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Old 03-04-2015, 02:17 PM   #73 (permalink)
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But they put out more controversial songs in the 70s that still got played that discussed social issues.
In the 70s radio stations were individually owned and didn't have to answer to huge corporations.

Clear Channel (iHeart radio) was founded in 2008 and has revenues in the billions based on advertising dollars. They currently own over 850 of the major stations in the US and aren't going to tolerate anything that their advertisers might find "uncomfortable" - like a song about the Ferguson shooting.
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