http://dir.salon.com/topics/clear_channel/?source=rss&aim=clear_channel en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT By Tim Grieve Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/04/limbaugh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/04/limbaugh/index.html?source=rss Radio station refuses anti-Limbaugh ads because ... they're anti-Limbaugh. By Paul F. Roberts Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/20/copyright_royalty_board/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/20/copyright_royalty_board/index.html?source=rss Just as Uncle Sam has finally cracked down on payola in corporate radio, the government has dealt a blow to Internet radio, the only promising home to music beyond the top 40. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/05/payola/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/05/payola/index.html?source=rss The bizarre, sleazy system of independent radio promotion may finally have bitten the dust. But believe it or not, pop radio may get even worse. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/14/sternunplugged/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/14/sternunplugged/index.html?source=rss With the government escalating its war on radio free speech, the shock jock's days are numbered. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/03/19/fcc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/03/19/fcc/index.html?source=rss In its Thursday ruling against Bono and Howard Stern, the FCC announced that a new day of language policing has dawned. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/03/12/stern/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/03/12/stern/index.html?source=rss The raunchy jockey is mobilizing his army of listeners against Bush -- and they could make a difference in November. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/03/04/stern/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/03/04/stern/index.html?source=rss The shock jock says radio colossus Clear Channel fired him because he criticized George Bush -- and he's sure as hell not going to go quietly. By Mark Follman Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2004/03/03/howard_stern/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2004/03/03/howard_stern/index.html?source=rss Howard Stern declares war on Bush's "religious agenda"; Gary Bauer claims gay sex is deadlier than smoking. Plus: Presidential Prayer Team prays for the CIA to nab Osama. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/02/27/clear_channel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/02/27/clear_channel/index.html?source=rss After years of profiting from some of the most vulgar shows on radio, the broadcast behemoth has suddenly turned puritanical. It couldn't have anything to do with those congressional hearings, could it? By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/05/23/powells_fight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/05/23/powells_fight/index.html?source=rss FCC chairman Michael Powell is likely to get media ownership deregulated -- even though public comment is running 97 percent against it. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/22/fcc_blackout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/22/fcc_blackout/index.html?source=rss Surprise, surprise: The TV networks that will benefit from the new FCC rules on media ownership have been keeping their viewers in the dark about the changes. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/24/univision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/24/univision/index.html?source=rss If the FCC allows the two biggest Spanish-language media companies in the U.S. to merge, it'll create a media conglomerate that will dwarf all competitors -- and could help GOP-friendly radio titan Clear Channel deliver Hispanic votes for Bush in '04. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/02/20/pay_for_play/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/02/20/pay_for_play/index.html?source=rss Congress has the music industry's modern-day payola scandal in its sights. But will that help the dying record biz save itself? By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/19/clear_channel_deregulation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/19/clear_channel_deregulation/index.html?source=rss The sorry state of the radio industry today is sabotaging FCC chairman Michael Powell's plans to let media conglomerates run wild. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/editor/2002/10/17/boehlert_award/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/editor/2002/10/17/boehlert_award/index.html?source=rss By Todd Spencer Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/10/01/nab/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/10/01/nab/index.html?source=rss Consolidation has resulted in 10,000 layoffs, the demise of a beloved trade magazine, and a decline in programming quality. But industry execs are fat and happy. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/08/07/pfp_empire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/08/07/pfp_empire/index.html?source=rss As the music industry's "pay-for-play" scandal deepens, the big five record labels try to crush the expanding power of the dreaded indie promoters. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/08/07/clear_channel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/08/07/clear_channel/index.html?source=rss After replacing a high-profile exec, Clear Channel, the 800-pound gorilla of the entertainment industry, suddenly faces a lot of banana peels. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/06/25/eagle_eye/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/06/25/eagle_eye/index.html?source=rss Insiders suggest that the broadcasting giant gave an obscure singer major airplay to promote its pricey new market-research program. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/06/25/pfp_congress/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/06/25/pfp_congress/index.html?source=rss Radio-station owners are shocked -- shocked!-- as the music industry's payola scandal widens. Record-label execs aren't buying it (and neither should you). By Gary Dretzka Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/19/satellite_radio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/19/satellite_radio/index.html?source=rss Corporate dreck dominates the FM airwaves like never before, but hope for music lovers may finally have arrived. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/03/27/beltway/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/03/27/beltway/index.html?source=rss Critics accuse Clear Channel of shady radio deals and nasty concert business. Now the government is starting to pay attention. By Daniel Forbes Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2001/11/26/norml/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2001/11/26/norml/index.html?source=rss A Texas Clear Channel radio station agreed to host a show on marijuana decriminalization. It's never made it on the air. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/clear_channel/2001/11/20/fcc_complaint/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/clear_channel/2001/11/20/fcc_complaint/index.html?source=rss Critics of the radio-industry giant charge that it is skirting federal ownership rules with puppet competitors. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/clear_channel/2001/08/08/antitrust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/clear_channel/2001/08/08/antitrust/index.html?source=rss A tiny Denver concert promoter is taking the most powerful force in the music industry to court.