"CD Preview" on radio stations during overnights

[ericNY2002]

I work 3rd shift now, and I listen to my local country station during work, and I notice that a little after the bottom of each hour from 12-5am there is a national segement they play call CD Preview, and its a current song that is played. Usually its 2 different songs for those 5 hours each night, but its usually the same 2 songs each night for that week. I know either last week or a couple weeks ago, the 2 songs were Dream Big and Help Somebody. Last night the songs were Help Somebody and Mississippi Girl. This segment may be the reason that some songs get a lot of airplay for a week or two, particularly in the overnights.

[jimmy74747]

This has been going on for awhile on Pop stations, to the point where we have a nice five page topic on the subject.  Its more or less legal payola.

"Help Somebody" is a total CD preview song, but I'm suprised "Mississippi Girl" is using it.

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