Why does Clear Channel play all these independent artists instead of a little top 40 stuff once in a while?

Question

I mean... if they don't EVER play a few from The Cranberries, what the h**l good are they?

Answer 1

hahaha good times. Here's one. Why doesn't McDonalds make some unhealthy food for a change?

Answer 2

Clear channel is required to play 1600 hours of independent or otherwise un-owned music a year per location.  i know.  I just took the stupid FCC test.

plus, the rest of the music is pretty much chosen by a computer that calculates trends and ratings.  Program Directors are no longer paid enough to go thru and tweak and personalize like they did in the 90's.  So what you hear is what the majority likes.  Sucks, believe me, i know.

Answer 3

The point of Clear Channel and stations like that is to give air time to those artists who can never get air time on regular air waves.   Cranberries are doing just fine.  It's the new bands and artists that need to be heard.

Just a thought for you.

Answer 4

Told ya.. it's the man's way of giving back after doing it to their employees over all this time.

Got to give the inde some exposure exploit him for what he's worth so he can get the Bentley, the drugs and the money to make them get top 40 so clear channel can go after the next unsigned talent to exploit and drop the former inde like a criminal on cops....