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Staff from two of its stations -- CHR/Pop WWHT/Syracuse and Urban WWPR/New York -- were named in New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's $10 million payola settlement with Sony BMG. In response, Clear Channel late Monday issued a statement asserting that it won't tolerate illegal activities at its stations. "We are cooperating fully with Mr. Spitzer's office," the company said. "Clear Channel has extremely strict internal policies against payola. We investigate any allegation of this nature and anyone who is found to have violated our strict internal policies will be disciplined, up to and including dismissal. The allegations made will be fully investigated and any wrongdoing will be met by swift and appropriate disciplinary action."
 
> "Clear Channel has
> extremely strict internal policies against payola. We
> investigate any allegation of this nature and anyone who is
> found to have violated our strict internal policies will be
> disciplined, up to and including dismissal. The allegations
> made will be fully investigated and any wrongdoing will be
> met by swift and appropriate disciplinary action."

"I'm shocked... shocked to discover gambling going on in here." Not since Casablanca has there been such a laugh-out-loud press release from Clear Channel. Apparently Sony discovered Clear Channel won't sell out for mere chump change. Reading through the documents, we discover Sony staffers saying that lowballing Clear Channel stations will get them boycotted.

Obviously this is Sony saying this, and we have no direct evidence whether this is true or not, but considering Entercom got $3,500 for spins, it's not a stretch to assume others got paid as well, and this is just the beginning.

Mega fines need to be imposed ($1,000,000 per station would be a good starting point), licenses pulled if management knew about it, and weekend party time at the local jail, or at least some expressway trash cleanup for a few months, for those taking the bribes. We know the FCC won't be the one to do the job, which is why Spitzer had to.
 
Hot Line!

> "I'm shocked... shocked to discover gambling going on in
> here." Not since Casablanca has there been such a
> laugh-out-loud press release from Clear Channel.

THAT'S a GREAT LINE! Maybe the best I've seen in all the posts re: this mess.

> Apparently Sony discovered Clear Channel won't sell out for mere chump
> change. Reading through the documents, we discover Sony
> staffers saying that lowballing Clear Channel stations will
> get them boycotted.

BOYCOTT? CLEAR CHANNEL? Next you're going to tell me that CC threatens to pull artists from their radio stations if they agree to do a show for a competitor...
 
Re: Hot Line!

> > "I'm shocked... shocked to discover gambling going on in
> > here." Not since Casablanca has there been such a
> > laugh-out-loud press release from Clear Channel.
>
> THAT'S a GREAT LINE! Maybe the best I've seen in all the
> posts re: this mess.
>

Bravo!!! Yes, awesome line!

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Vermont Teddy Bear Indictment Collection!

> Very nice...how about a nice hand crafted teddy bear for the
> first station to podcast.

Presumably from the Vermont Teddy Bear people?

Coming soon:

Vermont Teddy Bear's Indictment Collection:

"The Donny Michaels Bear - Enjoys sitting by his laptop (included), but don't carry him too high - he's afraid of heights!"

"The Dave Universal Bear - You'll find him hanging out in dark alleys at night counting his money and flashing his money clip. Loves the bling-bling and knows how to get it."

"The Toya Beasley Bear - She loves to go about town with her new limited edition Sony CD Walkman. Sing along with her favorite tunes, but remember, the Walkman is HERS."

"The Playful Party Girls Bears" - These mischievous bears (Monique, Tanya, Destiny and Autumn) come with their own cell phones for making fake phone-in requests for artists nobody wants to hear. Monique is the slutty one with the dirty mouth (she's what seven second delay was made for!), Tanya has the drinking problem, Destiny and Autumn love to call from their hot tub or from local clubs. Has built-in memory chip so you can record the names of your local station and the artist you want to promote!

"The Angst Ridden Unreachable Guy Bears" - Justin, Bo, and Caleb are the ultimate outsider bears. They can't be handled by anyone. Each bear is pre-programmed with a skeptical 17-27 year old sounding voice that mistrusts the man, the music, and the machine! If you actually have a phone line after you moved out of your parents' house, you can put these bears up to the phone and call request lines and convince DJ's that you really are the next Eminem and you want to hear the "outsider indie" rockers and rappers that major labels handle. But don't cut yourself... these bears are sharp and EDGY!

"The DA Bear" - This is the bear the other bears fear. Comes in professional looking suit with pockets filled with subpoena forms you can fill out yourself. Amaze your friends by writing your own bear amicus curie briefs! Comes with 11x9 DoD approved bear cage. The other bears can run, but they can't hide from the long arms of this bear! Grrrr....
 
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