Online Radio Station Help

[RockLinks]

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if anyone can help me. Im currently in the middle of setting up my own online Radio Station that will be playing Rock Music. As it stands i can only legally play Unsigned Bands, but i was wondering what i need to do to be able to play Music from Signed Bands (Like Green Day, System of a Down etc etc).

Any help would be great

Thanks

Craig

[mumper]

I'm not an expert but am I right in thinking that with signed bands there is a royalty issue?

[RockLinks]

Yeah apprently there is a yearly fee i can pay to a company and they put the music into the Industry or something. Anyone know about this?

[Stephen]

I'd suggest to contact the Performing Rights Society - http://www.prs.co.uk/

[RockLinks]

Ive contacted them but have had no luck. Does anybody know someone who i can speak to that knows about this sort of thing?

[Jayne]

Hi Craig,

Try contacting another local radio station who is not competition, like Minster FM (York) or Radio Aire (Leeds), they may give you some help.

Jayne

[DarrenH]

Hi

You need an SG6 Licence to enable you to broadcast music over the internet, they have different levels dependant on your requirements, however bare in mind that music played from a hard drive and not the original CD, Vynel or Wax Cylinder is also subject to a licence.

You should be budgeting for upwards of £10,000 that's ten thousand pounds annually.

Do a Google for PPL, SG^ or MCPS

And be aware, and this is for absolutely everyone, that if you have music on your computer's hard drive that is from a source other than a legal download, you're breaking the law. yes even if you own the original CD, if you've copied it to your computer, it isn't legal. How's that for a kick in the teeth eh?

Mobile DJs are currently going through a battle with the PPL (Public Performing Licence) people as we are now expected to pay for an annual Licence because we choose to play certain parts of our shows from a computer rather than CD. We don't mind having the pay, it's not the money, it's the fact that it's only "Digital DJs" that are being asked to pay.

If it were a blanket licence for all DJs, fair enough.

Right rant over.

Darren

[fmjockey]

I'm not an expert but am I right in thinking that with signed bands there is a royalty issue?
I am agree this is royalty bases..

[Lukejenx]

http://www.ppluk.com/en/Music-Users/Online-and-mobile-radio/

Has everything you need about fees etc.

[Gavin Harris]

Hi Craig,

There are two licenses you need. The first is a license from PRS. They have a "Limited Online Exploitation License" which is £107+vat per year. Please note that this license is only in operation until the end of this year, when they will review it. So you'll pay around £20+vat until the end of this year, and then whatever next year's license would be.

You then need a license from PPL. They have a small webcasters license: http://www.ppluk.com/en/Music-Users/Online-and-mobile-radio/Non-Interactive-Radio/small-webcaster-licence/

I can highly recommend signing up to www.webradioworld.com (http://www.webradioworld.com) - if you purchase a package through them for your stream, it'll include the PPL license too, with less reporting criteria than if you were to purchase through PPL direct.

Please note these are limited license which only allow a certain number of streams, but are certainly ideal for starting off which and seeing how you get on (and are fairly low cost).

In reality, if you're only running a small station, then a couple of hundred pounds a year is all you'd need to pay. Just keep an eye on your limits if you're station grows!

** I've just noticed this topic was from 2005 - fmjockey - why did you feel the need to dig it up without adding anything? **