Slog - Comments on Is Entercom practicing payola? http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/03/is_entercom_pra According to New York Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer, they are. Hits Daily Double reported that Entercom is the first to get hit in the investigation of radio payola. The lawsuit filed today in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, alleges that Entercom: *Traded air time for gifts and other payments *Traded air time for promotional items and personal trips *Solicited and accepted payments from record labels for air time *Instituted corporate programs, supported and directed by senior management, that sold air time to record labels in order to manipulate the music charts The press release also cited an e-mail where an... Copyright 2007 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 12:38:11 -0800 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:33:07 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by * In other late breaking news: Earth still round, Paris Hilton still famous and George Bush still doin' a heckuva job!

]]> * http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/03/is_entercom_pra#c032742 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/03/is_entercom_pra#c032742 Arts Thu, 09 Mar 2006 12:54:21 -0800 Comment by kerri harrop payola is nothing more than standard business practice for the music industry. or, for that matter, pretty much any industry that is in the practice of garnering success for its product, whether it be a rock band or a pair of limited edition tennis shoes.

frankly, the lawsuit seems like a good promo tool for corporate radio. with listener numbers rapidly dwindling, a well-publicized legal battle is just what they need to gain attention.

]]> kerri harrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/03/is_entercom_pra#c032779 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/03/is_entercom_pra#c032779 Arts Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:25:08 -0800 Comment by fucked what isn't mentioned in your slog post is how concerts like The End's Ednfest and Deck The Hall Ball have been identified as payola - bands play for free or below market price in exchange for airplay. The station sells the tickets and makes a profit. It will be interesting if The End is allowed to do it again this year.

]]> fucked http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/03/is_entercom_pra#c032788 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/03/is_entercom_pra#c032788 Arts Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:29:47 -0800 Comment by shane that's always been a defining point for the end. they play the crap out of bands for a few weeks to promote a show they're sponsoring, or deck the hall ball or whatever, and then right after the show you never hear that band again.

while one could say it's a smart move to play the bands you're putting on a show with, it's very suspicious when they drop a band entirely out of rotation right after the show.

]]> shane http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/03/is_entercom_pra#c033159 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/03/is_entercom_pra#c033159 Arts Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:33:07 -0800