FCC investigates payola scandal

[Judi Lynn]

FCC investigates payola scandal
Aug 9, 2005, 0:10 GMT

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- Federal Communications Chairman Kevin Martin Monday said he has ordered an official investigation into the radio/recording industry payola scandal.

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer made headlines two weeks ago announcing Sony BMG Music Entertainment agreed to pay $10 million to settle his investigation that found it bribed radio stations to play music recorded by its artists.

In a statement released Monday, Martin said the FCC Enforcement Bureau was reviewing the settlement and will "investigate any incidents in which the agreement discloses evidence of payola rule violations," Billboard.com reported.

Billboard said the EMI Group, Warner Music Group, Clear Channel Radio, Cox Radio, Universal Music Group, Infinity Broadcasting and Entercom have reportedly received subpoenas as part of the investigation.
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http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1039956.php/FCC_investigates_payola_scandal

[StClone]

1. Spitzer can investigate GOP/Bush for Journalist Payrola

Whatever happened to that story...seems the recording industry has more pull.

[Iowa]

2. To all of you New York residents...

Is Spitzer as good as he appears to be?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. Would that they could prove Clear Channel corruption

I'd LOVE to see that behemoth destroyed, or at least cut painfully down to size...