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After it was announced that Entercom Communications the deal was finalized that day, stations in the San Francisco and Seattle clusters were the first to air broadcasts communications for area smartphone customers. As of November 2009, Entercom operates Entercom Communications 110 radio stations in 23 markets across the United States. The company was once called Entertainment Communications; its current name is a partially redundant portmanteau of its former Freedom Communications title. On August 21, 2006; Entercom agreed to buy 15 radio stations in slower markets from CBS Radio.
Although no criminal charges Entercom Communications were filed, the surviving family members of Jennifer Strange filed a wrongful death suit, holding Entercom Corp. Locations included Austin, Texas; Cincinnati, Ohio; Memphis, Tennessee; and Rochester, New York.
That same day, a contestant named Jennifer Strange died as a result of acute water intoxication in participating the Entercom Communications event. However, as of early 2009, the company has yet to announce any acquisitions of these stations. Entercom was one of 4 broadcasting companies in a bid to buy The Walt Disney Company s ABC Radio unit , but was outbid by its competitor Citadel Broadcasting.
After its purchases Entercom Communications in the Cincinnati market, the company quickly sold its stations to Bonneville Broadcasting and Cumulus Media and exited the market. CBS Radio has announced that it would sell 50 more radio stations in 12 markets to focus on major market stations and as of September 22, 2008; Entercom is (again) among Entercom Communications the seven candidates to make first-round bids. Had Entercom gone through as the highest bidder, it would may have had to sell off some of its small market holdings. Entercom teamed up with Lancaster-based FlyTunes on July 1, 2008 to make their stations available on smartphones such as Apple, Inc. s Entercom Communications iPhone.
The rest of the stations in Entercom s portfolio are now available throughout the United States since September 2008. On January 12, 2007; Sacramento area Entercom-owned station KDND hosted a water-drinking contest promoted as Hold Your Wee for a Wii that promised the popular Nintendo video game console to whoever could drink the most water without urinating or vomiting. As of October 29, 2009; a Sacramento Superior Court jury awarded the Strange Family $16.57 million. Entercom recently expanded its syndicated offerings.
Entercom Communications Corporation (NYSE: ETM) is the fifth-largest broadcasting company in the United States.
