Townsquare Media
Townsquare Media (formerly Regent Communications Inc. until 2010) is an American media company based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
The company began primarily in radio: As of August 13, 2010, after it acquired sister companies Gap Broadcasting and GapWest Broadcasting, it owned 171 radio stations in 36 radio markets, with concentration in the Northeast, Midwest, Southwest, and Mountain states. As of its IPO date, Townsquare is the third largest AM/FM operator in the country owning over 310 radio stations in 66 markets. It later expanded into digital publishing and marketing, with the acquisition of the MOG Music Network, a group of former AOL Music blogs, and the launch of their mobile app radioPup, which broadcasts their radio stations, as well as features digital news content.
History
Regent Communications (former Pink Sheets ticker symbol RGCI) was founded in 1996 by Terry Jacobs and Bill Stakelin. Jacobs later since retired from the company and Stakelin became its CEO.
On October 27, 2008 Regent Broadcasting joined Radiolicious and began streaming on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Regent is the first major radio group to contract for all of its streaming stations to be available through the Radiolicious application.