The company that acquired CBS Radio and, later, abandoned decades of heritage by changing its name from Entercom has struck a new content distribution partnership with CBS Stations — an agreement that brings the audio of CBS News’ local “FAST” channels to an app.
The arrangement, announced Monday, will bring 14 news streams from 14 CBS owned-and-operated stations to the Audacy app.
This includes CBS’s free ad-supported television networks devoted to news tied to its broadcast stations in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Sacramento and San Francisco.
“We are thrilled to announce our strategic partnership with CBS Stations, expanding our commitment to delivering high-quality, locally relevant content to our listeners,” said Tim Clarke, Senior Vice President of Digital Audio Content at Audacy. “This collaboration will give our listeners unparalleled access to timely and trusted news from major cities nationwide.”
Speaking for CBS Stations, SVP of Streaming Sahand Sepehrnia said, “In 2018, CBS Stations were pioneers in local news streaming. And today, we are providing those channels on radio streaming in a first-of-its-kind venture with Audacy. We continue to find innovative ways to serve our audiences, whether that’s on TV, streaming, or radio.”
