Infinity Broadcasting Corporation
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The Infinity Broadcasting Corporation is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, second only to main rival Clear Channel Communications. The corporation owns around 180 radio stations operated from 22 states located across the country. In 2002 its sales were $3.7bn, an increase of just over 1% on the previous year.
Infinity Broadcasting had been criticized for refusing to stream NFL games over the internet. Five team broadcasts of the NFL were previously not on NFL's "Field Pass" , which broadcasts and then archives the radio broadcasts of NFL teams. The five team broadcasts that were glaringly absent from "NFL Field Pass" included the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, and the Washington Redskins. In 2005 NFL Field Pass announced that all 32 NFL teams would be broadcasted over the internet via Field Pass.
Infinity Broadcasting merged with CBS in 1997 and is currently part of the CBS division of Viacom, which also owns the CBS, MTV, and UPN television networks. It had operated pretty much independent of CBS until the departure of chief executive Mel Karmazin in 2004.
Infinity also owns the majority of stations that broadcast the new Jack FM format, a controversial radio format that incorporates all types of popular music from the 1960s to the present. These include stations in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas and Baltimore, Maryland.
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Corporate Directors: George Abrams | David Andelman | Joseph Califano, Jr. | William Cohen | Philippe Dauman | Alan Greenberg | Charles Phillips | Shari Redstone | Sumner Redstone | Frederic Salerno | William Schwartz | Robert D. Walter |
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Misc. Assets: Infinity Broadcasting | Neopets | Paramount Parks | Paramount Pictures | Simon & Schuster | Viacom Outdoor |
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Annual Revenue: $22.5 billion USD (Image:Red down.png15% FY 2004) | Employees: 38,350 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: VIAB | Website: www.viacom.com |
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