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You can launch a small-scale FM radio station (like a campus radio station) in the U.S. for about $20,000. Starting a medium-scale, standard station can easily cost close to $350,000 or more.

Terrestrial radio stations do not charge their listeners for the product they create and distribute. Instead, they make a profit from the ads they sell, the special events they hold, the syndication of their most popular shows and in some cases the special services they can provide to other radio stations.

Mimicking the same monetisation model as traditional terrestrial radio stations, internet radio stations make money mostly from ads as well as sponsors. These ads can be everything from on-air commercials, to Google ads placed on their site. Your marketing options and revenue increase as your listeners increase.

Both generally cost around $3,000 and $3,500, respectively. Overall, internet radio stations often have the lowest cost, whereas you can launch a low power FM (LPFM) radio station for under $15,000 upfront. Month-to-month, you may be able to swing by with just under $1,000 of expenses.

In the US, terrestrial broadcasters (AM or FM stations) do not pay performers or sound recording copyright owners; they only pay the songwriters. So, for every time 2026 Baby One More Time plays on the radio Max Martin and his publisher receive performance royalties from ASCAP (Max's PRO).

Many stations get on the air for under $15,000 and can stay on the air for less than $1,000 per month. The main start-up expenses for a radio station are engineering fees, studio equipment for producing radio shows, and transmitting equipment for sending your signals out to the world.

You can launch a small-scale FM radio station (like a campus radio station) in the U.S. for about $20,000. Starting a medium-scale, standard station can easily cost close to $350,000 or more.

The licence fee payable under this tariff is R3,622.50 per station per annum, and 5.5 % of Net Revenue should there be any income derived from advertising, sponsorships, or subscriptions per radio station.

A: Well, first and foremost, the community broadcaster needs to be registered with the government body, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Once a licence has been obtained through ICASA, the community broadcaster can approach SAMRO for a music user licence.

The listening audience, similar to a TV audience and social media users, are the product being sold to advertisers. This is how radio stations make money; through advertising. Extra income also comes from sponsored content and events (however, this is also a form of a advertising) as well as charging callers.