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- Thread starter RockManAC
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eggsdannythomas
Guest
> Nine-FM is promoting this on the air... I believe it's to
> raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone else
> see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
>
> -A
>
Nahh, stations do charity stuff like that all the time.
> raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone else
> see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
>
> -A
>
Nahh, stations do charity stuff like that all the time.
M
mccay
Guest
This is perfectly legal. The "pay" part is the caller donates something like $25 direct to the Red Cross Hurricane effort. They send a copy of the committment to the station and the donor gets to select a song from the playlist of over 3000 songs...and growing.
WXRT is doing the same thing, but the donors will get their names thrown into to hourly drawings for $100 prizes.
The FCC rules have exclusions for lotteries (which this could be considered as there is consideration/prize) which involve 501(c(3))and 501(c(6))non-profit organizations.
Also, since the station is not accepting the money for the play, it can not be considered payola.
Mccay
> > Nine-FM is promoting this on the air... I believe it's to
> > raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone
> else
> > see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
> >
> > -A
> >
>
> Nahh, stations do charity stuff like that all the time.
>
WXRT is doing the same thing, but the donors will get their names thrown into to hourly drawings for $100 prizes.
The FCC rules have exclusions for lotteries (which this could be considered as there is consideration/prize) which involve 501(c(3))and 501(c(6))non-profit organizations.
Also, since the station is not accepting the money for the play, it can not be considered payola.
Mccay
> > Nine-FM is promoting this on the air... I believe it's to
> > raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone
> else
> > see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
> >
> > -A
> >
>
> Nahh, stations do charity stuff like that all the time.
>
> This is perfectly legal. The "pay" part is the caller
> donates something like $25 direct to the Red Cross Hurricane
> effort. They send a copy of the committment to the station
> and the donor gets to select a song from the playlist of
> over 3000 songs...and growing.
>
> WXRT is doing the same thing, but the donors will get their
> names thrown into to hourly drawings for $100 prizes.
>
> The FCC rules have exclusions for lotteries (which this
> could be considered as there is consideration/prize) which
> involve 501(c(3))and 501(c(6))non-profit organizations.
>
> Also, since the station is not accepting the money for the
> play, it can not be considered payola.
>
> Mccay
>
> > > Nine-FM is promoting this on the air... I believe it's
> to
> > > raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone
> > else
> > > see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
> > >
> > > -A
> > >
> >
> > Nahh, stations do charity stuff like that all the time.
> >
>
Speaking of all this, Kev said this on his site about 9fm:
"My former boss and friend, General Manager of 99.9fm, Harvey Wells and his station will be on the air with many personalities this Friday, helping those who really need all of us to chip in and help this great city. Listen up, I will do my best to stop by the broadcast and help 9, help a great city here in America. That's this Friday all day on 99.9fm."
This is a good way for 9FM to get there name out more. I wonder if the TV spots for JACK FM have been working.
> donates something like $25 direct to the Red Cross Hurricane
> effort. They send a copy of the committment to the station
> and the donor gets to select a song from the playlist of
> over 3000 songs...and growing.
>
> WXRT is doing the same thing, but the donors will get their
> names thrown into to hourly drawings for $100 prizes.
>
> The FCC rules have exclusions for lotteries (which this
> could be considered as there is consideration/prize) which
> involve 501(c(3))and 501(c(6))non-profit organizations.
>
> Also, since the station is not accepting the money for the
> play, it can not be considered payola.
>
> Mccay
>
> > > Nine-FM is promoting this on the air... I believe it's
> to
> > > raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone
> > else
> > > see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
> > >
> > > -A
> > >
> >
> > Nahh, stations do charity stuff like that all the time.
> >
>
Speaking of all this, Kev said this on his site about 9fm:
"My former boss and friend, General Manager of 99.9fm, Harvey Wells and his station will be on the air with many personalities this Friday, helping those who really need all of us to chip in and help this great city. Listen up, I will do my best to stop by the broadcast and help 9, help a great city here in America. That's this Friday all day on 99.9fm."
This is a good way for 9FM to get there name out more. I wonder if the TV spots for JACK FM have been working.
T
TheIcon368
Guest
I remember Rock 103.5 doing something like this years ago. But I don't remember if the money went to charity. They'd have people call up and pay $20 to request a crappy country song, and then someone would call up and bid $25 so they'd stop playing it. I remember it being pretty funny at the time. I'd hear stuff you'd never expect to hear on WRCX like Sinatra, Hootie, the Muppets, Hank Williams, etc. Does anyone else remember this?
> Nine-FM is promoting this on the air... I believe it's to
> raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone else
> see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
>
> -A
>
> Nine-FM is promoting this on the air... I believe it's to
> raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone else
> see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
>
> -A
>
> I remember Rock 103.5 doing something like this years ago.
> But I don't remember if the money went to charity. They'd
> have people call up and pay $20 to request a crappy country
> song, and then someone would call up and bid $25 so they'd
> stop playing it. I remember it being pretty funny at the
> time. I'd hear stuff you'd never expect to hear on WRCX
> like Sinatra, Hootie, the Muppets, Hank Williams, etc. Does
> anyone else remember this?
>
>
> > Nine-FM is promoting this on the air... I believe it's to
> > raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone
> else
> > see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
> >
> > -A
> >
>
I do, that's a SWEET IDEA! I don't remember if that was 103.5 or Q101. I think that's really funny though, and I do remember that!
> But I don't remember if the money went to charity. They'd
> have people call up and pay $20 to request a crappy country
> song, and then someone would call up and bid $25 so they'd
> stop playing it. I remember it being pretty funny at the
> time. I'd hear stuff you'd never expect to hear on WRCX
> like Sinatra, Hootie, the Muppets, Hank Williams, etc. Does
> anyone else remember this?
>
>
> > Nine-FM is promoting this on the air... I believe it's to
> > raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone
> else
> > see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
> >
> > -A
> >
>
I do, that's a SWEET IDEA! I don't remember if that was 103.5 or Q101. I think that's really funny though, and I do remember that!
W
WYTZZ95FM
Guest
> > But I don't remember if the money went to charity.
Yes.
> I do, that's a SWEET IDEA! I don't remember if that was
> 103.5 or Q101. I think that's really funny though, and I do
> remember that!
103.5 did it a few times. After the 1st time, a lot of the bizarre out of place tunes went away and were more in line with the stations format.<P ID="signature">______________
"Z"
Music Coordinator/Technical Support</P>
Yes.
> I do, that's a SWEET IDEA! I don't remember if that was
> 103.5 or Q101. I think that's really funny though, and I do
> remember that!
103.5 did it a few times. After the 1st time, a lot of the bizarre out of place tunes went away and were more in line with the stations format.<P ID="signature">______________
"Z"
Music Coordinator/Technical Support</P>
> Nine-FM is promoting this on the air... I believe it's to
> raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone else
> see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
>
> -A
>
The Brew in Milwaukee did it in December for Make A Wish.<P ID="signature">______________
AIM: JeremyA1069</P>
> raise money for the hurricane victims, but does anyone else
> see any potential FCC problems with this promotion?
>
> -A
>
The Brew in Milwaukee did it in December for Make A Wish.<P ID="signature">______________
AIM: JeremyA1069</P>
I remember a couple of years ago Miami's (Ft. Lauderdale's) Classic Rocker, BIG 106 (now BIG 105.9) did the pay-for-play weekend for Joe DiMaggio Childrens' Hospital(?).
Some of the stuff you heard was like, well, someone put it well once before regarding JACK-FM: your I-Pod on crack. It was a free-for-all. Any song you can dream up, was played.
Selena followed by Starbuck, followed by liners that stated they'll even play the Backstreet Boys, etc etc., music that was 'in' at the time.
Though, since I can't find legit Starbuck tracks, it WAS nice to hear the original 'Moonlight Feels Right' and not hijacked 'underwear' demos that even Bruce Blackman stated on numerous sites selling that CD, that the tracks were ripoffs and not the band.
Wild how Memory Lane rears his or her ugly head.
***In all seriousness, pay-for-play is a wonderful fundraiser for radio stations to do. I'd love to see MTV get with it, pull every music video they have on file, and do the same thing!
Some of the stuff you heard was like, well, someone put it well once before regarding JACK-FM: your I-Pod on crack. It was a free-for-all. Any song you can dream up, was played.
Selena followed by Starbuck, followed by liners that stated they'll even play the Backstreet Boys, etc etc., music that was 'in' at the time.
Though, since I can't find legit Starbuck tracks, it WAS nice to hear the original 'Moonlight Feels Right' and not hijacked 'underwear' demos that even Bruce Blackman stated on numerous sites selling that CD, that the tracks were ripoffs and not the band.
Wild how Memory Lane rears his or her ugly head.
***In all seriousness, pay-for-play is a wonderful fundraiser for radio stations to do. I'd love to see MTV get with it, pull every music video they have on file, and do the same thing!
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