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Is there a place where it's possible to know what tracks of a CD is release for broadcasters. I know that it's not possible for a station to play all the songs from a new cd, so what are the songs we can use on the air ?
 
> Is there a place where it's possible to know what tracks of
> a CD is release for broadcasters. I know that it's not
> possible for a station to play all the songs from a new cd,
> so what are the songs we can use on the air ?
>
I think as long as you're paying BMI/ASCAP/etc you can play anything off a CD. Stations play album cuts all the time.<P ID="signature">______________
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> > Is there a place where it's possible to know what tracks
> of
> > a CD is release for broadcasters. I know that it's not
> > possible for a station to play all the songs from a new
> cd,
> > so what are the songs we can use on the air ?
> >
> I think as long as you're paying BMI/ASCAP/etc you can play
> anything off a CD. Stations play album cuts all the time.
>

Take the Backstreet boys for example, we are hearing ONLY two or three tracks of their new album since the release...Incomplete and Just Want You to Know. And in the past there are songs from their CD that I never heard on air...

If I understand your point, you say that they have the right to play all songs, but it seems that most of the stations choose to play the same selection.
 
> > > Is there a place where it's possible to know what tracks
>
> > of
> > > a CD is release for broadcasters. I know that it's not
> > > possible for a station to play all the songs from a new
> > cd,
> > > so what are the songs we can use on the air ?
> > >
> > I think as long as you're paying BMI/ASCAP/etc you can
> play
> > anything off a CD. Stations play album cuts all the time.
> >
>
> Take the Backstreet boys for example, we are hearing ONLY
> two or three tracks of their new album since the
> release...Incomplete and Just Want You to Know. And in the
> past there are songs from their CD that I never heard on
> air...
>
> If I understand your point, you say that they have the right
> to play all songs, but it seems that most of the stations
> choose to play the same selection.
>
I think the BSB issue is mostly because the CD is copy protected so its not easy to rip into hard drives.<P ID="signature">______________
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I think what you're talking about is the "Add Date" for a record. Record Companies release songs on certain dates so that the song has the potential to be a national hit. If stations were all playing different songs it'd be very hard for a song to become a huge nationwide known song and top the pop chart.

Check out www.allaccess.com ... It's a good resource. The account is free. Just logon to the format you're interested in then select "Future Releases" and it will show you the upcoming releases. "Cool New Music" are songs that have already been released. Hope this helps.
 
> I think the BSB issue is mostly because the CD is copy
> protected so its not easy to rip into hard drives.

C'mon. You don't really think that is the reason do you?

Current radio adds are based on release dates for songs - set by the labels. A station may get a copy of the full CD, but lables prefer you you are on the same page as the rest of the nation. And radio stations get promo copies, not retail (most of the times) that are clear for any kind of ripping.

I would often have promoters work me over prety hard about a record I wasn't on. They like to 'work the chart', get as man stations on the record to help the placement on the chart. If you choose to not play the current single, but an album track instead, you risk losing support from the label, which could cost you in promotional support down the road.

Radio stations in major markets tend to be the programming guide for small stations. Hey if it works in New York, it'll work in Yakima.
 
> Radio stations in major markets tend to be the programming
> guide for small stations. Hey if it works in New York,
> it'll work in Yakima.

Which, to get slightly off-topic, in a roundabout way proves the point that the big guys (Clear Channel, Entercom, etc.) hold the leash on the rest of the nation in terms of what gets airplay. Since most major-market stations are corporate holdings, and airplay in major markets determines airplay in small markets, it logically follows that the big companies are determining the little guys' playlists. It all starts in the big cities, folks!

Post 907 dedicated to no one because I'm too lazy to look it up.<P ID="signature">______________
"Get educated. Read stuff on the web and believe all of it."
-- Phil Hendrie
http://theradioblog.blogspot.com</P>
 
"Since most major-market stations are corporate holdings, and airplay in major markets determines airplay in small markets, it logically follows that the big
companies are determining the little guys' playlists. It all starts in the big cities, folks!"

Only by PD's that don't have a brain or guts to go beyond the charts. Good Programmers will know how to be on the same page and still not 'blindly follow' bigger boys. I don't blame the majors for this, but they have changed so many smaller market positions to just "do voice tracks - if even that", instead of actually programming. We're eating our young. Not much of an evolution - that's for sure.
 
> "Since most major-market stations are corporate holdings,
> and airplay in major markets determines airplay in small
> markets, it logically follows that the big
> companies are determining the little guys' playlists. It
> all starts in the big cities, folks!"
>
> Only by PD's that don't have a brain or guts to go beyond
> the charts. Good Programmers will know how to be on the
> same page and still not 'blindly follow' bigger boys. I
> don't blame the majors for this, but they have changed so
> many smaller market positions to just "do voice tracks - if
> even that", instead of actually programming. We're eating
> our young. Not much of an evolution - that's for sure.

My point exactly.<P ID="signature">______________
"Get educated. Read stuff on the web and believe all of it."
-- Phil Hendrie
http://theradioblog.blogspot.com</P>
 
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