Who owns Reach Media?
Reach Media is owned by Urban One (the United States, NASDAQ: UONE).[1]
Urban One owns 94.6% of Reach Media rather than all of it.
Evidence: Urban One, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Urban One, Inc. (94.6% stake) verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Silver Spring
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Radio & audio › Radio networks
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: UONE NASDAQ: UONEK
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Reach Media
Reach Media, Inc. runs the Rickey Smiley Morning Show and Urban One's other syndicated programming, including the Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell Show and the DL Hughley Show. Urban One's 10-K for 2025 says it holds an approximately 94.6% ownership interest, and that the programmes air on 45 Urban One stations and 211 stations it does not own.
What Urban One's annual report says about Reach Media
Sentences about Reach Media from Urban One's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Our diverse media and entertainment interests include TV One, LLC ("TV One"), which operates two cable television networks targeting African-American and urban viewers, TV One and CLEO TV; our approximately 94.6% ownership interest in Reach Media, Inc. ("Reach Media") which operates the Rickey Smiley Morning Show and our other syndicated programming assets, including the Get Up!
Segments As part of our consolidated financial statements, consistent with our financial reporting structure and how the Company currently manages its businesses, we have provided selected financial information on the Company's four reportable segments: (i) Radio Broadcasting; (ii) Reach Media; (iii) Digital; and (iv) Cable Television (See Note 18 Segment Information of our consolidated financial stat ements . ).
Net revenue from the operations of Reach Media, along with net revenue from the seven significant contributing radio markets, accounted for approximately 37.5% of our total consolidated net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025.
How often Urban One names Reach Media in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Reach Media
Where Reach Media sits in Urban One
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Urban One
Urban One controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in radio networks, and who owns them
The 26 brands in radio networks on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is NZME, with 5; Urban One has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Coast | NZME | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| ERA | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Chérie FM | NRJ Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Europe 1 | Lagardère | 🇫🇷 France |
| La 100 | Grupo Clarín | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Hit Network | Southern Cross Media Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Westwood One | Cumulus Media | 🇺🇸 United States |
| iHeartRadio | iHeartMedia | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Urban One
Urban One is a publicly listed company headquartered in Silver Spring, United States. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: UONE and NASDAQ: UONEK.
Urban One is a Delaware corporation that its 10-K calls an urban-oriented, multi-media company primarily targeting African-American and urban consumers. It operates radio stations under the Radio One brand, a syndication business called Reach Media, the cable networks TV One and CLEO TV, and the digital platforms of Interactive One. It was named Radio One, Inc. until April 2017, and the Radio One name still survives as its radio brand.
🇺🇸 Reach Media and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Reach Media is not one of them.
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- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Reach Media?
The parent company of Reach Media is Urban One, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Reach Media American?
Yes. Reach Media originated in the United States and its owner, Urban One, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Reach Media still owned by Urban One?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Reach Media is still owned by Urban One (94.6% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Urban One, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 March 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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