Jonathan Adelstein Quotes
[At least one other commissioner is pushing for the FCC to do something.] This payola scandal may represent the most widespread and flagrant violation of any FCC rules in the history of American broadcasting... Mr. Spitzer's office has collected a mountain of evidence on the potentially illegal promotion practices of not only Sony BMG, but also other major record companies, independent promoters and several of the largest radio station groups. 
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Since I arrived at the commission, we have greatly stepped up our enforcement against indecent broadcasts... I expect that stepped-up actions like those we take today will convince broadcasters that they cannot ignore their responsibility to serve the public interest and to avoid the broadcast of indecent material over the public airwaves.
- Jonathan Adelstein
I believe this payola scandal may represent the most widespread and flagrant violation of any FCC rules in the history of American broadcasting... Mr. Spitzer's office has collected a mountain of evidence on the potentially illegal promotion practices of not only Sony BMG, but also other major record companies, independent promoters and several of the largest radio station groups.
- Jonathan Adelstein