Saturday, April 22, 2006
Broadcasters PAY FOR PLAY "PAYOLA"-FEDERAL INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
FCC Launches Payola Probes of 4 Radio Giants
Documents are sought from Clear Channel, CBS, Entercom and Citadel, sources say. The agency's step comes after settlement talks stall.
Other FCC insiders said this new stage of investigation could put broadcasters more at risk of previously undiscovered evidence of wrongdoing being found. The investigation could give the FCC access to millions of previously unexamined documents. It could also expand to include stations and radio executives across the nation.
HERE IS THE LINK:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fcc20apr20,0,4714012,print.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Documents are sought from Clear Channel, CBS, Entercom and Citadel, sources say. The agency's step comes after settlement talks stall.
Other FCC insiders said this new stage of investigation could put broadcasters more at risk of previously undiscovered evidence of wrongdoing being found. The investigation could give the FCC access to millions of previously unexamined documents. It could also expand to include stations and radio executives across the nation.
HERE IS THE LINK:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fcc20apr20,0,4714012,print.story?coll=la-home-headlines
