# Radio Station Royalties
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radio-station-royalties/145702
**Category:** Canada Nissan Off Topic
**Created:** [January 25, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radio-station-royalties/145702 "2007-01-25T23:39:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@TopGunn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TopGunn)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radio-station-royalties/145702/1 "2007-01-25T23:39:12Z")
Had this on my mind well since this morning, and I figure one of you is more informed than I am about the radio. Anyways was just wondering if radio stations have to pay royalties to the artists that they put on.
Thanks
---
### Author:  [@Invalid\_Zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Invalid_Zero)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radio-station-royalties/145702/2 "2007-01-25T23:57:33Z")
LOL you mean royalties?
The answer is yes.
---
### Author:  [@Jay\_Nismo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jay_Nismo)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radio-station-royalties/145702/3 "2007-01-26T00:43:13Z")
As long as the artist is a member of an Organization like Socan.
www.socan.ca
not sure if there are others for Canada
---
### Author:  [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2007, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radio-station-royalties/145702/4 "2007-01-26T06:54:20Z")
Yes, they do pay royalties in order to play songs.
---
### Author:  [@MrRage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrRage)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radio-station-royalties/145702/5 "2007-01-26T07:58:12Z")
Even night clubs are supposed to pay to play but rarely do…
---
### Author:  [@TopGunn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TopGunn)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radio-station-royalties/145702/6 "2007-01-26T21:20:15Z")
How much is it anyways?
---
### Author:  [@Hustler\_M](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hustler_M)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radio-station-royalties/145702/7 "2007-01-28T20:54:58Z")
There is also Payola where artists pay stations to play there music, this is for the most part illegall ,but it still happens.
---
### Author:  [@Jay\_Nismo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jay_Nismo)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/radio-station-royalties/145702/8 "2007-01-28T23:58:18Z")
> [@Hustler M](#):
>
> There is also Payola where artists pay stations to play there music, this is for the most part illegall ,but it still happens.
Good ol payola…
That was when they use to take the Radio station Manager / Playlist manager and dangle him over the edge of the tallest building until their songs were played numerous times on air!! LOL