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Todd Spangler
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iHeartMedia iHeartMedia, the largest owner of radio stations in the U.S., agreed to enter into a consent decree with FCC to settle a probe the agency launched last year into iHeartMedia’s compliance with federal rules prohibiting a specific form of payola dubbed “showola” — which involves radio stations pressuring artists to perform at station-hosted music shows or festivals for free or for reduced payment “in exchange for more favorable airtime for their songs,” per the FCC.
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