News Payola Settlement
posted by on March 5 at 23:10 PM
Entercom, Clear Channel, CBS Radio, and Citadel Broadcasting have agreed to settle the payola charges prompted by former New York AG Eliot Spitzer.
Here’s the Washington Post’s optimistic lede:
Radio listeners sick of hearing the same tunes again and again may soon encounter surprising new voices, thanks to a $12.5 million settlement pending against major broadcasters accused of taking record companies’ bribes.
The agreement includes pledges to give 4,000 hours of air time to local artists and independent labels.
It's 8,400 half-hour segments spread between all the stations owned by Clear Channel Communications Inc., CBS Radio, Entercom Communications Corp. and Citadel Broadcasting Corp, meaning maybe a couple hours a week on any given station, probably shuffled into the wee hours.
Maybe it's easier to preserve a common resource (airwaves, water) than it is to try to reclaim them once privatized.
Will the End finally ease up on the endless repetition of Gorillaz and the White Stripes? Payola or just lack of imagination?
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! oh my god, this is hilarious! Payola will never stop, it's industry standard. period. this (bullshit) "settlement" is for SHOW. if you want to hear something different or whatever, you'll have to find it yourself, so turn off the radio!
You mean they weren't playing the White Stripes out of a deep and profound love for the music? Now I just don't know what to believe...
How much you wanna bet those hours dedicated to locals and indies will be fulfilled from midnight to 6am?
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