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FCC Launches Payola Investigation

HeadlineAug 10, 2005

In media news, the Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into an emerging payola scandal where record companies paid off radio stations to play their recordings. Last month a probe by New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer resulted in a $10 million settlement paid by Sony BMG.

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