The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers sought...
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers sought to block Pandora from buying a terrestrial radio station in South Dakota, filing a petition last Thursday at the FCC to deny the purchase (http://bit.ly/12YpcGp). The sale is a “theatrical media…
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stunt” that doesn’t meet the public interest requirements for such purchases, said ASCAP. “Pandora’s interests and priorities lie only in its millions of internet music listeners, not in serving the thousands of local residents and listeners who depend on the station.” ASCAP said Pandora failed to fully disclose its ownership and failed to adequately demonstrate that it complies with foreign ownership rules. Pandora agreed to buy KXMZ(FM) Rapid City in June to qualify for the same publishing royalty rates as one of its largest competitors, iHeartRadio, which is owned by Clear Channel, Pandora said then (CD June 17 p16). Pandora had no immediate comment Monday.