Liberty Media Corp. is looking to buy a 40% stake in iHeartMedia Inc. for $1.16 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 26.
The news comes as the radio company has been negotiating a restructuring of its more than $15 billion in debt with lenders.
Liberty Media also controls Sirius XM Holdings Inc., and a tie up with iHeartMedia could combine the large radio broadcaster with the leading satellite radio provider.