[Northerner52]

Whats a local FM station with instrumental music?

[Nucky]

I don't know of any local stations to recommend but it would be better to check into the Dr. via phone and wait in the car. I wouldn't want to hear an entire song under these conditions anyway. Many Doctor's offices are getting sloppy with social distancing and scheduling. Way too many people in the office and they are waiting too long also.

Not for me. My main Doctor who is with the Villages is perfect. They are compliant in every way. The specialists in the area the ones I'm talking about. So if anything isn't wiped down or the wait is long once they call me in then sorry but I'm gone. It gets their attention and it never happens a second time.

Good luck finding that station. Probably something on Sirius XM.

[rustyp]

2019 I as I sat in the waiting room of a doctor's office I listened to the musac type background playing Stairway To Heaven. Apparently I was the only one that seen the irony in this.

[Nucky]

Originally Posted by rustyp

2019 I as I sat in the waiting room of a doctor's office I listened to the musac type background playing Stairway To Heaven. Apparently I was the only one that seen the irony in this.

That's great. I heard the beginning of Highway To Hell.

I get the irony you pointed out.

[Heyitsrick]

Originally Posted by Northerner52

Whats a local FM station with instrumental music?

I'm not trying to dissuade you, but be careful about running into licensing issues with organizations like ASCAP and BMI. There are exemptions where you don't have to worry about this as a local business, but you still need to follow the rules.

Here's one website that purports to lay it out:

Does a Local Business Need Licenses from ASCAP, BMI and SESAC to Play My Radio or TV Station on Their Premises? | Broadcast Law Blog

[davem4616]

no idea...we don't listen to FM radio that much...so can't help you...but go around the dial...you'll find something
that you like...we had a couple that we liked when we were in Ft Lauderdale, but you'd never pick them up this far north

often businesses will buy a sound track of appropriate music for their clientele ....it isn't a radio station

[askcarl]

WUCF 89.9 FM

[Northerner52]

Originally Posted by askcarl

wucf 89.9 fm

thanks

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by Northerner52

Whats a local FM station with instrumental music?

There are many companies that provide instrumental or vocal music of various sorts to places like doctor’s offices and dentist’s offices and stores. There is also Sirius-XM or whatever it is called which has many channels. I think that to be legal, commercial enterprises are supposed to make yearly royalty payments to either BMI or ASCAP that get distributed to the copyright holders in some unfair way. Even churches are required to pay these fees. If they don’t, they can be fined. A doctor’s office playing a local radio station without paying the fee is breaking the law. It’s possible for a company to record its own “mix tape” of favorites to be played over and over, but they are still supposed to play the fees.

(The Bible says, “The worker is worthy of his hire.” That means, “Don’t try to get out of paying a worker what you owe.” I used to have a friend who Was an NYC entertainment lawyer. Among his clients was Andrew Lloyd Webber. For years, he would often fly out on weekends to various mid-western churches, show up just before their illegal, non-fee-paying production of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and shut down sold-out shows. The pastor would say, “But this is for Jesus! This is money for doing God’s work!” My friend would say, “Jesus would say ‘Thou shalt not steal.’” The churches then had to pay his large lawyer fees by the hour and his air fare. Churches can of course perform “Jesus Christ Superstar,” but they have to pay the fees, based on attendance. It might be a couple thousand for a weekend. Just charge an extra dollar per head. All churches that play or sing Contemporary Christian Music are also required to pay. If they are caught not paying, they are fined. A church I attended fifteen years ago was paying about a hundred dollars a year for the use of praise songs.)

Some restaurants, such as Carabba’s and Boca di Beppo, play Sinatra-style swing all the time. I LOVE that! But you can be sure they are paying royalties every year. It’s not that expensive. Say, a couple hundred dollars for a doctor’s office, I think.

(Fees are paid on all music played on SiriusXM. Actually, if you have a subscription, you help pay those fees.)

[bruce213]

Boy just knocked Andrew Lloyd webber, down to the bottom of my list. Now let's go after kids lemon aid stand.

[lesser160@aol.com]

Duh. Where do you live?
This is good old boy, red neck Florida. NO classical or old time easy listening except paid services.

[BlackhawksFan]

Originally Posted by Choro&Swing

There are many companies that provide instrumental or vocal music of various sorts to places like doctor’s offices and dentist’s offices and stores. There is also Sirius-XM or whatever it is called which has many channels. I think that to be legal, commercial enterprises are supposed to make yearly royalty payments to either BMI or ASCAP that get distributed to the copyright holders in some unfair way. Even churches are required to pay these fees. If they don’t, they can be fined. A doctor’s office playing a local radio station without paying the fee is breaking the law. It’s possible for a company to record its own “mix tape” of favorites to be played over and over, but they are still supposed to play the fees.

(The Bible says, “The worker is worthy of his hire.” That means, “Don’t try to get out of paying a worker what you owe.” I used to have a friend who Was an NYC entertainment lawyer. Among his clients was Andrew Lloyd Webber. For years, he would often fly out on weekends to various mid-western churches, show up just before their illegal, non-fee-paying production of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and shut down sold-out shows. The pastor would say, “But this is for Jesus! This is money for doing God’s work!” My friend would say, “Jesus would say ‘Thou shalt not steal.’” The churches then had to pay his large lawyer fees by the hour and his air fare. Churches can of course perform “Jesus Christ Superstar,” but they have to pay the fees, based on attendance. It might be a couple thousand for a weekend. Just charge an extra dollar per head. All churches that play or sing Contemporary Christian Music are also required to pay. If they are caught not paying, they are fined. A church I attended fifteen years ago was paying about a hundred dollars a year for the use of praise songs.)

Some restaurants, such as Carabba’s and Boca di Beppo, play Sinatra-style swing all the time. I LOVE that! But you can be sure they are paying royalties every year. It’s not that expensive. Say, a couple hundred dollars for a doctor’s office, I think.

(Fees are paid on all music played on SiriusXM. Actually, if you have a subscription, you help pay those fees.)

This is from June 2015 and the Broadcast Law Blog:

Under the Copyright Act, any business can be exempt from the royalties if they use one consumer-type audio or video player. But they can have only one such device. Under this exception, the source of the content is not an issue. That’s because it is assumed that the use of this device is to keep the employees entertained. But it allows for the use of only a single radio or TV.

A newer exception adopted in the 1990s goes further. This exception is based on the size of the business and it applies only when the business plays an FCC licensed radio or TV station (or cable or satellite TV programming) where the originator of the programming has paid the appropriate fees. The business that takes advantage of this exception can’t charge an admission fee. And the business must fit in one of these categories:

It has less than 2,000 gross square feet (excluding parking – but the parking area must be just used for parking – so the area around the gas pumps or other actively used outside areas would probably count toward the 2,000 square feet);

Or, if it has more than 2,000 square feet then:
If the business only plays the radio, it can have no more than 6 total speakers, no more than 4 of which can be in one room (or adjoining outdoor space)

If the business plays TV, it can have no more than 4 TVs, none bigger than 55 inches (diagonal screen size), and no more than one in any room (and there can’t be more than 6 speakers providing the TV audio, with no more than 4 in any one room).

For “food service or drinking establishments” (bars and restaurants), there are slightly looser rules, in that the square footage in 1 and 2 above goes up to 3750 gross square feet, but the limits on the number of speakers and size of the TV screen are unchanged.

Note that this exception is not limited to consumer-type radios, but the business can only play FCC licensed radio or TV (cable and satellite TV count as TV too). No CDs, no hooking up to an iTunes library and no streaming services. If a business plays any of these other services, or features live music, then they must get public performance licenses.

[caljeff]

If you want uninterrupted music in your home, my suggestion would be to subscribe to a service akin to Sirius/XM. I subscribe and fo me it provides a wide variety of music. Also, Music Choice on Comcast gives a wide variety of music in an uninterrupted fashion.

[Jokomo]

Originally Posted by Northerner52

Whats a local FM station with instrumental music?

WUCF. Primarily jazz . I find it on line or through Alexa. Signal too weak to reach TV in most areas.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

When I’m home I always have one of direct TV radio stations on and I would never go without Sirius in my car , for between $80 and $100 ( depends on the deal) I can listen to anything I want