Proposed Legislation Will End Local Radio, Says Broadcast Radio Executive

According to Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation's Steve Newberry, who testified on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters before the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that paying artists through the Performance Rights Act, legislation that would require radio stations to pay artists directly, would have devastating consequences for the radio industry.

“I believe that this proposed legislation will likely end local radio broadcasting as you have known it. I have never seen the economic pain that radio stations are experiencing,” said Newberry.(0:22)
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