Pandora's decision to buy a terrestrial radio station is part of a "war on all fronts," said the MusicFirstnCoalition in a blog post. MusicFirst, which represents labels and artist organizations, has beenncritical of Pandora's efforts to reduce its royalty rates in the past. This week, Pandora bought an FM radionstation in an effort to become eligible for the same royalty rates as one of its major competitors, iHeartRadio,nwhich Pandora said is subject to reduced royalty rates because parent Clear Channel owns terrestrialnstations (http://bit.ly/17Kijiv). "Pandora continues to find new ways to give artists and songwriters a rawndeal from the bottom of the deck," MusicFirst said. "If they are willing to buy an FM station to game thensystem, who knows what they will do next?"
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