Clear Channel has no major competitors in Idaho, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming. Clear Channel owned 1266 radio stations in October 2005.

Cumulus Media owned 343 radio stations in 67 U.S. Cities as of November 2005. Infinity owned 176 radio stations. Entercom Communications owned 91 radio stations. Cox Enterprises owned 73 radio stations. Disney owned 64 radio stations. Emmis owned 55 radio stations. Morris Communications owned 26 radio stations. Together these 7 companies owned 719 radio stations.

"Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin launched the Federal Communications Commission's formal review of media ownership rules. The agency's "Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making," issued July 25, 2006 is vague, but its intent is clear: to let a few giant media conglomerates swallow up more local television channels, radio stations and newspapers in a single market.

If the changes are approved, one corporation could own the major daily newspaper, eight radio stations and three television stations in the same town. Once the digital television transition is completed in 2009 - allowing stations to broadcast multiple signals - one company could control 12 or even 18 television channels in a single city.

Industry and Wall street propaganda says local media can't compete without further consolidation. Yet media companies already enjoy higher profit margins than most industries. They say we must deregulate. But radio and television station ownership is by definition regulated - these are the public airwaves and there are only so many channels available in a community. The only question is on whose behalf will Washington make the rules: major media companies or the public?" - Norman Lear, founder People for the American Way and Robert W. McChesney president of Free Press