Clear Channel Pacing To Spend $4.5M On Lobbying In 2013

Clear Channel Communications is pacing to spend about $4.5 million on Congressional lobbying efforts this year.

The company’s most recent disclosure form indicates that the company spent $1,170,000.00 on lobbying in 1Q of 2013.

Clear Channel is spending a little over a million for lobbying every quarter: $1,184,600 in Q1 2012; $1,072,450 in Q2 2012; $1,200.000 in Q3 2012; and $1,085,000 in Q4 2012.

Clear Channel says it spent that cash on:

• Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism MM docket #04-233. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceeding on local radio ownership rules – MM docket #09-182.
• Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement.
• Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding tax incentives and loan guarantees to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses.
• H. Con. Res. 16 / S. Con. Res. 6, Supporting Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding low power FM stations.
• Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding privacy.
• Congressional oversight and proposals regarding emergency communications systems as pertaining to EAS and FCC oversight.”