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How do I find information about licenses and fees that will allow a small non-profit community-based terrestrial radio station to play music?
This is a radio station in the US. The programming will be mostly talk (community-based and syndicated) with a small amount of music.
Who needs to be paid to allow music to be broadcast? (Other than music in the public domain)
Do the entities involved make any allowances for non-profits? (such as reduced license fees)
Is it possible for individual artists to waive their licensing rights in such situations? Is it ever done?
This question is only about music licensing, not the FCC license for the station itself.
Who needs to be paid to allow music to be broadcast? (Other than music in the public domain)
Do the entities involved make any allowances for non-profits? (such as reduced license fees)
Is it possible for individual artists to waive their licensing rights in such situations? Is it ever done?
This question is only about music licensing, not the FCC license for the station itself.
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For their 2012 Small Broadcaster plan, it'll cost you $500 annual fee, and $0.0020 per performance (song play).
You'll have to send them reports every 45 days using the format they give you.
SoundExchange http://soundexchange.com
It's not possible for individual artists to waive their licensing rights as the artists waive their copyright to the record label, upon signing the record label contract. All royalties and performing rights, are not in the artist's control and have everything to do with the label, as the label owns the copyright to the music.
Update
BMI charge up to 1.8% of your revenue if you'll be continually playing music on your radio station.
http://www.bmi.com/licensing/entry/532996?q=Radio Station