially developed by CBS Radio and was acquired by the former Entercom as part of the company's takeover of CBS Radio. The service's main competitors are rival station groups iHeartMedia 's iHeartRadio and TuneIn . Audacy is available online via mobile devices and devices such as Chromecast and Amazon Fire TV . Audacy Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in

2050-634: The service launched its first app for iOS . In addition the service added custom channels and music from AOL Radio and Yahoo Music . In 2015, the service added a music video streaming option. These deals eventually ended quietly, especially after AOL and Yahoo's mergers into Oath . Entercom acquired CBS Radio, including Radio.com, on November 17, 2017. Throughout early and mid-2018, disparate individual mobile apps and sites for Entercom's legacy stations (sometimes developed outside Entercom by local third parties for individual stations and often not being hosted universally by one provider) were withdrawn from

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2100-504: The service, in particular, suffixing "a Radio.com station" after their legal station identifications at the top of each hour. Smart speaker integration of the service was launched within the same period. In October 2019, the app debuted a feature called "Rewind", where several of Entercom's spoken word content stations maintain a 24-hour on-demand buffer of programming that can be accessed through rewind, fast-forward, and skip back/forward controls. On March 30, 2021, Entercom rebranded

2150-669: The services in beta on iOS and Android to the American users. iHeartRadio launched in Canada on October 7, 2016, in association with Bell Media . In 2017, iHeartRadio expanded Plus and All Access to other platforms including desktop in January 2017 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). iHeartRadio launched in Mexico on October 29, 2018, in association with Grupo ACIR . In 2018, iHeartMedia, aiming to cut its debt of around $ 20 billion in half, filed for what

2200-537: The streams of the Pattrn and Weather Channel en Español FAST channels. After a five-year absence, Audacy's stations returned to TuneIn at the end of June 2023 as part of a new content partnership with the latter. In addition to traditional desktop availability, the service is available via iOS / WatchOS and Android mobile and tablet devices, along with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant -compatible smart speakers and other devices. Streaming of Audacy content

2250-710: Was added to the Roku digital media receiver. As of 2019 , the app was available on more than 250 devices and platforms. In July 2013, iHeartRadio began adding stations from outside the United States like CHUM-FM and CFBT-FM in Canada and Virgin Radio Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . On July 14, 2013, iHeartRadio launched in New Zealand and Australia . On July 24, 2013, iHeartRadio launched

2300-536: Was announced that Audacy would be preparing to file for bankruptcy within the upcoming weeks. On January 7, 2024, Audacy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of the bankruptcy reorganization, Audacy has made a deal with its creditors to transfer control to them while cutting approximately $ 1.6 billion of its debt. Investment firm Soros Fund Management has emerged as the largest creditor in Audacy's prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, holding over $ 400 million of its highest-ranking debt. This debt

2350-449: Was described as the largest bankruptcy of that year and the 30th largest ever. The Los Angeles Times observed at the time that "About 265 million people in the U.S. still tune in to iHeart's stations at least once a month, but newer media such as Spotify's streaming service and SiriusXM's satellite broadcasts have cut into the audience and put a damper on sales." From the start of service, many of its own radio stations that identified with

2400-527: Was in Wichita, Kansas . They have played over 40 charity shows and have raised over $ 1.5 million for charities. On June 2, 2015, The Raging Idiots signed a record deal with Black River Entertainment. They released their debut album “The Critics Give It 5 Stars” which was a number one record on the comedy charts. From the album, the singles were: “If I Was Your Boyfriend” and “Fishing With My Dad”. The Raging Idiots released an EP titled “The Next Episode EP” where

2450-519: Was still trailing behind NPR. As of 2022, iHeartRadio is now the leading podcast publisher on Podtrac , with over 400 million downloads each month. In November 2018, iHeart also bought Jelli. In October 2020, it was announced that the company would acquire Voxnest, the parent company of Spreaker, a podcast-hosting company. iHeart has since also bought Triton Digital from Scripps . In February 2022, iHeartMedia invested in Sounder. iHeartRadio

2500-447: Was the program director. On July 18, 2011, it was announced that Bones had signed a three-year extension to do mornings for Clear Channel's KHFI-FM Austin , and also signed a deal with Premiere for syndication rights. Bobby Bones is accompanied by co-hosts Lunchbox (Dan Chappell) and Amy (Moffett-Brown), along with Eddie (Garcia), Raymundo (Raymond Slater), Mike D. (Deestro), Morgan #2 (Huelsman), and Abby Anderson. The Raging Idiots

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