Jacor Communications was a media corporation, existing between 1987 and 1999, which owned many radio stations in the United States. In 1998, Jacor was...
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reflect this, resulting in stations that are (for example) still licensed to Jacor and Citicasters, effectively making them such as subsidiary companies of...
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with Limbaugh's show as his first product. In 1997, McLaughlin sold EFM to Jacor Communications, which was ultimately bought up by Clear Channel Communications...
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later selling Regent to Jacor in 1997. Stakelin and Jacobs resurrected the Regent name to replace JS, with approval by Jacor. Jacobs left the company...
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WTSP television in the Tampa, Florida market from Jacor/Citicasters, KIIS-AM-FM were acquired by Jacor/Citicasters, which in 1998, merged into Clear Channel...
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WQIK-FM (section Sale to Jacor and Clear Channel)
WSOS-FM. In June 1984, longtime owner Rowland Broadcasting sold WQIK-AM-FM to Jacor Communications for $4.95 million. WQIK (AM) was switched to WJGR, airing...
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radio stations, merged with Jacor, which became a subsidiary of Citicasters. Three months after the merger was completed, Jacor exchanged WTSP to Gannett...
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1997, Jacor Communications, a publicly traded company, acquired EFM. Later that year, Jacor merged with Premiere Radio Networks. In 1999, Jacor merged...
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XETRA-FM (section Jacor Communications (1996–1999))
stations in America throughout the 1980s and 1990s. On February 6, 1996, Jacor Communications announced plans to acquire Noble Broadcast Group Inc, including...
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it sold KOA and KOAQ to Belo Corporation. In 1987 Jacor Communications purchased KOA and KOAQ; Jacor was purchased by Clear Channel Communications in 1999...
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Communications, Mariner Communications, Seven Hills Broadcasting and Jacor Communications, before Jacor merged with Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia)...
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agreement with Mediabase, and later acquired the said company in 1994. In 1997, Jacor Communications acquired both Premiere and EFM Media (producer of the talk...
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current R&B music. The station was acquired by Jacor, which was a forerunner to current owner iHeartMedia. Jacor also owned Mainstream Urban WJBT (now WBHQ)...
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Jacor Communications purchased KECR-FM for $13.8 million. Family Radio now broadcasts in San Diego on KECR (910 AM). This acquisition marked Jacor's entry...
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425,000 outdoor displays in 32 countries. In 1999, the company acquired Jacor Communications, a radio corporation based in Cincinnati. The company also...
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"a nice bonus, but... more incidental than anything else". Purchased by Jacor in 1997, WTAM has been owned by Clear Channel since 1999, renamed iHeartMedia...
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to Entercom, which simultaneously acquired KSEG and KRXQ (93.7 FM) from Jacor Communications; the two purchases, totaling $65 million, gave Entercom a...
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1997, Synergy sold its rights to the show to Jacor Communications, Inc., for $71.5 million. Later, Jacor merged with Clear Channel Communications and...
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Rite Aid acquired the brand in 1995. In 1992, it acquired an interest in Jacor, a radio broadcast group that included a television station, which was sold...
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completed its $6.5 billion purchase of Jacor and its 454 stations, including WLEC. Following the sale of the station to Jacor Communications in September 1997...
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WPPT. In 1994, Jacor Communications (later acquired by Clear Channel Communications), purchased WPPT from Pathfinder Communications. Jacor later purchased...
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and WMKJ in Peachtree City. Jacor Communications announced a $4.4 million purchase of all four stations in January 1999; Jacor was itself acquired by Clear...
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longtime owner Roy H. Park. Nationwide Communications was bought by Jacor in October 1997; Jacor would spin the station off to Infinity Broadcasting in June 1998...
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station. KDIF, which was airing a regional Mexican format, was purchased by Jacor Communications in May 1998 for $2.65 million. The station immediately added...
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Chase was appointed Regional Vice President of Programming for Jacor Communications. When Jacor was purchased by Clear Channel Communications in 1998, Chase...
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that was announced in May 1994. The Jacor deal reunited channel 12 with its AM sister, which had been bought by Jacor in 1993 during Great American Broadcasting's...
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KTPI-FM (section Jacor/Clear Channel era (1998–2011))
Broadcasting sold its three stations — KAVS, KTPI, and KYHT — to Jacor Communications for $4 million. Jacor would be purchased by Clear Channel Communications the...
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a year before WNCI reverted to a CHR/Pop formatted-direction. In 1997, Jacor Communications acquired the assets of Nationwide Communications, including...
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WIOT (section Jacor ownership)
WIOT's Dawnbusters team, Jeff and Mark. In 1998, the station was bought by Jacor Media. The new owners tweaked the format a bit, adding more hard rock. Management...
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three Village stations were then sold in 1996 to Jacor Communications of Cincinnati. In 1998, Jacor effectuated a format swap between two of its stations...
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