Apply Online

1. To Obtain License to Use Music on the Radio, the applicant must make the application online by using the following link link
2. The applicant must click “Start Now” which will directed to PRS for Music website.
3. Next the applicant must click “Licenses” and select “Radio Broadcasting”.
4. In that the applicant must select the type of license and click download.
5. It will direct to the login page. In that the applicant must click Sign In and enter Email and Password to signing in.
6. If the applicant is a new user click “Get Started” and create a new account.
7. Then the applicant must fill he necessary details and upload the necessary documents, that are mentioned in “Required Documents” section of this page.
8. Then the applicant must pay the prescribed fee to purchase the license. The fee details are also mentioned in Fees section of this page.
9. Then the applicant will receive the license via post or email.
10. This entire process can be completed within 2-3 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• A copy of the organization's constitution or articles of association
• A list of the hymns and songs that the organization intends to use
• A copy of the organization's copyright policy

PPL PRS Ltd
Email - customerservice@pplprs.co.uk
Telephone: 0800 0720 808
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
Contact Details link

The applicant needs a licence if they are:

• Commercial radio stations that are broadcasting on AM, FM, DAB, cable, or satellite, including online simulcasts.

• The licence fees are calculated as a percentage of the station’s annual Net Broadcasting Revenue (NBR), plus an annual royalty fee.

• The validity of license is one year and must be renewed annually.

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• This entire process can be completed within 2- 3 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of the local council
• Name of the applicant
• Address
• Email
• Telephone
• Details of radio station

• The purpose of a license to use music on the radio in Scotland is to protect the rights of the copyright owners of the music. When the applicant plays music on the radio, he/she is essentially performing the music in public, and this is considered a copyright infringement unless he/she had the permission of the copyright owner.

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Here are some of the benefits of obtaining a licence to use music on the radio in Scotland:

• The applicant will be able to play music on the radio without fear of violating copyright law.
• The applicant will be helping to protect the rights of the copyright owners of the music.
• The applicant will be paying the correct royalties for the use of the music.

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Copyright protects:

• Original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work, including illustration and photography
• Original non-literary written work, e.g., software, web content and databases
• Sound and music recordings
• Film and television recordings
• Broadcasts
• The layout of published editions of written, dramatic, and musical works