Did you know that the 32 commercial radio stations that earned a share in recent audience rankings for the Albuquerque market are owned by just six companies and one Albuquerque church?
- Clear Channel of San Antonio operates nine AM or FM stations.
- Citadel Broadcasting of Las Vegas, Nevada, eight.
- American General Media of Bakersfield and Univision of Los Angeles five each.
- Entravision Communications of Santa Monica, California, and Vanguard Media of Albuquerque two each.
- Calvary Chapel of Albuquerque one.
Once upon a time, not very long ago (1981), a broadcaster could own and operate just one AM and one FM station in the same market — and only seven of each nationwide. Clear Channel now owns more than 1,200 radio stations.