They just pay into ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. The royalty groups disburse on estimated airplay. Non-coms pay a reduced rate. I can go mch deeper if you want. I used to work in that field.
At KPFT I endured the transition a number of years ago where we had to log every song played and nothing like that had ever been required since the beginning.
For terrestrial broadcast or online? You go through a handful of music industry organizations such as ASCAP and BMI. For terrestrial broadcast the costs are scaled to approximate listenership.
They just pay into ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. The royalty groups disburse on estimated airplay. Non-coms pay a reduced rate. I can go mch deeper if you want. I used to work in that field.
I think they cracked down on estimated airplay.
At KPFT I endured the transition a number of years ago where we had to log every song played and nothing like that had ever been required since the beginning.
For terrestrial broadcast or online? You go through a handful of music industry organizations such as ASCAP and BMI. For terrestrial broadcast the costs are scaled to approximate listenership.
Gonna be hard to prove you have 10 listeners whether that's really all you have or just downplaying the fees!
The congressionally created entity is called "Sound Exchange."
And.. don't worry! They _will_ audit you.