Clear Channel Radio is an operating division of Clear Channel Communications, a provider of entertainment and information products and services to its communities, as well as effective solutions to its advertisers. Clear Channel Communications is an employer of more than 30,000 people that work in more than 65 countries. Clear Channel Radio is headquartered in San Antonio. Clear Channel Radio reaches more than 110 million listeners each week with approximately 1,200 locally operated and programmed radio stations in the United States, including Portland, Ore. Through international partners, Clear Channel Radio also owns and operates nearly 250 radio stations in Australia, Mexico and New Zealand. Clear Channel radio stations have steadily increased the number of artists and songs played in approximately 50 formats. Between 1998 and 2002, the stations increased the number of songs played by more than 15,000, as well as the number of artists showcased by nearly 3,100.