Fox News just signed a deal with Clear Channel to provide 100 of Clear Channel's radio stations with an hourly newscast.
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Fox to Provide News to Clear Channel
SAN ANTONIO - Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation's largest radio station operator, has picked Fox News Radio to be the primary source of national news for most of its news and talk stations, officials announced Monday.
The five-year agreement initially covers more than 100 radio stations.
Fox will provide a five-minute top-of-the-hour newscast, a nightly news broadcast, and around-the-clock dedicated national news coverage. In return, Fox News Radio will have access to news produced by San Antonio-based Clear Channel's news network.
No terms of the deal were disclosed. But Fox, a unit of News Corp., says if all options in the agreement are exercised, its radio service could have more than 500 affiliates by the middle of next year.
"Working this closely with a premiere national news provider for the majority of our news/talk stations makes overwhelming sense," said John Hogan, chief executive officer of Clear Channel Radio. "Because of the breadth of this relationship, our local news directors will get a more customized and higher quality national news product — and that's great for listeners."
Attempts to reach Fox for comment were unsuccessful.
Clear Channel, which operates 1,200 stations, has been getting its national news feeds from a variety of providers.
Shares in Clear Channel, were down 7 cents to $33.08 in midmorning trading Monday on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites) _toward the low end of their 52-week trading range of $29.96 to $47.76.
Shares of News Corp. slipped down 2 cents on the NYSE to $18.15. The stock has traded between $17.16 and $39.74 in the past 52 weeks.
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