iHeartMedia, FCC Enter Consent Decree Over Payola Claims

The FCC was probing allegations of what it called “showola,” investigating if iHeart gave favorable airplay to artists who played the radio giant’s shows and music festivals.

iHeartMedia Settles FCC Payola Investigation, Agrees to Adopt New Reporting Measures to Ensure Legal Compliance

iHeartMedia, the largest owner of radio stations in the U.S., agreed to enter into a consent decree with FCC to settle a probe the agency launched last year into iHeartMedia’s…