Radio royalties, how much does a radio station have to pay a record comp for playing their song on the radio?

Question

also how long can they gain royalties

Answer 1

Not a great deal, they pay via a central artists royalties organisation, all music played is logged and payments made, it's organised quite well.

Royalties will be paid as long as the copyright exists, 50 years on music in the UK for performers, 70 years after death for the composers.

Copyright Royalty Board runs things in US, pays about .20cents per track.

Association of United Recording Artists handles things in the UK, Performing Rights Society for broadcast live performances.

Answer 2

It varies. National stations such as Radio 1, 2 and 6Music have to pay per track they play (although I'm not sure of the exact cost). However, some stations simply have a blanket copyright licence, usually about £120 a day, which covers all music and they don't have to keep a record of which ones have played.

Answer 3

In the US, the record companies don't get payed currently by radio. All radio pays is the writer royalties on the song.

Currently however, the record companies are trying to push thru Congress the legislation to remove the performance exemption that radio enjoys from having to pay the record companies.

follow the link for ideas on cost

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalties

and those royalties if I remember last at least 40+years.. Would have to find out for sure