Florida Senate candidate Andy Martin has filed consumer fraud charges in all 50 states alleging that Clear Channel is defrauding listeners "by using contests that are portrayed as 'local,' but are in fact nationwide." Martin claims Clear Channel is "defrauding listeners into thinking they are competing for a prize on only one station, when in fact they are competing with people listening on hundreds of stations." Saying most U.S. senators are "too dumb to exercise meaningful oversight over communications matters," Martin has also asked FCC Chairman Bill Kennard to open a formal FCC investigation into the matter.