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It's not common now, and with so many radio stations owned by conglomerates, there's less opportunity for the local market dealmaking that was so prevalent in payola's heyday.
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www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2176/whats-the-story-...
www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2176/whats-the-story-on-the-radio-payola-scandal-of-the-1950s
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Payola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Payola , in the American music industry, is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio, in which the song is presented as b...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payola
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The Communications Act and the FCC’s rules require following the rules listed below. Any circumvention will color a person or entity as participating in payola. ... These rules apply to all kinds of program material aired over radio and television stations. Some may also apply to cablecasts.
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radio.about.com/od/crimeradio/qt/blwhatispayola.htm
radio.about.com/od/crimeradio/qt/blwhatispayola.htm
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When major radio stations and music labels agreed to stop payola (again) a few years back, the stations promised to change their ways and play more indie music. So how's that working out? According to a new report, there's been absolutely no change. ... FMC doesn't chalk this up to continued payola.
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arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/payolas-dead-s...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/payolas-dead-so-why-does-radio-remain-a-wasteland.ars
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"Music sociologists have known anecdotally that record companies bribe radio stations to play specific songs so that listeners would buy more of them -- ... When many radio stations take payola, for example, they play a specific song in one week, with fewer additional radio stations playing the song in later weeks."
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091215102115.htm
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Since 2001, FMC has published research on media ownership, the effects of the 1996 Telecommunications Act on musicians and the public, payola, musicians’ opinions about changes in the digital landscape, and musicians’ access ... FMC Releases Data-Driven Study on Independent Music Airplay on New York State Radio Stations...
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futureofmusic.org/research
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In the past, the radio industry was plagued by payola scandals: Stations took money from record companies in exchange for airplay. ... Other forms of radio -- including satellite, Internet radio and cable music services -- do this, as do radio stations in Europe and Canada.
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www.post-gazette.com/pg/07336/837887-42.stm
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Hundreds of radio stations are under investigation by the Federal Communications Commission in the payola scandal rocking the music industry, ABC has learned.
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abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=1600966&page=1
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Sony BMG said yesterday that it had agreed to pay $10m (£5.7m) to settle allegations that it paid American radio stations to play the latest releases from its artists. ... Mr Spitzer said payola also took other forms, including paying stations' expenses and the use of middlemen, or "independent promoters", as conduits for...
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www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/jul/26/radio.business
www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/jul/26/radio.business
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