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What does the ASCAP Radio License give you?
- Access to every variety of music you need to attract and entertain your viewers.
- The immediate right to perform great new music written or published by our members.
- Access to perform music in the repertories of similar foreign performing rights organizations in nearly every country around the world where copyright law exists.
- The right to perform music in commercials and jingles.
- An indemnity if a claim for infringement is made against you, your staff or your advertisers based on the performance of our member's works.
What doesn't the ASCAP Radio License do?
- The ASCAP radio license does not provide the right to authorize retransmissions of broadcasts of ASCAP music over loudspeakers in stores, restaurants or other locations open to the public, or by means of music-on-hold systems.
- The ASCAP license does not provide the right to record copyrighted music, or change the lyric of a copyrighted work and use it in a commercial jingle or station promotion. These are known as "mechanical" or "recording" and "synchronization" rights and you should deal directly with the copyright owners for permission to record music or change a song. You may also want to contact the Harry Fox Agency at (212) 834-0100.
How are radio fees determined?
ASCAP's license fees for radio are the product of negotiations between ASCAP and prominent radio broadcasters, principally members of an industry-wide committee, the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC). All of the RMLC members are broadcasters, and represent the entire spectrum of the radio industry. While a court is available to determine fees if necessary, over the years ASCAP and the committee have always been able to agree on license fees and terms.
What is the term of the radio license?
ASCAP and the current RMLC-negotiated license agreements cover the period January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2009.
ASCAP is currently in discussions with the RMLC for new license agreements for the period beginning January 1, 2010. If your station was licensed prior to December 31, 2009, in order to remain licensed for the interim period, you should now either join the other stations represented by the RMLC; sign the 2010 ASCAP Radio Station License Extension Agreement; or make your own application alone or with others. For additional information or forms please call us at (800) 99-ASCAP. Operators of new stations or stations sold on or after January 1, 2010, will be offered interim license agreements that contain the same terms as the recently expired agreements, and provide for payment of interim license fees, subject to retroactive adjustment on the same basis as will be applicable for RMLC stations.
Noncommercial radio stations
pay an annual fee determined by the U.S. Copyright Office. Contact your ASCAP representative for this year's rate.
What is RAVES?
RAVES is an on-line account look up service. From our web site you are now able to view up-to-date balance, billing address and license information. You can also e-mail any questions or changes.
How do I use RAVES?
The service is password protected, and you will need a password and your station's account number to access RAVES. Contact ASCAP at (800) 992-7227 (800-99-ASCAP) for assistance in obtaining your password.
Will I be able to look up more than one station at a time for my group?
If your group has three or more stations, you can see a summary of all stations within your group. If the summary feature does not appear for your stations, simply e-mail us and we will connect the accounts for viewing.
Are there other services available?
Did you know you can submit your annual reports online? The program is interactive, fast, secure and easy to use.
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