Re: more ad intrusions

[Scott Saloway <saloway@bu.edu>]

I know they'll say that the song was already on the playlist, but isn't
this technically Payola? 

On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Mike Thomas wrote:

> Also, some of the big corporations are experimenting with playing full
> songs as "extended commercials!"  The record company buys the time to
> "showcase" a song that the station has already added.  The song plays
> just before a stopset, but it's intro'ed and outro'ed by pre-recorded
> announcements saying it's being "brought to you" by _________Records,
> and the CD can be purchased at____________, etc.
>