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This just killed streaming the HD channels over the Internet - the
channels are not profitable ! The fees are based on
per-listener/per-stream/per-song. Too bad HD/IBOC falls under this !
All digital transmissions over-the-air and then streamed onto the
Internet are subject to the fees ! LOL !

HD does not fall under last weeks approved tariff for streams.

Very few stations are streaming their HD-2 channels, and the bulk of current
streams are near-simulcasts of the Analog programming source with the AFTRA
spots removed and substituted. Not streaming the HD-2 channels is a
non-issue as it does not affect revenue or ratings (HD-2 channels do not
contribute to Analog / HD1 channel listening, and web streams do not,
either.

HD radio has one stream. There is no way to quantify the usage per song for
the "per stream" fee structure, which is why it is a separate tariff based
on station, market, etc.