Turn On Radio License For Free

U.S. copyright law requires that restaurant owners pay for public performance licenses (PPL) from performing rights organizations (PROs) that control rights to a particular song. PROs collect digital, terrestrial (AM/FM radio), and live royalties for thousands of associated songwriters and publishers.

No, you do not need a TV Licence to listen to the radio (including on BBC Sounds). If you play music on your business premises for customers or staff ? through radio, TV, computer or CD/DVD, for example ? please check if you need music licences from .pplprs.co.uk/your-tv-licence-at-work. Your questions answered.

Licence fees are calculated on the basis of several factors including the size of the coverage area and the popularity of the frequency band and typically range from £75 to £1480 for a single channel assignment.

So you can play any music by Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, or any other composer who wrote music before 1922. For information on what music is in the public domain, check out the Pdinfo.com website. Play copyright-free music.

You need a license to create ham radio signals (i.e. to transmit), but you don't need a license to receive or listen to ham radio. All you need is a radio capable of properly demodulating the signal. You can start with an inexpensive VHF/UHF FM scanner from Radio Shack or another electronics store.

Radio stations wishing to broadcast their service via a small-scale DAB multiplex need to apply at the appropriate time for either a Digital Sound Programme ('DSP') licence or a new Community Digital Sound Programme ('C-DSP') licence.

How long before I can apply for a licence online? If you choose to apply online, it can take up to 10 working days for Ofcom to receive your candidate number from the Radio Society of Great Britain.

When to get permission. If you perform music, play recorded music on the radio, or stream (non-interactive) online, you need to obtain a public performance license. Artists typically do not need to secure public performance rights for radio because they are covered by the station.