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Old 05-06-2016, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by circletrack View Post
Like I said, hopefully it's a hobby then, and not a business. Beyond equipment and maintenance, they'll have to pay for ASCAP and BMI broadcasting rights. Certainly not cheap.

But sometimes hobbies aren't cheap.
If this was a full blown commercial FM venture, then I would agree, but a LPFM can be operated from a good desktop computer with easily available software (I use Station Playlist) As for licensing fees, a LPFM is considered a non commercial operation so therefore the fees are much reduced from what a commercial license would pay.

ASCAP $272/yr (up to 100w)

BMI $345/yr

SESAC $140/yr

So, much more affordable than one might think.
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