The international record labels are asking Congress for a handout
(H.R. 848) and they want to take it from your local radio stations.

That may mean YOUR favorite station will have to cut back on the music we play or the community services we provide.

Every day radio stations provide valuable promotion to record labels and artists simply by playing their songs ...for free.

It's free play for free promotion. And it works.

But the big international record companies have a problem:  they haven't adapted to the digital age.  Now they are asking Congress to tax local radio stations to line their pockets and preserve a declining business - to the tune of billions of dollars.

These are the companies that have begged and pleaded with radio for years to play more of their music.

Radio stations have always been free to listeners.  We have never charged artists for airing their music.

The effects of a performance tax would be catastrophic, potentially forcing stations out of business, causing additional job cuts in the radio industry, stifling airplay for new artists, reducing our ability to contribute to community organizations that rely on radio for support, and harming the listening public who depend on local radio.