I don't think a federal law could get radio stations to play new songs from "classic rock" artists. Actually, federal law allowed radio to become homogenized, but I'll get to that. The "classic rock" station in Los Angeles plays old songs. Period. I don't care how good the new songs are. Springsteen can't get new songs on, nor The Stones. The only older artists who have gotten any play at all in recent years have been Sting and Bonnie Raitt. And that is mostly on AAA "adult alternative" stations. I envy those people who have such stations in their cities. We in Los Angeles lost both ours - and as a result have the most monotonous, uninspired radio of any large city in the country. I have heard Peacekeeper twice here - in conjunction with on-air appearances. I 'm not holding my breath for more plays. People at the radio stations don't really pick the songs anyway - their parent companies tell them what to play. I believe 5 companies now own @ 70% of the stations in the U.S. And their stations play the exact same songs in every city. Thank you, F.C.C. and deregulation !
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