The Black Effect Podcast Network

CTL-E-0733 · Business · other · 2020–present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Podcast network founded by Charlamagne Tha God as a joint venture with iHeartMedia in 2020; positioned as the largest podcast publisher for Black audiences.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-115; source research type(s): Business.

Sources

BusinessWire, 'iHeartMedia Extends Relationship with Media Powerhouse Charlamagne Tha God' (primary source)
BallerAlert, 'Charlamagne Tha God Wants to Build the BET of Podcasting After $200M iHeartMedia Deal'; BusinessWire

Record CTL-E-0733 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 2 sources (1 primary) · CTL research: MEDIA-001.
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