Clear Channel responds.

• Author: Dollinger, Lisa
• Position: Letters to the Editor - Letter to the Editor

An error of fact occurred in Elizabeth DiNovella's interview with Tom Morello. Clear Channel is referenced as having issued a memorandum following 9/11 banning all Rage Against the Machine songs, as well as John Lennon's "Imagine" and other songs.

The corporate offices of Clear Channel Communications did not issue a corporate mandate to discontinue playing John Lennon's "Imagine" or songs by Rage Against the Machine following the events of 9/11. Clear Channel radio stations are operated and programmed locally based on extensive audience research. Local managers make their own decisions about programming and community events. In fact, according to Mediabase's Airplay Monitor...