Clear Channel Communications Inc.

Billboard companies playing big role in L.A. city election

2013-05-15 21:45:00

Advertising company Lamar sued the city of Los Angeles two months ago, demanding the right to install new digital billboards in such neighborhoods as Sherman Oaks, Silver Lake, Glassell Park and the Fairfax district. Lamar's involvement in city politics...

KBIG beats KIIS in radio ratings for the first time

2013-05-15 19:14:00

For the first time, KBIG-FM (104.3), the rock and pop purveyor nicknamed "MyFM," took sole possession of first place in the local radio ratings in April, edging ahead of sister station KIIS-FM (102.7) — the latest leg in a head-to-head battle that...

Garcetti amends filings to report ownership interest in property

2013-04-22 20:21:00

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti has amended two years of financial disclosure statements to belatedly report his ownership interest in a Beverly Hills property linked to an oil drilling operation. Garcetti, who has the Sierra Club's...

Mayor candidate Wendy Greuel launches TV attack on Eric Garcetti

2013-04-19 16:18:00

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel launched the first television attack ad of the runoff campaign Friday—accusing rival Eric Garcetti of hiding an investment in a company that established unpopular digital billboards and concealing a lease...

Will Twitter's new #Music app boost the recording industry?

2013-04-19 14:00:00

Twitter Inc. says its new music service helps users discover songs and artists. But the music industry isn't sure it's something to sing about just yet. The #Music app recommends songs based on the artists Twitter users follow. It also shows what...

More digital billboards must go dark, judge says

2013-04-17 09:43:00

A judge has invalidated permits for another 19 digital billboards in Los Angeles, adding them to dozens that were struck down last week, a lawyer with City Atty. Carmen Trutanich said. The ruling, issued Tuesday by Superior Court Judge Terry Green,...

Building a better billboard law in L.A.

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Many major thoroughfares in Los Angeles, especially on the Westside and in Hollywood, were a little less glaring this week, a little less distracting, a little — OK, fine, let's come out and say it — less tacky. That's because a judge...

77 digital billboards ordered to go dark by Monday evening

2013-04-12 23:00:00

A judge on Friday gave two outdoor advertising companies three days to pull the plug on 77 digital billboards across Los Angeles, attorneys for the city said. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Terry Green demanded that dozens of signs operated...

L.A. billboards' digital divide

2013-03-21 00:00:00

To community leaders who see digital billboards as both visual blight and the tangible result of arrogant power plays by two mammoth advertising companies, the proper response is clear: The more than 100 electronic signs glaring across Los Angeles have to...

Loss of 'Tonight Show,' Jay Leno painful for Burbank

2013-04-03 16:59:00

Burbank officials Wednesday treated news that “The Tonight Show” was leaving for a new host in a new city like a painful breakup. And as with most epic breakups, the rumor mill had been whirling for weeks. On Wednesday, NBC ended weeks of...

L.A. mayor’s race: Pleitez files ethics complaint against Garcetti

2013-02-27 20:43:46

Digital billboard company issues $100-million threat against L.A.

2013-02-23 14:12:57

Musician Trace Adkins performs at iHeartRadio and Coca-Cola's Open For Summer Concert on May 24, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The concert kicks off Coke's Open For Summer initiative, which helps families get out and get active all season long through prize giveaways ?

2013-05-25 00:00:00

GMR Marketing, the global music, entertainment, sports and lifestyle marketing agency, has announced Peter Joseph as its vice president of entertainment. Joseph, who comes to GMR from Live Nation, will be based in the company�s Chicago office.

2013-05-07 11:25:00

WGCI's Big Jam will feature many of the top RB and rap artists listeners hear daily on the Clear Channel station. Headlining the show will be rapper Rick Ross, with Keyshia Cole, Wale, Future, Fat Joe and Kelly Rowland also performing.

2012-11-15 08:50:00