Clear Channel Converts 200 Stations

In January, Clear Channel Radio and 21 other radio groups said they would accelerate their facility conversions to HD Radio. Now Clear Channel says it will have completed 200 digital conversions by the end of the month, up from 65 earlier in the year.
Clear Channel says it is on track to air HD on 95% of its stations in the top 100 markets by the end of 2007.
“Clear Channel Radio’s accelerated roll-out of HD digital radio is helping create a market for superior services for both radio listeners and advertisers,” stated Jeff Littlejohn, executive vice president of Distribution Development, Clear Channel Radio.
“Our momentum in rolling out HD digital radio, which is ahead of schedule, is an indicator of the company’s enthusiasm about the higher-quality listening experience, strengthened by the data services and multicast programming available only through HD digital radio.”