Music Industry News, July 13, 2009

Radio One, the largest U.S. minority-owned media company, came under fire from the House Judiciary Committee for refusing to testify at a hearing billed as a forum to examine plummeting advertising revenues, increased media consolidation and pending legislation that would end a long-standing copyright royalty exemption for over-the-air radio, which broadcasters oppose.

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