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NFCB is pleased to announce that through the cooperative efforts of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), NPR, and the Station Resource Group, an agreement with SoundExchange (SX) has been struck that defines the terms, conditions, and costs for public broadcasters to provide (music) sound recordings over the internet. This important and comprehensive agreement sets out fair and responsible terms for public radio entities that stream music programming. The agreement with SoundExchange establishes the amount of royalties that will be paid by CPB on behalf of the public radio system for the period January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2010. It was reached under the authority of the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 (H.R. 7080) and will cover approximately 450 public radio webcasters including participant members of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, CPB supported stations, NPR, NPR members, American Public Media, the Public Radio Exchange, and Public Radio International.
CPB will make a single payment to cover these qualified public radio stations for the entire term of the agreement. Eligible stations or organizations that want to be covered by this agreement will be directed to a CPB designated website where they can review the agreement and, by affirmatively signing up and agreeing, secure the benefits and be covered under this agreement. Details on the website will be coming soon.
The agreement also defines the type and format of the reports that public radio stations must provide to take advantage of the CPB-SX blanket agreement. To secure the benefits of this agreement, stations will have an obligation to provide quarterly data on usage of their internet streams and accurate playlists of sound recordings played on their websites. These reports will supply SX with the information necessary to make payments to artists and labels. To assist stations in complying with SX reporting requirements, CPB is establishing an independent reporting support structure to help stations create and gather playlists and usage data, aggregate it, and deliver it to SoundExchange. CPB will communicate details on this reporting assistance as well as signing up for it very soon.
More information from CPB and a Q&A document is available here.
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NEW!
August 5, 2010
Job Opening: NFCB seeks AAPRS Project Manager
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July 16, 2010
Support PTFP through letters and phone calls to legislators.
[Click here for information on the threats to PTFP]
July 12, 2010
NFCB receives CPB grant to provide services to African American stations.
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July 7, 2010
Maxie C Jackson III featured in this month's Media and Democracy Coalition newsletter
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July 7, 2010
NFCB members support threatened Radio Victoria in El Salvador.
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July 6, 2010
NFCB and AMARC call on government officials to denounce attacks on media practitioners in the Americas.
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June 14, 2010
National Black Programming Consortium announces the launch of the Public Media Corps in Wash. D.C.
[Click here to read the press release]
May 20, 2010
Democracy Now's Amy Goodman to give closing speech at NFCB conference
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May 8, 2010
NFCB files in the FCC's Future of Media Proceeding
[Click here to read the Testimony]
April 28, 2010
Maxie Jackson speaks at
FCC's non-commerical
media workshop on
Friday in Wash. DC.
[Click here to read press release]
February 24, 2010
NFCB files testimony
with the Senate in support
of PTFP for FY2011.
[Click here to read the Testimony]
February 4, 2010
More info on and registration for the 35th Annual Community Radio Conference is now available.
[Click here to Register Online]
February 3, 2010
The FCC established a Tribal Priority in broadcast licensing for Native America.
[Click here to read the press release]
November 16, 2009
Maxie C. Jackson III is NFCB's new President and CEO
[Click here to read press release]
NFCB and NPR announce the Station Action for Emergency Readiness (SAFER)
[Click here to read Press Release]
DEI-NFCB Collaboration
Website Now Launched
[Read the press release here]
Digital AudioCraft Available Now
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Streaming Copyright Basics
from Melodie Virtue at
Garvey Schubert Barer
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Results of the WMMT Audience Research Study
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New Technologies,
New Music
If you missed NFCB's seminar series on independent music and digital
platforms, we have all the content available now on demand.
[Click here to access all the files]
NFCB Participant Members covered by CPB Sound Exchange Agreement
CPB has reached an agreement with Sound Exchange around royalties for webcasters which covers NFCB participant members.
[Click here to learn more about this]
NFCB’s Strategic Plan
[Click here to view the Word document]
Basic Radio Station Website Strategies
See the PowerPoint presentation on listeners’ use of station websites and tips for designing yours.
[View Now]
Music Licensing Information
Includes fee schedules and links to licensing applications.
Check Your Indecency IQ
Attorney John Crigler of Garvey Schubert Barer has an indecency quiz. Take the quiz and see how much you know about current FCC indecency rulings. John has also written an indecency primer. Download and read the Primer.
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