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New errata
I had to edit the original article.

My claim that 80% of the radio stations were owned by one company (Clear Channel) was wrong. I was misreading a statistic about something entirely unreleated to radio. (It just so happens that Clear Channel and two other companies own 80% of the billboard market. I saw billboard (the banner ads of the highway) and thought Billboard (the top 40 list) and subsequently overlooked the two other companies. I am a very bad Death Ray.)

At any rate, the *actual* figure is that Clear Channel owns about 60% of the *rock* radio market. Which is still a staggering figure, but not quite as staggering as the other one. At any rate, I've updated the article to reflect this.
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Expand Edited by cwbrenn May 29, 2003, 04:25:28 PM EDT
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Along with the other two pigopolists (Cumulus, Viacom) that together control about 80% of the radio outlets (soon to be >95%, thanks, George).

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