It really started in 1958, with the scandalous diversion show outrages, in which government specialists uncovered that the fiercely famous NBC TV appear "Twenty-One" and "$64,000 Question" were fixed. That outrage prompted the examination of comparative practices in radio. On January 25, 1960 the National Association of Broadcasters suggested that radio plate racers tolerating installment from record marks for TV specific melodies would be charged a $500 fine and put in a year in jail. The practice, known as payola, had incited a broad examination by the National Association of Broadcasters. In May 1960, plate racer and TV character Alan Freed, who begat the expression "rock n roll" was captured alongside seven other individuals on suspicion
