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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
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) File No. EB-
EB-07-IH-5165
In the Matter of )
Account No. 200932080030
6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC. )
FRN No. 0005827969
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ORDER
Adopted: March 9, 2009 Released: March 9, 2009
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Order, we adopt the attached Consent Decree entered into
between the Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") and 6 Johnson Road Licenses,
Inc., controlled by Pamal Broadcasting Ltd. (collectively, "6 Johnson
Road"). The Consent Decree terminates the investigation initiated by the
Bureau against 6 Johnson Road for possible violations of Sections 317 and
507 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), and Section
73.1212 of the Commission's rules regarding sponsorship identification.
2. The Bureau and 6 Johnson Road have negotiated the terms of a Consent
Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached
hereto and incorporated by reference.
3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the
facts before us, we find that the public interest would be served by
adopting the Consent Decree and terminating the investigation.
4. In the absence of material new evidence relating to this matter, we
conclude that our investigation raises no substantial or material
questions of fact as to whether 6 Johnson Road possesses the basic
qualifications, including those related to character, to hold or obtain
any Commission license or authorization.
5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.111 and 0.311 of
the Commission's Rules, the Consent Decree attached to this Order IS
ADOPTED.
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned investigation IS
TERMINATED.
8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all third-party complaints against 6
Johnson Road before the Commission related to the
above-captioned-investigation as of the date of this Consent Decree
ARE DISMISSED.
9. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order and Consent Decree
shall be sent by first class certified mail, return receipt requested,
to Lawrence M. Miller, Schwartz, Woods & Miller, Suite 610, The Lion
Building, 1233 20th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20036-7322.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Kris Anne Monteith
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
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) File No. EB-
EB-07-IH-5165
In the Matter of )
Account No. 200932080030
6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC. )
FRN No. 0005827969
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CONSENT DECREE
1. The Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") and 6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc.
(the "Company"), hereby enter into this Consent Decree for the purpose
of resolving and terminating certain investigations currently being
conducted by, or pending before, the Commission relating to compliance
with the Sponsorship Identification Laws, as defined below, by Company
Stations.
2. For purposes of this Consent Decree the following definitions shall
apply:
(a) "Act" means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
S: 151 et seq.;
(b) "Adopting Order" means an order of the FCC adopting this Consent
Decree, without any modifications adverse to Company or any Company
Station;
(c) "Bureau" means the FCC's Enforcement Bureau;
(d) "Business Reforms" means the Company-wide conduct and activities
described in Attachment B to this Consent Decree;
(e) "Company Station" and "Company Stations" means one or more broadcast
stations licensed to Company pursuant to authorizations issued by the FCC;
(f) "Commission" or "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission or
its staff acting on delegated authority;
(g) "Complaints" means third-party complaints, if any, that may have been
received by, or may be in the possession of, the Commission or the Bureau
alleging violations of the Sponsorship Identification Laws by Company, by
a Company Station or by any Company employee prior to the effective date
of the Adopting Order;
(h) "Compliance Plan" means that Company-wide program described in
Attachment A to this Consent Decree;
(i) "Effective Date" means the date on which the FCC releases the Adopting
Order;
(j) "Final Order" means the status of the Adopting Order after the period
for administrative and judicial review has lapsed;
(k) "Investigations" means any investigation of alleged violations of the
Sponsorship Identification Laws by Company, any Company Station, or any
Company employee;
(l) "Parties" means Company and the Bureau;
(m) "Rules" means the Commission's regulations found in Title 47 of the
Code of Federal Regulations; and
(n) "Sponsorship Identification Laws" means, individually or collectively,
47 U.S.C. S: 317, 47 U.S.C. S: 508, 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1212, and/or any
Commission policy relating to sponsorship identification or the practices
commonly referred to as "payola" or "plugola."
I. BACKGROUND
3. The Bureau and Company acknowledge that any proceedings that might
result from the Investigations and/or the Complaints would be
time-consuming and would require substantial expenditure of public and
private resources.
4. In order to conserve such resources, to insure continued compliance by
Company with the Sponsorship Identification Laws, and to effectuate
business reforms in the broadcasting and music industry, the Bureau and
Company are entering into this Consent Decree in consideration of the
mutual commitments made herein.
II. AGREEMENT
5. The Parties agree that the provisions of this Consent Decree shall be
subject to approval by the Bureau by incorporation of such provisions
by reference in an Adopting Order.
6. The Parties agree that this Consent Decree shall become effective on
the date on which the Bureau releases the Adopting Order. Upon
release, the Adopting Order and this Consent Decree shall have the
same force and effect as any other orders of the Commission and any
violation of the terms of this Consent Decree shall constitute a
violation of a Commission order, entitling the Commission to exercise
any rights and remedies attendant to the enforcement of a Commission
order.
7. Company agrees that the Bureau has jurisdiction over the matters
contained in this Consent Decree and the authority to enter into and
adopt this Consent Decree.
8. As part of the Adopting Order, the Bureau shall terminate all
Investigations and shall dismiss the Complaints with prejudice. From
and after the Effective Date, the Bureau shall not, either on its own
motion, in response to any petition to deny or other third-party
complaint or objection, or in response to any request from any other
federal, state, or local agency, initiate any inquiries,
investigations, forfeiture proceedings, hearings, or other sanctions
or actions against Company or any Company Station, with respect to
any pending or future application to which Company is a party
(including, without limitation, any application for a new station, for
renewal of license, for assignment of license, or for transfer of
control), or any Company officer, director, or employee, based in
whole or in part on (i) the Investigations; (ii) the Complaints, (iii)
any other similar investigations or complaints alleging a violation by
Company, any Company Station, or any current or former Company
employee of the Sponsorship Identification Laws occurring prior to the
Effective Date, (iv) the allegations contained in any of the
foregoing, (v) the underlying facts or conduct that relate to any of
the foregoing, or (vi) any act or omission of Company or any Company
employee occurring prior to the Effective Date and relating to any of
the foregoing. Without limitation to the foregoing, the FCC (a) shall
not use the facts of this Consent Decree, the Investigations, the
Complaints, any other similar complaints alleging violation by any
Company Station of the Sponsorship Identification Laws with respect to
any broadcast occurring prior to the Effective Date, or the underlying
facts, behavior, or broadcasts that relate to any of the foregoing,
for any purpose relating to Company, any Company Station, or any
Company employee, (b) shall not on its own motion provide any
information within its possession in connection with any of the
foregoing to any other federal, state, or local agency, or request any
such agency to investigate or pursue enforcement action with respect
thereto, and (c) shall treat all such matters as null and void for all
purposes.
9. Company has had in place policies and procedures to deter employees
from engaging in conduct that violates the Sponsorship Identification
Laws, but is willing to adopt a new plan in an effort to enhance the
effectiveness of Company's efforts. Accordingly, Company is in the
process of implementing, new, more expansive, Company-wide Business
Reforms and a Compliance Plan designed to help insure that the conduct
and broadcasts by Company, Company Stations, and its employees will
not violate the Sponsorship Identification Laws. Summaries of the
Compliance Plan and the Business Reforms are set forth in Attachments
A and B hereto, respectively. Company agrees to implement the Business
Reforms and the Compliance Plan within 60 days of the Effective Date
and to keep such Business Reforms and Compliance Plan in effect for
three (3) years after the Effective Date. In the event that Company
wishes to revise any material aspect of the Business Reforms or the
Compliance Plan, Company will provide the Bureau advance written
notice of the proposed changes. Company may implement such changes if
the Bureau does not object to them within 30 days of their submission
by Company.
10. Company will make a voluntary contribution to the United States
Treasury in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), in two
installments of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), payable as
follows: Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) on or before April 1,
2009, and payment of the balance of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars, on
or before July 1, 2009. Company will make this contribution without
further protest or recourse, by check or similar instrument, payable
to the order of the Federal Communications Commission, payable as
follows: Payment by check or money order may be mailed to Federal
Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.
Payment by overnight mail may be sent to U.S. Bank - Government
Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO
63101. Payments by wire transfer may be made to ABA Number 021030004,
receiving bank TREAS/NYC, and account number 27000001. For payment by
credit card, an FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice) must be submitted.
When completing the FCC Form 159, enter the Account Number in block
number 23A (call sign/other ID), and enter the letters "FORF" in block
number 24A (payment type code). Company will also send an electronic
notification on the date each said payment is made to: Hillary S.
DeNigro (Hillary.Denigro@fcc.gov), Ben Bartolome
(Ben.Bartolome@fcc.gov), and Anjali Singh (Anjali.Singh@fcc.gov). The
payment should reference Acct. No. 200932080030 and FRN # 0003452216.
11. Company waives any and all rights it may have to seek administrative
or judicial reconsideration, review, appeal, or stay, or to otherwise
challenge or contest the validity of this Consent Decree and the
Adopting Order, provided that no modifications are made to the Consent
Decree adverse to Company or any Company Station. If the Commission,
or the United States acting on its behalf, brings a judicial action to
enforce the terms of the Adopting Order or this Consent Decree, or
both, Company will not contest the validity of this Consent Decree or
of the Adopting Order, and will waive any statutory right to a trial
de novo. If Company brings a judicial action to enforce the terms of
the Adopting Order or this Consent Decree, or both, the Commission
will not contest the validity of this Consent Decree or the Adopting
Order.
12. Company takes seriously its responsibilities as a licensee to operate
Company Stations in the public interest and to abide by FCC rules and
policies, and its management has had in place policies and procedures
that are designed to ensure compliance with those rules and policies.
Despite these efforts, Company admits, solely for the purpose of this
Consent Decree and for FCC civil enforcement purposes, and in express
reliance on the provisions of Paragraph 8 hereof, and for no other
purpose or to other effect, that Company has conducted an internal
investigation with respect to the matters subject to the
Investigations and Complaints, and Company's policies and practices
with respect to the Sponsorship Identification Laws can be improved so
as to further enhance the prospects for Company-wide compliance. By
entering into this Consent Decree, Company makes no admission of
liability or violation of any law, regulation, or policy.
13. In the event that this Consent Decree is rendered invalid in any court
of competent jurisdiction, it shall become null and void and may not
be used in any manner in any legal proceeding.
14. Company hereby agrees to waive any claims it may otherwise have under
the Equal Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. S: 504 and 47 C.F.R.
S: 1.1501 et seq., relating to the matters addressed in this Consent
Decree.
15. Each party represents and warrants to the other that it has full power
and authority to enter into this Consent Decree.
16. This Consent Decree may be executed in counterparts (including by
facsimile), each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an
original, and both of which counterparts together shall constitute one
and the same fully executed instrument.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
By: ________________________________
Kris Anne Monteith
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
Date:
6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.
By: _________________________________
James J. Morrell, President
Date:
ATTACHMENT A
Company Compliance Plan
Company has developed, and is implementing, a Company-wide Compliance Plan
for the purpose of furthering compliance with the Sponsorship
Identification Laws and adherence to the Business Reforms set forth on
Attachment B. The Compliance Plan consists of the following components:
1. Commitment to High Standards on Pay-for-Play; Annual Report.
A. Commitment to High Standards on Pay-for-Play. Company commits to
enforcing high standards with respect to the Sponsorship Identification
Laws to avoid violations and the appearance of impropriety in the area of
music selection.
B. Annual Report. The Compliance Officer, as defined below, shall submit
annual reports to Company's Board of Directors and the Bureau concerning
Company's compliance with this Agreement and with the Business Reforms for
a period of three years from the effective date of this Agreement.
2. Training of Programming Personnel. Company will conduct appropriate
training of its employees who are on-air talent and/or materially
participate in the on-air broadcast of program material or in the making
of programming decisions and their supervisory employees ("Programming
Personnel") in the accompanying Business Reforms and the Sponsorship
Identification Laws, including the FCC's interpretation of such statutes
and regulations regarding payola and related issues. Such training will be
provided to all current Company Programming Personnel within 60 days of
the Effective Date. The training will be provided to all new Company
Programming Personnel promptly after they commence their duties. Refresher
training will be provided to all employees described above at least once
every twelve months.
3. Compliance Officer and Market-Level Compliance Contacts.
A. Compliance Officer. Within 45 days of the Effective Date, Company shall
designate a Compliance Officer, whose responsibility shall be to seek to
ensure Company's compliance with the Business Reforms attached to this
Consent Order and with the Sponsorship Identification Laws through the
following duties: (a) the implementation, effectuation, and supervision of
the training program with regard to the Business Reforms and the
Sponsorship Identification Laws for all Company Programming Personnel; (b)
being accessible by telephone and/or e-mail to any Company employee who
seeks advice on compliance with the Business Reforms and the Sponsorship
Identification Laws or who wishes to report potential violations of such
policies and laws; (c) the development and implementation of procedures
designed to ensure Company's continuing compliance with the Business
Reforms and the Sponsorship Identification Laws; (d) monitoring Company's
compliance with the Business Reforms and the Sponsorship Identification
Laws; (e) reporting on a quarterly basis to the President regarding
compliance of Company Stations and employees with the Business Reforms and
the Sponsorship Identification Laws; and (f) such other activities as the
Compliance Officer deems necessary or appropriate to carry out his or her
duties.
B. Market-Level Compliance Contacts. Within 45 days of the Effective Date,
Company shall designate a Compliance Contact for each market in which
there is a Company station that plays new music. The market-level
Compliance Contact shall work in conjunction with the Company Compliance
Officer in the implementation and monitoring of the Business Reforms in
such market.
4. Database and Hotline.
A. Database. Company shall maintain all documentation of expenditures
required by this Agreement in the database(s) or in hard copy for a period
of not less than three (3) years. The database(s) shall be available for
inspection by the Bureau upon request.
B. Hotline. Company Compliance Officer shall maintain a hotline for
employees to call the Compliance Officer to obtain advice on compliance
with the Business Reforms and report violations of the Business Reforms.
5. Contractual Agreements. Company will ensure that all contractual
agreements with respect to Programming Personnel include a contractual
clause relating to compliance with the Sponsorship Identification Laws.
6. FCC Enforcement Actions. If as a result of a possible violation of the
Sponsorship Identification Laws at a Company Station occurring after the
effective date of the Consent Decree, the Company receives a Notice of
Apparent Liability or similar Bureau document proposing a forfeiture, a
Bureau document contemplating license non-renewal or revocation, or a
Forfeiture Order, the following steps will be taken:
A. Each employee accused of violating the Sponsorship Identification Laws
will be suspended and an investigation will immediately be undertaken.
B. Each such employee will be required to undergo remedial training on
Business Reforms and the Sponsorship Identification Laws and satisfy the
Compliance Officer and Company Station management that he or she
understands such regulations and policies before resuming his or her
duties.
C. If a Notice of Apparent Liability, Forfeiture Order or similar document
assessing a forfeiture, or a document denying a renewal application and/or
revoking a license issued by the FCC, is finally adjudicated and Company
is finally found to have violated the Sponsorship Identification Laws that
results in such action by the Commission, the employee(s) materially
involved in the violation or violations that are the subject of such
Commission or Bureau action will be subject to further disciplinary
action, up to and including termination.
ATTACHMENT B
Company Business Reforms
Company has implemented and is implementing on a Company-wide basis
certain business reforms for the purpose of furthering compliance with the
Sponsorship Identification Laws. To the extent not already undertaken,
within 60 days of the Effective Date of the Consent Decree to which this
statement is attached, Company shall implement and adhere to the following
practices ("Business Reforms").
1. Prohibited Activity.
A. Record Label and Record Label Employees. Neither Company, any Company
Station, nor any Company employee (collectively, "Company Parties")
shall solicit, receive, or accept cash or any other item of value from
a Record Label or Record Label employee in, or as part of, an
exchange, agreement, or understanding to provide or increase airplay
of music provided by any Record Label, except as expressly permitted
under P: 2, below, and provided that all such activity complies with
applicable Sponsorship Identification Laws. As used in these Business
Reforms, the term "Record Label" means (a) any entity that
manufactures or distributes audio recordings of music, (b) any artist
under contract to a Record Label (an "Artist"), and (c) any
representative of the Record Label or an Artist, including independent
promoters.
B. Independent Music Promoters. Company Parties shall not accept any item
of value from an independent music promoter, unless that promoter
certifies in writing to Company that no compensation to the promoter
from a Record Label is based upon airplay.
2. Permissible Restricted Activity. Company Parties may engage in the
following activities with Record Labels, subject in each case to
compliance with the Sponsorship Identification Laws and the following
restrictions, and to adherence with the disclosure and documentation
requirements set forth in P: 3 below.
A. Contests or Giveaways: Company Parties may solicit, receive, and accept
items of value, including but not limited to promotional items, gift
cards, CDs, gift certificates, concert tickets, airfare, hotel rooms,
vouchers and cash, from Record Labels to give away on the air, at a
Company Station event or promotion, or for the benefit of charity, to
persons or entities other than Company employees (or members of their
immediate families or households). Contest rules and on-air announcements
relating to such contests shall clearly indicate the value of the prize(s)
as required by FCC rules and identify the Record Label as the provider of
the prize(s) to be awarded.
B. Advertising: Company Parties may solicit, receive and accept payment
(in cash or other items of value) from Record Labels for on-air
advertising, provided that the announcement clearly identifies the Record
Label as the sponsor of the advertisement.
C. Other Commercial Transactions: Company Parties may enter into
commercial transactions with Record Labels pursuant to which a Company
Party and a Record Label may license, sell, or otherwise agree to
distribute or promote the Record Label's Artists, songs, or records.
D. Artist Appearances and Performances: Company Parties may arrange for
Artists to appear or perform at events or interviews, including under
circumstances where a Record Label has subsidized reasonable costs related
to the appearance, performance, or interview. Company Stations' on-air
announcements of an Artist's performance that is subsidized in any part by
the Record Label shall indicate clearly that the Artist's appearance is
sponsored by the Record Label. The broadcast on a Company Station of all
or a portion of the Artist's live performance at the event is permitted,
provided that any such broadcast complies with the Sponsorship
Identification Laws.
E. Nominal Consideration: Company Parties may solicit, receive and accept
the following items of value from Record Labels for use by a Company
Station:
(i) CDs and other promotional items of nominal value. A Company Station
may solicit, receive, and accept from Record Labels: (A) electronic copies
of songs and up to 20 copies of the same CD to familiarize Company
employees with recordings; (B) electronic copies of recordings for posting
on Company Station websites to familiarize visitors to such websites with
the Artists' recordings, and (C) promotional items intended for the
personal use of Company Parties, if the value of each such individual item
does not exceed $25, such as T-shirts, key chains, coffee mugs, baseball
hats, posters, pens, and bumper stickers.
(ii) Concert tickets. A Company Station may solicit, receive, and accept
up to 20 tickets (which may include associated backstage or "VIP"-type
passes) for a single-day concert, for each day of a multi-day concert,
and/or to an industry event to be used by Company employees to familiarize
them with the performing Artists. Tickets provided by Record Labels for
Company employees who are working at the concert and/or industry event
(e.g., technicians, on-air talent, promotions staff, etc.) shall be
subject to the disclosure and documentation provisions of P: 3, below, but
shall not be counted towards the 20 ticket limit.
(iii) Modest personal gifts for life event, professional achievement, and
holidays, or gifts commemorating achievement by Company or a Record Label.
Company employees may receive and accept reasonable gifts from a Record
Label commemorating life events, professional achievements, and holidays.
A "reasonable" gift is one whose value the employee has no reason to
believe is greater than $150. An example of a life event would include a
birthday, wedding, or the birth of a child. An example of a professional
event would be a job promotion or the winning of a music industry award. A
Company Station may receive and accept from a Record Label gifts that
commemorate achievements of Company, the Company Station, the Record
Label, or the Record Label's Artists. An example of such a gift would be a
plaque commemorating an Artist's achieving "gold record" level sales.
(iv) Meals and entertainment. Company employees may receive and accept
meals and entertainment in an amount not to exceed $150 per person, per
event, provided that the event is attended by a Record Label employee and
has a legitimate business purpose, and any payment is consistent with the
value of the meal or entertainment. Company employees may receive and
accept meals and entertainment from a Record Label in an amount that
exceeds $150 per person, provided that the event is attended by a Record
Label employee, has a legitimate business purpose, and is approved in
writing by the Compliance Officer, as provided in the accompanying
Compliance Plan. A Company employee may also receive and accept meals and
entertainment from a Record Label for the benefit of his/her spouse or
"significant other" accompanying the employee at such occasion, consistent
with and subject to the limitations of this provision.
(v) Travel and lodging expenses. A Company Station may receive and accept
from a Record Label reasonable travel and lodging expenses for Company
employees to attend live performances or appearances by Artists for the
purpose of familiarizing such employees with a Record Label's Artists. A
Company Station may also receive and accept from a Record Label reasonable
travel and lodging expenses to industry events if the Company Station
provides, to the satisfaction and approval of the Compliance Officer, a
legitimate business purpose underlying the Record Label's payment of such
expenses. Each Company Station shall be limited to 20 such trips annually,
to be allocated among Company employees at the discretion of the Company
Station. For purposes of these Business Reforms, "reasonable travel and
lodging expenses" means commercial airfare (coach class), train or car
service and a sufficient number of nights lodging to accomplish the
intended business purpose. All travel and lodging expenditures must be
approved in advance and in writing by the Compliance Officer. A Company
employee may also receive and accept meals and entertainment during such
trips, consistent with and subject to P: 2E(iv), above.
F. Nothing herein shall prohibit an increase in airplay of an Artist's
music during the period surrounding or coincident with (i) a contest or
giveaway that promotes that Artist and (ii) the Artist's appearance or
performance at an event, provided that, to the extent the increase in
airplay results from an agreement or understanding with the Record Label
or Artist, such increased airplay shall comply with the Sponsorship
Identification Laws.
3. Mandatory Documentation. Company shall record and document all activity
set forth in P: 2 as follows:
A. Database record of items of value received from a Record Label. Company
shall establish and maintain one or more databases (collectively, the
"Database") containing a record identifying all items of value received by
each Company Station or Company employee from Record Labels (exclusive of
Artist performances and commercial transactions with Record Labels), and
the disposition of such items shall be recorded as follows. In the case of
each item of value that exceeds $25 in value (on an individual per item
basis) intended to be awarded in a contest or given away by a Company
Station, the Database shall record the date and manner of disposition and
recipient of each such item. Items received for use by a Company Station
or its employees (such as CDs for review by station employees and concert
tickets) shall be so recorded. Items in excess of $25 in value received
by Company or Company employees personally or in connection with
business-related meals, entertainment, and travel shall be recorded in the
Database separately.
B. Contests or Giveaways. In addition to the documentation maintained in
the Database, in each instance where Company solicits, receives, or
accepts an item of value from a Record Label to give away on the air,
Company shall (i) verify in writing to the Record Label that the contest
prize(s) will not be given away to an employee of a Company Station (or to
members of their immediate families or households); and (ii) for each item
of value given away that exceeds the monetary reporting threshold
established by the Internal Revenue Service, maintain a record verifying
that a contest winner has been selected, including the full name and
address of the recipient of the prize, and provide this information, in
writing, to the Record Label upon request.
C. Advertising by Record Labels. All advertising by Record Labels shall be
subject to a written agreement and recorded in one or more separate
databases.
See 47 U.S.C. S:S: 317, 508.
See 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1212.
See 47 U.S.C. S: 154(i).
See 47 C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.311.
Dollar amounts in this section may be adjusted for inflation based on the
Consumer Price Index.
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