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The New York attorney general says radio company Entercom sold airplay to record labels.
March 9, 2006
Documents are sought from Clear Channel, CBS, Entercom and Citadel, sources say. The agency’s step comes after settlement talks stall.
April 20, 2006
Entertainment & Arts
Federal regulators Friday announced an unprecedented settlement with four radio broadcast companies on charges of accepting cash and merchandise from record companies in exchange for airplay.
April 14, 2007
Walt Disney Co. may pick a buyer for its ABC Radio assets within a week or two, sources close to the deal said Friday, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Entercom Communications Corp. may end up bidding against each other to determine a winner.
Jan. 21, 2006
World & Nation
The FCC suggests a $220,000 indecency payment over the broadcasts of a ‘Naked Twister’ game in Kansas.
Dec. 23, 2004
Warner agrees to pay $5 million to end New York’s claims that it improperly gave gifts to radio employees in exchange for airplay.
Nov. 23, 2005
The record firm may admit to improper radio promotion practices, say sources familiar with the payola investigation by New York officials.
July 23, 2005
Negotiations to settle allegations of improper payments for airplay are hung up on two issues.
April 1, 2006
Two days after Katrina hit, New Orleans radio stations teamed up to bring needed news and familiar voices to those otherwise cut off.
Sept. 10, 2005
The negotiations with four radio chains about alleged payola may hurt the New York official’s bid for tougher rules.
April 4, 2006