Commercial radio
We want to increase transparency, keep you informed and help you better understand which revenue streams are yet to be paid. We've put together the below to show you the commercial radio payments that have been moved or have now been paid.
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| December 2019 | April 2020 | July 2020 | December 2020 |
October 2020
Payment |
PRS or MCPS? | Usage period | Update | Distribution aimed to pay out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer - Absolute Radio 60's, Absolute Radio 70's, Absolute W.Midlands 105.2, CFM (East), Downtown AM, Free Radio 80s B'ham, Free Radio Birmingham, Free Radio Black Country, Key 103 FM, Radio City Liverpool, Viking FM | PRS PRS and MCPS (Absolute Radio 60's) |
Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q1-Q2 2020 |
Payment not received as expected (Q4 2019) To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations (Q1 2020) |
Previously July 2020, Now October 2020 October 2020 December 2020 |
| Cambridge Radio Limited - Cambridge Radio (Star 107) | PRS and MCPS PRS Only |
Q1 2018 - Q2 2020 | Payment not received as expected | Previously April 2020 and July 2020, now TBC Previously April, July and October 2020, now December 2020 Previously October 2020, now December 2020 December 2020 |
| Central FM | PRS |
Q1-Q2 2020 |
Data not received as expected | Previously October 2020, now December 2020 December 2020 |
| Children's Radio UK Ltd | PRS and MCPS | Q1-Q2 2020 | Data not received as expected | Previously October 2020, now December 2020 (Q1 2020) December 2020 (Q2 2020) |
| Communicorp - Capital S.Wales, Capital Scotland 105106, Heart 96.6 FM, Heart N.Wales, Heart Yorkshire, Real XS Manchester, Smooth E.Midlands, Smooth N.East, Smooth N.West, Smooth Peterborough and Northamptonshire | PRS and MCPS PRS Only |
Q1 2020 Q1-Q2 2020 |
Payment not received as expected | October 2020 December 2020 |
| DC Thompson Media - Wave 102 FM | PRS |
Q2 2020 |
Data not received as expected | December 2020 |
| Fix Radio Ltd | PRS and MCPS | Q1-Q2 2020 | Payment not received as expected | Previously October 2020, now December 2020 December 2020 |
| Global Radio - Capital B'ham, Capital Digital, Capital FM E.Midlands 96106, Capital Manchester, Capital N.East, Capital Wrexham & Cheshire, Capital Yorkshire, Chill, Heart Dunstable 97.6, Heart Essex 96.3 & 102.6, Heart London 106.2, Heart N. Lancashire & Cumbria, Heart Oxford 102.6 & 97.4, Heart S.Devon, Heart Scotland, Heart Sussex 102.4 FM, Smooth Chelmsford, Smooth Nottingham, Smooth Radio Lake District, Smooth Radio Scotland, Smooth Swindon, Two Boroughs Radio | PRS MCPS only (Capital N.East) |
Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q1-Q2 2020 |
Payment not received as expected | October 2020 December 2020 December 2020 |
| High Peak Radio | PRS and MCPS | Q1-Q2 2020 | Payment not received as expected | October 2020
(Q1 2020)
December 2020
(Q2 2020) |
| Ipswich 102 Limited | PRS |
Q2 2020 |
To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations | December 2020 |
| Kingdom FM | PRS | Q1-Q2 2020 | To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations | Previously October 2020, now December 2020 (Q1 2020) December 2020 (Q2 2020) |
| KM Media Group Limited - KMFM Medway | PRS |
Q2 2020 |
To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations | December 2020 |
| Lincs FM Group Limited - Lincs FM, Trax FM Bassetlaw, Trax FM Doncaster | PRS | Q1-Q2 2020 | To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations | Previously October 2020, now December 2020 (Q1 2020) December 2020 (Q2 2020) |
| Lyca Media II - Lyca Dilse 1035 AM, Lyca Radio 1458, Time 107.5 FM | PRS and MCPS PRS Only (Q1 2020) |
Q1-Q2 2020 | To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations | October 2020 (Q1 2020) December 2020 (Q2 2020) |
| Manx - Manx FM | PRS | Q1-Q2 2020 | To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations | Previously October 2020, now December 2020 (Q1 2020) December 2020 (Q2 2020) |
| Media Sound Holdings - Isle of Wight Radio, More Radio Eastbourne, More Radio MidSussex, More Radio Worthing | PRS | Q2 2020 | Data not received as expected | December 2020 |
| Nation Broadcasting Limited - KCFM, Nation Radio | PRS |
Q2 2020 |
To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations | December 2020 |
| Premier Christian Radio - Premier Christian Radio, Premier Gospel, Premier Praise | PRS PRS and MCPS (Premier Gospel) |
Q1 2020 (Premier Gospel) Q2 2020 |
Data not received as expected | October 2020 (Q1 2020) December 2020 (Q2 2020) |
| Public Reception - Absolute Classic Rock, Absolute Radio 60's, Absolute Radio 70's, Absolute Radio 90's, Bliss Radio, Bob FM, Cambridge Radio, Capital Lancashire & Cumbria, Capital Scotland (105106), Central FM, Classic FM, Classic FM Digital, Connect FM 107.4 & 97.2 (Northants), Free Radio 80's Birmingham, Heart 96.6 FM (Watford), Heart North Wales, Heart Northamptonshire 96.6, Jazz FM, Kerrang Digital, Kingdom FM, Kiss Fresh, KMFM ASHFORD, Lincs FM, Manx FM, Premier Gospel Radio, Radio Clyde 1, Radio Clyde 2, Radio Jackie, Radio X Manchester, Radio XL, Smooth E.Midlands, Smooth N.West, Smooth Peterborough, The Breeze - Yeovil and Shaftsbury, Touch FM Staffordshire, Touch FM Stratford, Trans World Radio, U105, UCB Inspirational, UCB UK, Wave 102 FM, Wessex FM | PRS | Q1 2020 | To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations | October 2020 |
| Public Reception - Chill, Fix Radio, Fun Kids, High Peak radio, Lyca Radio 1458, Real XS Manchester | PRS |
Q1 2020 |
To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations | Previously October 2020, now December 2020 |
| Quidem - Touch FM Stratford, Touch FM Staffordshire | PRS and MCPS | Q1-Q2 2020 | Payment not received as expected | Previously October 2020, now December 2020 (Q1 2020) December 2020 (Q2 2020) |
| Radio Exe Ltd - 107.3 Radio Exe | PRS and MCPS | Q1 2020 | Payment not received as expected | October 2020 |
| Radio Jackie Ltd - Radio Jackie | PRS | Q1-Q2 2020 | Data not received as expected | Previously October 2020, now December 2020 (Q1 2020) December 2020 (Q2 2020) |
| Radio Plymouth Ltd - Radio Plymouth | PRS | Q1 2020 | Data not received as expected | December 2020 |
| Shadow Holdings Ltd - Bob FM | PRS and MCPS | Q1 2020 | Payment not received as expected | October 2020 |
| Silk Fm - Silk 106 | PRS | Q2 2020 | Data not received as expected | December 2020 |
| Sunrise Radio (London) Limited - Sunrise Radio London | PRS and MCPS | Q2 2020 | Payment not received as expected | December 2020 |
| Trans World Radio | PRS | Q1 2020 | Data not received as expected | October 2020 |
| United Christian Broadcasters - UCB2 | PRS |
Q2 2020 |
To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations | December 2020 |
| UKRD Group - Encore Radio, Pirate FM, Wessex FM, Yorkshire Coast Radio | PRS | Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q1-Q2 2020 |
Data not received as expected To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations |
October 2020 (Q1 2020) December 2020 (Q2 2020) December 2020 (Q1-Q2 2020) |
| Wireless Group - Signal 107, Talksport, The Wave FM, U105, Wire FM, Wish FM | PRS PRS and MCPS (Talksport) |
Q1-Q2 2020 Q2 2020 (Talksport) |
Data not received as expected To process the data accurately, further work is required on the calculations |
Previously October 2020, now December (Q1 2020) December 2020 (Q1-Q2 2020) |
