As part of a settlement with NY Attorney General Elliot Spitzer concerning illegal pay-for-play practices, CBS Radio will make a payment of $2 million to New York charities.
CBS (CBS) has admitted that some of its employees had "engaged in wrong and improper conduct which violated CBS Radio policies."
"Under the terms of the settlement, CBS Radio has agreed to: undertake company-wide reforms, including the immediate cessation of receiving payments and other inducements from record labels in exchange for airplay; discontinue using independent promoters as a pass-through for securing airplay; hire a compliance officer to monitor promotion practices; and implement an internal system to detect any 
future abuses."
The FCC is investigating 3 other radio companies; Clear Channel, Entercom and Citadel Broadcasting for similar infractions.
CBS employees were offered various valuable gifts in exchange for playing the songs on air.
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