Digital music service iHeartRadio reaches 80 million registered users

By Julia Love SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – IHeartRadio, the digital music service for a network of traditional radio stations, announced on Thursday it had more than 80 million registered users in the intensifying fight to court listeners online. While many traditional media companies have seen their businesses upended by the Internet, radio still has vast reach, with more than 90 percent of adults in the United States tuning in weekly, according to recent Nielsen research. IHeartRadio, whose parent company iHeartMedia was formerly known as Clear Channel, allows users to access radio stations across the United States, create custom stations and listen to podcasts, among other features.