"PocketRadio" wrote in message
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"Label's $500 royalty solution."

"Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) is expected to propose capping a performance
royalty on small radio stations at $500 a year -- a tenth of what was
earlier floated. The move could undercut radio's argument that
stations cannot afford a new fee. The House Judiciary Committee is
expected to approve a royalty bill this week."

http://www.insideradio.com/pdheadlin...+Top+Stori es

I wonder, what the big-boys will be paying - LOL! Bye, bye HD Radio!

Well, the $500 per station is for stations billing under $1.25 million.

That applies to about 12,000 of the roughly 14,000 US stations, not
including LPFMs, boosters, etc.

If the rate is proportional, certainly a point that could be argued for,
then the highest billing station in the US would pay about $22 k a year.

And, since most HDs don't bill $1.25 million, they would pay the $500 fee.