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What does it cost for Irish radio stations to play 'hit' songs?

  • 29-04-2012 7:29am
    #1
    NIMAN
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    I remember hearing many moons ago that BBC Radio 1 at its peak used to have to pay something like £90 to play each and every song.

    Wondered if anyone would know roughly how much the likes of Today FM and RTE have to pay to play a song.


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  • #2
    Losty Dublin
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    It's usually a low percentage figure derived from a stations income and negotiated with IRMO; in other words it varies from station to station. Temp stations are allowed to pay a one off fee, usually in and around the €200 mark.


  • #3
    eyeinthesky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭eyeinthesky


    From listening to some local stations i think some artists have shares in the stations because show after show it is the same artists, and the public deserves balance not the same old rubbish.


  • #4
    buckfasterer
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    Today FM must owe Kings of Leon a feckin fortune....


  • #5
    Badabing
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    Ditto Radio Nova AC/DC


  • #6
    smcgiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    Costs the same to play a hit as not. It's based on station revenue, and play list has more to do with bai remit.


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  • #7
    imitation
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,815 ✭✭✭imitation


    I don't know if its as much as you might think, because Musicians need radio stations to promote there music as much as radio stations need music.


  • #8
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Its also why music radio is mainly idiotic chit chat these days. Instead of paying to play music, listeners pay the station to txt message on air.


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