Cody Alan |
CMT and Clear Channel Media and
Entertainment (CCM+E) today announced a multi-platform partnership
that will create the largest Country music platforms in radio and
television, with access to CMT’s reach of 92 million households and
CCM+E’s reach of 89 million Country music listeners per month.
Under the agreement, CMT and CCM+E will
work together to develop additional programming and events across
radio, television and digital platforms to provide Country fans with
unparalleled access to the music and artists they’re passionate
about.
Additionally, the partnership will
allow for cross-promotional opportunities across 125 Clear Channel
Country stations in 105 markets and on iHeartRadio as well CMT and
its digital platforms which include the 24/7 music channel CMT Pure,
CMT.com, CMT Mobile and the network’s more than seven million fans
across social media.
In addition, award-winning Country
radio and CMT personality Cody Alan will debut as the new host of
Premiere Networks’ syndicated radio program After MidNite on
January 6, 2014.
The highly-acclaimed Country music
radio program will be rebranded as CMT After MidNite with Cody Alan and
will originate from the CMT Radio studio in Nashville and be
available on iHeartRadio.
Premiere will also be the exclusive
distribution partner for CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan, effective
January 1, 2014. Premiere will handle all syndication and ad sales, which features the biggest
hits in Country music, as well as exclusive interviews and
performances, event coverage and live fan interaction. CMT Radio Live
with Cody Alan broadcasts weeknights from 7 p.m. to midnight ET.
Alan, the 2013 Academy of Country Music
Award winner for “National On-Air Personality of the Year,”
stated, “I feel like Jimmy Fallon right now! To be named host of
such a highly regarded late-night franchise is an exciting and
humbling honor. We’ll bring new energy, lots of star power and deep
resources only CMT and Clear Channel can deliver. And with this new
partnership, I can’t wait to give fans 360-degrees of country music
coverage, across multiple media platforms.”
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