Does Wowzaradio include music licensing in its plans?
No. Wowzaradio is the broadcasting platform: it plays your station, logs every track and produces the cue sheets and reports your collecting society asks for. The performance licence itself is held by the station owner and arranged in the country the station broadcasts from.
Which licences does an internet radio station normally need?
Two kinds: one covering the songwriting and composition, and one covering the sound recording. In most countries these are handled by two different collecting societies. In a few — Brazil and Chile, for example — a single body can license both.
Which country's rules apply to my station?
The country you or your organisation broadcasts from, not the countries your listeners are in. Start with the collecting societies there; they will tell you if additional clearance is needed for overseas audiences.
How much does licensing a small internet radio station cost?
Most societies have a minimum tariff for small, online-only stations, commonly a few hundred units of local currency per year per body. Always ask for the small-webcaster or minimum tariff by name, and quote your real listener hours rather than an estimate.
What proof do collecting societies want, and where do I get it?
A play log or cue sheet listing every track broadcast with title, artist, time and duration, plus listener figures for the period. Wowzaradio records this automatically for every station and you can download it per month from your station dashboard.
Is the translated licensing guidance legally binding?
No. The Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi versions are provided so hosts can understand their obligations clearly. The licence agreement itself exists in English and the English text governs.
Does Wowzaradio guarantee any actual sales revenue?
No. Wowzaradio is a platform for artists and radio stations, not a record label, an advertiser or a buyer of music. There is no promise or guarantee of actual revenue, sales, commissions, advertising income or ad-revenue share of any kind — those depend on circumstances outside Wowzaradio's control, such as listener numbers, whether advertisers buy campaigns, and how collecting societies and payment providers settle. Wowzaradio's role is to broadcast the station and produce accurate play logs, cue sheets and listener reports, which is the evidence earnings are calculated from.