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	Pay for play Why does radio suck? Because most stations play only the songs the record companies pay them to. And things are going to get worse By Eric Boehlert Fighting pay-for-play Sources in the music industry call for a federal clampdown on the new payola By Eric Boehlert Radio's big bully Dirty tricks and crappy programming: Welcome to the world of Clear Channel, the biggest station owner in America By Eric Boehlert Tough company Clear Channel is as big as NBC or Gannett. Chances are it owns a half-dozen radio stations in your town. And it's fighting employee suits alleging everything from broken contracts to sexual harassment. By Eric Boehlert The "Bootylicious" gambit Can a hot new single from Destiny's Child help Columbia Records crack the indie promoters' control of pop radio? By Eric Boehlert One big happy channel? The Telecommunications Reform Act handed overcontrol of the radio airwaves to a chosen few. Will TV be next? By Eric Boehlert What's wrong with the music biz? Napster's out of the picture, but for the first time in a decade, album sales are down -- and ticket sales are sagging too. By Eric Boehlert The Clear Channel Web site Here you can read about the company's radio holdings and search the site to find the stations it owns in your metropolitan area. Payola City In the wild world of urban radio, money buys hits -- and nobody asks questions. By Eric Boehlert More waves in the radio business Is corporate behemoth Clear Channel behind the latest shakeup? By Eric Boehlert Suit: Clear Channel is an illegal monopoly A tiny Denver promoter is taking the most powerful force in the music industry to court. By Eric Boehlert Rock 'n' radio rumble A dust-up involving Clear Channel and a Blink-182 concert in Cincinnati doesn't seem to be an isolated event. By Eric Boehlert
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