Re: [rumori] product placement in radio


From: Art McGee (amcgeeATfreeshell.org)
Date: Mon Nov 25 2002 - 08:44:35 PST


> I was stunned last week to be driving home from work,
> listening to our local hip hop station, hearing Missy
> Eliott promoting the actual radio station itself through
> song....using the tune of her latest hit with the
> backwards refrain... and after about two versus of this
> humorous weird-al-esque promo, the song CONTINUED to the
> end with the normal lyrics!

This is really old news. I live in California, and they've
been doing this on "urban" radio stations for over 20 years.

Art

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