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# A Look Inside Proposed Performance Royalties For U.S. Broadcast Radio
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/a-look-inside-proposed-performance-royalties-for-us-broadcast-radio/
- Published: 2010-08-10T09:02:31.000Z
- Updated: 2010-08-10T09:02:31.000Z
- Description: A draft of proposed terms of a deal that would see U.S. radio broadcasters pay performance royalties to record labels and musicians have been made public by the National Association. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/08/a-look-inside-proposed-performance-royalties-for-us-broadca
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Radio & Satellite, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

A draft of proposed terms of a deal that would see U.S. **radio broadcasters pay performance royalties to record labels and musicians** have been made public by the **National Association of Broadcasters** and **Music First**. While not a final agreement, it provides insight into the negotiations which would bring American broadcasters more inline with payments in other developed countries. Highlights

- [![image from 2.bp.blogspot.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20134861b359c970c-200wi)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/2-bp-blogspot-com/%5Fov6qlNvBnro/R5DQbH2vkAI/AAAAAAAAAVM/RbrPHWS5Jto/s320/radio%5Ftower.gif?ref=hypebot.com) Tiered rate of **1% or less for all net revenue (roughly $100 million for the industry)** which is permanent and can not be adjusted without changing statute or by mutual agreement;
- Permanent **removal of CRB jurisdiction** for terrestrial and streaming
- **Streaming rate reduction** from current rates
- Inclusion of **FM radio chips on all mobile phones**
- **AFTRA issues resolved** (agency commercial replacement on webcasts).
- **Payments from broadcasters** would be as follows:
- - Commercial and non-profit stations with revenue less than $50,000 annually would pay the lesser of $100 or 1% of revenue annually;
  - Commercial and non-profit stations with revenue between $50,000 to $100,000 annually would pay $500 annually;
  - Non-profit stations with revenue more than $100,000 annually would pay $1,000 annually;
  - Commercial stations with revenue between $100,000 to $500,000 annually would pay the lesser of $2,500 or 1% of revenue annually;
  - Commercial stations with revenue between $500,000 to $1,250,000 annually would pay $5,000 annually;
  - Commercial stations with revenue more than $1,250,000 annually would pay 1% of revenue annually.

Stations with incidental music use – news, talk and sports radio – would not pay for music, and religious services though not religious music would be exempt.