iHeartMedia’s morning shows are going long.On Friday (April 10), the radio conglomerate officially announced that over 65 of the company’s morning shows across 50 markets would be extending their broadcasts by an hour or more due to increased listener demand during the coronavirus pandemic.These shows, the majority of which instituted the change earlier this week, include New York’s Elvis Duran and The Morning Show and The Breakfast Club, Nashville’s The Bobby Bones Show and Los Angeles’s On Air with Ryan Seacrest and Big Boy’s Neighborhood.“We immediately felt a difference on the phones and the level of engagement through the calls, and just the constant commenting on how great it is to be able to still hear you on the air,” Tom Poleman,.
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