# Audacy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Audacy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Audacy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacy > Source revision: 1347661599 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American internet radio platform}} {{About|the Internet radio platform formerly known as Radio.com|the namesake company formerly known as Entercom|Audacy, Inc.}} {{Distinguish|Audacity (audio editor)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox broadcasting network | owner = [Audacy, Inc.](/source/Audacy%2C_Inc.) | name = Audacy | logo = Audacy logo.svg | type = [Subsidiary](/source/Subsidiary) | traded_as = | branding = [Internet radio](/source/Internet_radio)
[Music recommender system](/source/Recommender_system) | country = United States | headquarters = [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, U.S. | launch_date = {{start date and age|2010|7}} | former_names = Radio.com (2010–2021) | available = Nationwide | affiliation = {{ubl|[Audacy, Inc.](/source/Audacy%2C_Inc.)|[Bonneville International](/source/Bonneville_International)|[Connoisseur Media](/source/Connoisseur_Media)|[Townsquare Media](/source/Townsquare_Media)|[Mid-West Family Broadcasting](/source/Mid-West_Family_Broadcasting)|[Cox Media Group](/source/Cox_Media_Group)|[Cumulus Media](/source/Cumulus_Media)|[Salem Media Group](/source/Salem_Media_Group)|[Beasley Media Group](/source/Beasley_Media_Group)|[iHeartMedia](/source/iHeartMedia)|[Spanish Broadcasting System](/source/Spanish_Broadcasting_System)|[Urban One](/source/Urban_One)|[WVRC Media](/source/WVRC_Media)}} | website = {{URL|https://www.audacy.com/}} }} '''Audacy''', previously known as '''Radio.com''', is an American free broadcast and [Internet radio](/source/Internet_radio) [platform](/source/Computing_platform) developed by its parent company [Audacy, Inc.](/source/Audacy%2C_Inc.) (formerly known as Entercom).{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/206619/entercom-planning-major-rebranding-announcement-tuesday/|title= Entercom Rebrands As Audacy|first=Lance|last=Venta|work=RadioInsight|date=March 30, 2021|accessdate=March 30, 2021}} The Audacy platform functions as a [music recommender system](/source/Recommender_system) and is the national umbrella brand for the company's [radio network](/source/radio_network) aggregating its over 235 local radio stations across the United States. In addition, the service includes thousands of [podcast](/source/podcast)s created for the platform, hosted elsewhere or station programming on demand. It was initially developed by [CBS Radio](/source/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](/source/iHeartMedia)'s [iHeartRadio](/source/iHeartRadio) and [TuneIn](/source/TuneIn). Audacy is available online via [mobile device](/source/mobile_device)s and devices such as [Chromecast](/source/Chromecast) and [Amazon Fire TV](/source/Amazon_Fire_TV). ==History== Radio.com logo used 2017-2018|left|thumb|150px The radio.com domain was formerly owned by [CNET Networks](/source/CNET), which purchased it, and [tv.com](/source/TV.com) from the nonprofit Internet Multicasting Service for $30,000 in 1996.{{cite news |last1=Nash |first1=Kim S. |title=Dueling for domains |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CKP7BLzPgf8C&q=CNET%20Computerworld%20radio.com%201996&pg=PA61 |access-date=November 6, 2018 |work=[Computerworld](/source/Computerworld) |date=September 30, 1996 |pages=61, 64}} CNET, and in turn the radio.com domain, was acquired by [CBS Corporation](/source/CBS_Corporation) (the parent company of CBS Radio at the time) in 2008.{{cite news |last1=Kramer |first1=Staci D. |title=CBS-CNET: CBS Will Own TV.com, Radio.com, MP3.com and News.com |url=https://gigaom.com/2008/05/15/419-cbs-cnet-cbs-will-own-tvcom-radiocom-mp3com-and-newsco/ |access-date=November 6, 2018 |work=[Gigaom](/source/Gigaom) |date=May 15, 2008 |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320222445/https://gigaom.com/2008/05/15/419-cbs-cnet-cbs-will-own-tvcom-radiocom-mp3com-and-newsco/ |url-status=dead }} 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](/source/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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/cbs-radio-launches-new-online-player-115775/|title=CBS Radio Launches New Online Player|access-date=July 6, 2018|language=en-US}} Later that year the service launched its first app for [iOS](/source/iOS). In addition the service added custom channels and music from [AOL Radio](/source/AOL_Radio) and [Yahoo Music](/source/Yahoo_Music).{{Cite news|url=https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2010/12/06/cbs-radio-launches-radio-com-app-for-iphone/|title=CBS Radio Launches Radio.com App For iPhone|date=December 6, 2010|access-date=July 6, 2018|language=en}}{{Secondary source needed|date=July 2018}} In 2015, the service added a music video streaming option.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/cbs-radio-com-partners-with-looped-to-stream-music-videos-online/|title=CBS' Radio.com Launches Streaming Music Videos|date=December 2, 2015|work=TheWrap|access-date=July 6, 2018|language=en-US}} These deals eventually ended quietly, especially after AOL and Yahoo's mergers into [Oath](/source/Oath_Inc.).{{fact|date=June 2023}} Entercom acquired CBS Radio, including Radio.com, on November 17, 2017.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/entercom-cbs-radio-merger-finalized-no-2-radio-operator-8039439/|title=Entercom Finalizes Merger With CBS Radio, Becoming No. 2 Radio Operator in US|last=Hu|first=Cherie|magazine=Billboard|date=November 17, 2017|accessdate=March 31, 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119005748/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/8039452/entercom-finalizes-merger-with-cbs-radio-becoming-no-2-radio-operator-in-us|archivedate=November 19, 2017|url-status=live}} 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 the [iTunes Store](/source/iTunes_Store) and [Google Play](/source/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.{{cite news|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/radio-com-expands-to-include-entercom-roster-and-then-some/article_61f59c18-cea0-11e7-b7a1-a7db68e2dc25.html|title=Radio.Com Expands To Include Entercom Roster – And Then Some.|date=November 21, 2017|work=Inside Radio|access-date=February 16, 2019}} 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 the nearest [CBS-owned television station](/source/CBS_News_and_Stations).{{fact|date=June 2023}} 200px|thumb|right|Final logo as Radio.com 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](/source/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 the service, in particular, suffixing "a Radio.com station" after their legal [station identification](/source/station_identification)s at the top of each hour.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbr.com/tunein-tune-out-for-entercom-radio-com-gets-exclusive/|title=TuneIn Tune Out For Entercom: Radio.com Gets Exclusive|website= Radio & Television Business Report|language=en-US|access-date=July 21, 2018}} [Smart speaker](/source/Smart_speaker) integration of the service was launched within the same period.{{fact|date=June 2023}} 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.{{Cite web|title=On Radio.com, Listeners can Now Rewind Their Favorite Talk Radio Programs|url=https://nabpilot.org/on-radio-com-listeners-can-now-rewind-their-favorite-talk-radio-programs/|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=PILOT|language=en-US}} On March 30, 2021, Entercom rebranded 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](/source/Sound_trademark) 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).{{Cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=March 30, 2021|title=Entercom Changes Name to Audacy, Kills Off Radio.com Brand|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/entercom-rebrands-audacy-1234939320/|access-date=March 30, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}} The end tag for all Audacy's stations was changed once again in July 2022 to "Always live on 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](/source/United_States_dollar));[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/246635/audacy-places-radio-com-up-for-auction/ Audacy Places Radio.com Up For Auction] - RadioInsight (published December 29, 2022) by June 1, 2023, the auction had closed without a winner.{{cite news |title='Radio.com' Auction Has Closed. Domain Remains With Audacy, For Now. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/radio-com-auction-has-closed-domain-remains-with-audacy-for-now/article_1e310364-0045-11ee-b716-af8772a3168e.html |access-date=June 1, 2023 |work=Inside Radio |date=June 1, 2023 |language=en}} As of March 2025, Audacy has sold its Radio.com domain & the website is operational as of December 2025.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=B. M. M. |date=2025-03-05 |title=Audacy Sells Radio.com Domain For Undisclosed Price |url=https://barrettmedia.com/2025/03/05/audacy-sells-radio-com-domain-for-undisclosed-price/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408152746/https://barrettmedia.com/2025/03/05/audacy-sells-radio-com-domain-for-undisclosed-price/ |archive-date=2025-04-08 |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=Barrett Media |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=For Artists - Radio.com Catalog Partnership Program |url=http://www.radio.com/artists/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251221191934/http://www.radio.com/artists/ |archive-date=2025-12-21 |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=Radio.com |language=en-US}} 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.[https://audacyinc.com/press/rollout-of-updates-to-audacy-app-and-website-begins-today/ Rollout of Updates to Audacy App and Website Begins Today] - [Audacy, Inc.](/source/Audacy%2C_Inc.) (published July 19, 2022) In early January 2024, it 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](/source/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.{{Cite web|url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/radio-broadcaster-audacy-files-for-bankruptcy-28396cb2|title=Radio broadcaster Audacy files for bankruptcy|date=January 7, 2024|access-date=January 7, 2024|website=The Wall Street Journal|language=en}} Investment firm [Soros Fund Management](/source/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 is planned to be converted into equity in the restructured company, making Soros a significant shareholder.{{cite news |last1=Carman |first1=Ashley |last2=Pollard |first2=Amelia |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/billionaire-soros-become-biggest-stockholder-171621040.html |title=Billionaire Soros to Become Biggest Stockholder in US Radio Company |work=[Yahoo! Finance](/source/Yahoo!_Finance) |publisher=[Bloomberg News](/source/Bloomberg_News) |date=2024-02-14 |accessdate=2024-02-14 }} This investment aligns with Soros' recent media interests, including involvement in the acquisitions of [Vice Media](/source/Vice_Media) and a minority stake in [Crooked Media](/source/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. ===Content partnerships=== Since 2019, the company under its previous Radio.com branding made several content partnerships to bring audio simulcasts of cable news channels as well as popular radio networks. With the exception of CBS News and additional local radio stations from companies outside Audacy's footprint, most of these national content deals have ended around 2024. On February 7, 2019, Entercom launched stations for [CNN](/source/CNN), [CNN International](/source/CNN_International), [HLN](/source/HLN_(TV_network)), [Bloomberg Radio](/source/Bloomberg_Radio) and [Bloomberg Television](/source/Bloomberg_Television) on Radio.com along with podcasts from [Turner Podcast Network](/source/Turner_Broadcasting_System) via deals with [Bloomberg L.P.](/source/Bloomberg_L.P.) and [Turner Broadcasting](/source/Turner_Broadcasting).{{Cite web|url=https://radioink.com/2019/02/07/radio-com-to-launch-stations-for-cnn-bloomberg/|title=Radio.com To Launch Stations For CNN, Bloomberg|last=Ink|first=Radio|date=February 7, 2019|website=Radio Ink|language=en-US|access-date=February 7, 2019}} Two weeks later, Radio.com reached deals to add [Bonneville International](/source/Bonneville_International) and [Cox Media Group](/source/Cox_Radio) stations and podcasts to the platform.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173905/is-radio-com-expanding-beyond-entercom-stations/|title=Radio.com Adds Bonneville & Cox Stations To Streaming Platform|date=February 22, 2019|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=February 24, 2019}} On September 25, 2019, [Salem Media Group](/source/Salem_Media_Group) and [Alpha Media](/source/Alpha_Media) stations were made available on the service.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/180716/alpha-media-salem-media-group-stations-to-join-radio-com/ Alpha Media & Salem Media Group Stations To Join Radio.com] - Radio insight (published September 25, 2019) [Beasley Broadcast Group](/source/Beasley_Broadcast_Group) stations joined the service on November 11, 2020.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/201208/beasley-media-stations-join-radio-com/ Beasley Media Stations Join Radio.com] - Radio Insight (published November 11, 2020) On November 25, 2019, [Disney Channels Worldwide](/source/Disney_Channels_Worldwide) agreed to terms to feature [Radio Disney](/source/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](/source/ESPN_Radio).[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181985/radio-disney-joins-radio-com/ Radio Disney Joins Radio.com] - Radio Insight (published November 25, 2019) Disney-branded music stations returned to the Audacy app in a new deal in August 2022.{{cite web | url=https://radioink.com/2022/08/22/digital-disney-station-debuts/?adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=535F672397CB4141936875D998334D42 | title=Digital Disney Station Debuts | date=August 22, 2022 }} On August 17, 2021, Audacy announced a content distribution partnership with [Urban One](/source/Urban_One) to add its stations to Audacy.[https://audacyinc.com/press/audacy-strikes-content-distribution-partnership-with-urban-one-bringing-additional-premium-live-and-on-demand-audio-content-to-digital-platform/ Audacy Strikes Content Distribution Partnership With Urban One, Bringing Additional Premium Live and On-demand Audio Content to Digital Platform] - Audacy, Inc. (published August 17, 2021) On September 15, 2021, Audacy announced that [Cumulus Media](/source/Cumulus_Media)-owned radio stations and podcasts would be added.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212939/cumulus-media-stations-join-audacy-app-streaming-platform/ Cumulus Media Stations Join Audacy App/Streaming Platform] - Radio Insight (published September 15, 2021) On May 23, 2023, Audacy signed a deal with [Allen Media Group](/source/Entertainment_Studios)'s [The Weather Channel](/source/The_Weather_Channel) to carry the audio of the cable network, along with the streams of the Pattrn and Weather Channel en Español [FAST](/source/free_ad-supported_streaming_television) channels.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/252440/audacy-adds-the-weather-channel-networks-to-streaming-platform/ Audacy Adds The Weather Channel Networks to Streaming Platform] - ''Radio Insight'' (Published May 23, 2023) 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.{{cite press release|title=Audacy Extends Reach of its Streaming Content via Distribution and Monetization Agreement With TuneIn|publisher=Audacy, Inc.|date=21 June 2023|url=https://audacyinc.com/press/audacy-extends-reach-of-its-streaming-content-via-distribution-and-monetization-agreement-with-tunein/|access-date=9 July 2023}} ==Availability and supported devices== In addition to traditional desktop availability, the service is available via [iOS](/source/iOS)/[WatchOS](/source/WatchOS) and [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)) mobile and tablet devices, along with [Amazon Alexa](/source/Amazon_Alexa) and [Google Assistant](/source/Google_Assistant)-compatible [smart speaker](/source/smart_speaker)s and other devices.{{cite web|url=https://www.radio.com/blogs/how-listen-radio-stations-online-radiocom-faq|title=How to listen to radio stations online at Radio.com: FAQ|publisher=Radio.com|access-date=August 10, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/googlehome/LQXQ-_wxIGM;context-place=topicsearchin/googlehome/category$3Aask-a-how-to-question%7Csort:relevance%7Cspell:false|title=Google Groups|work=[Google Search](/source/Google_Search)|access-date=August 10, 2018}} An app on [Roku](/source/Roku) was discontinued in July 2025.{{Cite web |last=Bouma |first=Luke |date=2025-07-28 |title=A Popular Streaming Service Has Been Removed From Roku TVs & Streaming Players |url=https://cordcuttersnews.com/a-popular-streaming-service-has-been-removed-from-roku-tvs-streaming-players/ |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=Cord Cutters News |language=en-US}} Streaming of Audacy content is Geo-restricted to the United States.{{Cite web |title=Geo-Blocking Explained: What to Know and How You Can Get Around It |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/what-is-geo-blocking-and-how-you-can-get-around-it/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=CNET |language=en}} In addition, local advertising from the advertisers of the nearest Audacy cluster of stations to a listener is [substituted over a station's advertising](/source/Targeted_advertising), along with traditional national advertising, [public service announcement](/source/public_service_announcement)s and Audacy features such as music news, trivia, and other minutia. Professional sports play-by-play are also geo-restricted to within the station's broadcast area, with either alternate/regular programming or a disclaimer airing instead online outside its market area. ==See also== * [Channel Q](/source/Channel_Q), an [LGBTQ](/source/LGBTQ_people) radio network * [iHeartRadio](/source/iHeartRadio) – main competitor * [TuneIn](/source/TuneIn) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.audacy.com/}} {{Template group |title = Articles related to Audacy |list = {{Audacy|state=collapsed}} {{Music digital distribution platforms}} {{Podcast distribution platforms}} {{CBS Radio}} }} Category:Audacy, Inc. 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