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back when radio stations played records, record companies would pay DJ's to play specific songs or albums [1]. I was a scandal at the time. It's almost quaint n
by jfoutz 4y ago
back when radio stations played records, record companies would pay DJ's to play specific songs or albums [1]. I was a scandal at the time. It's almost quaint now.
1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payola
- rossdavidh 4y agoTechnically still illegal (IANAL), since advertising is supposed to be labeled as such. But widespread.