[BC] Question/Statement About The Cost of Streaming

[Tom]

Here's some links - As I suggested, if they're running a high bitrate to 
lots of potential listeners, it adds up fast.

Forex; Stream Guys wants $2k/mo for a 56 kbps stream that can be 
listened to by 1000 listeners

http://www.streamguys.com/streamingservices/livestreaming.html

OTOH, Spacialnet - which I'm probably going to go with for RadioXTZ's 
stream, is about half that...$1,000/mo for the same service

http://www.spacialnet.com/streamhosting/#

Higher bitrates are more expensive, of course.  Which is why I'll be 
using 24 kbps AAC / AACPlus to about 20 simultaneous listeners; which is 
$9.00/mo.  Licensing through SWCast, $12.00/mo, for that listener base.  
That's the other part - if they're paying for the SESAC internet 
license, minimum of about $3300, IIRC, (ASCAP and BMI include internet 
simulcast-only in the Radio license; SESAC does not) plus the 
SoundExchange license - which is based on ALH - that's ACCUMULATED 
listening Hours, not Average. The more you play, the more you pay at 
SoundExchange.  Just be thankful that (so far) "they" haven't managed to 
charge the transmitter ops the way they charge the computer guys - YET!  
With PPM, they may have found the inroad to making the 
"per-play-per-listener" model work for broadcast.

Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
> I wasn't trying to single WMVY 92.7 out, but just use them as an 
> example for the discussion of Hight costs involving internet streaming. 
-- 
Tom Spencer
PG-18-25453 (nee' P1-18-48841)
http://radioxtz.com/