Clear Channel Expands its iHeartRadio Hispanic Network Adding Mexico's Grupo ACIR Stations to its Digital Streaming Service
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NEW YORK and MEXICO CITY 鈥 July 28, 2014 鈥听Clear Channel Media and Entertainment,听the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any radio or television outlet, today announced the expansion of its iHeartRadio Hispanic Network with the introduction of Mexico鈥檚 Grupo ACIR radio stations, which owns and/or operates more than 55 stations across Mexico.听 Most of these stations will be available on iHeartRadio everywhere it is offered including the web, mobile, gaming, home entertainment and automotive.
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The addition of ACIR鈥檚 stations to iHeartRadio will provide listeners with instant access to some of the most recognized Mexican national radio brands such as听Amor,听featuring Spanish love songs;听Mix,听playing Mexico鈥檚 favorite songs from the 80s, 90s and today in English;听Comadre, a Mexican Regional Hits format; and听Felicidad听offering Mexico鈥檚 favorite Oldies.听 Listeners will also have access to top Hispanic personalities like Alejandro Villalvazo, Antonio de Vald茅s, Charo Fern谩ndez, Sof铆a S谩nchez Navarro, I帽aki Manero, Roc铆o C贸rdova, Carlos 鈥淐hicken鈥 Mu帽oz, Carlos Mart铆n Huerta, Jos茅 Mart铆n S谩mano, Alex Montiel, Pepe Segarra, Arturo 鈥淩udo鈥 Rivera and more. In addition, iHeartRadio will stream select local ACIR stations such as Siempre, Mexico City鈥檚 music, news and sports station, and La 1260, Mexico City鈥檚 AM News/Talk station.
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Clear Channel will also become the digital ad sales provider for these market-leading Mexican stations replacing all local Mexican station ads with consumer-targeted U.S. ads. Serving Hispanics across the U.S., the iHeartRadio Hispanic Network includes a unique collection of assets听providing advertising partners large-scale reach to nearly 93 percent of the U.S. Spanish and English-speaking Hispanic population.
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鈥淲e are excited to offer our listeners and advertising partners more availability to high quality Hispanic programming through iHeartRadio,鈥 said Darren Davis, President of Clear Channel鈥檚 Networks Group. 鈥淲e look forward to expanding the reach of ACIR鈥檚 stations and providing listeners seamless access to them anytime and anywhere they are across the U.S.鈥
鈥淲e are very happy that our stations will be available on the iHeartRadio platform and that we can reach the growing Hispanic community in the U.S.,鈥 said Antonio Ibarra, VP and General Manager of ACIR.听 鈥淲e are sure that listeners will enjoy our content and look forward to a successful partnership.鈥
is available on more than 35 devices across web, mobile phones, tablets, automotive partners, smart TVs, gaming devices and more. iHeartRadio is always free for listeners to use, with no capped hours or monthly subscription fees. It reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history, delivers everything listeners want in an all-in-one platform: Instant access to more than 1,500 radio stations from across the country, user-created Custom Stations inspired by a favorite artist or song, thousands of curated digital stations "Perfect For" any mood or activity, and the new Shows & Personalities feature giving users access to the best on-demand news, talk and entertainment content available today. To see all available platforms and to download the app, visit iHeartRadio.com/apps.