Christian Radio Needs Your Help!
Support the Local Radio Freedom Act
- In these tough economic times radio stations across the country are facing a serious economic threat. Congress is being asked by record companies to consider imposing a new fee on radio stations for playing the music that you currently enjoy.
- Imposing a new performance fee will force many stations across the country to stop playing music.
- The irony is this new fee that is being proposed in order to help struggling artists, will actually send half of this proposed fee to the record companies, many of whom are owned by foreign corporations, and not to the artists that they claim it will help.
Why Now?
Over the years Congress has repeatedly rejected efforts to impose new fees on radio, but that isn’t stopping the record companies from presenting a one-sided view to Congress. Studies have shown that artists receive great promotional benefit from radio playing their music and both musicians and radio have benefitted from this relationship for many years.
You should also know that K-LOVE already pays hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to songwriter’s and their publishing companies for the music we play because they do not benefit from record and concert ticket sales like the artists do. Beyond our own situation, many other Christian music radio stations will either fail or be forced to change formats, because they just won’t be able to afford the dramatic increase in their expenses that these fees would cause.
How Can I Help?
- Contact your local member of Congress and ask them to support the Local Radio Freedom Act.
- Ask them to reject the efforts of the big international record conglomerates and to vote against the Performance Rights Act.
- H.R. 848 in the House of Representatives
- S. 379 in the Senate.
Who do I contact?
What do I say?
A sample letter that you can send to your members of Congress is available by clicking on the link below. We encourage you to make any changes that you would like to the letter in order to make it reflect your own thoughts.
A sample letter for Representatives (MS Word)
A sample letter for Senators (MS Word)
Thank you again for your support.
More Helpful Links!
You can also find more detailed information regarding this new fee and the impact that it will have on radio by visiting the following websites:
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