whats it cost to spin a little vinyl on the air waves these days ? is there a point that public domaine comes into play ? direction to any info source wld be apreciated.

when I worked at a small...small ....town radio station years ago...they had to join and pay fees to ASCAP and BMI. Stations had to every so often do a survey and log all the music by artist and composers we played. The payment for them was used compiling all the surveys as to the amount of airplay recieved. I feel sure fees were based on market share of listeners. I don't know or have forgotten what our cost for those permits were. Hope that helps

when I worked at a small...small ....town radio station years ago...they had to join and pay fees to ASCAP and BMI. Stations had to every so often do a survey and log all the music by artist and composers we played. The payment for them was used compiling all the surveys as to the amount of airplay recieved. I feel sure fees were based on market share of listeners. I don't know or have forgotten what our cost for those permits were. Hope that helps

that sounds like a great place to start; dble-poster.
any recolection regarding public domain ( older than 20 years) ? apreciate the nudge.

have checked ASCAP , and i see promise. i dont have .pdf reader on cell phone, so will be a week or two before i can read the good stuff.