Clear Channel Outdoor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO), a part of Clear Channel Communications, is one of the world's largest outdoor advertising corporations. The company is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and has operations in all six continents.

The company offers advertising on traditional and non-traditional advertising mediums. This includes billboard advertising, posters, street furniture, mall/retail advertising, airport advertising, mobile/transit advertising and spectacular advertising locations such as Times Square in New York City and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Contents

[edit] History

They are also the oldest outdoor advertising company in the United States as their roots traces back to the three names that merged into the current incarnation: Foster & Kleiser (1901-1986), Patrick Media Outdoor (1986-1995) and Eller Outdoor (1959-1997). F&K changed their name to Patrick after Metromedia sold the company which in turn was acquired by Eller in 1995. It would change its name to Clear Channel Outdoor in 2000 after the company acquired it.

Along the way these former companies would be added to their acquisition (which includes the F&K, Patrick, Eller and Clear Channel years):

Universal Outdoor (Nagele, Derse)

Paxton Outdoor

Ackerley Media

Badger Outdoor

ABC Outdoor

Hansen Outdoor

[edit] Divisions

  • Clear Channel Outdoor

-Outdoor billboards

-Posters/Print

-Bus/Transit busboards

An "Adshel" bus shelter poster
An "Adshel" bus shelter poster
  • Clear Channel Adshel

-Ads for bus shelters

  • Clear Channel Airports

-Ads/posters located at major airports

  • Clear Channel Malls

-Advertisting/posters for major shopping centers

  • Clear Channel Spectacolor

-Specializing in "living" billboards;Locations include New York City Subway entrances and Toronto's Yonge Street.

  • Clear Channel Taxi Media

-Taxicab advertising

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

 v • d • e Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

Corporate officers: Lowry Mays | Mark Mays | Randall Mays | Tom Hicks
Board of directors: Alan Feld | Perry Lewis | Lowry Mays | B.J. McCombs | Phyllis Riggins | Theodore Strauss | J.C. Watts | John H. Williams

Radio / Television stations:

Further information: List of broadcast stations owned by Clear Channel

Other major assets: Clear Channel Outdoor | Clear Channel UK | Premiere Radio Networks | FOX Sports Radio Network
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../c/l/e/Clear_Channel_Outdoor_dfdb.html"