The Performance Rights Act
is a proposed bill that would essentially "bail out the record
industry."
Local radio stations would be required to pay something similar
to a tax for every song that is played on the air.
Here is where the money
would go:
• 50% of the money would go to the giant record labels
(most of which are in foreign countries)
• 45% would go to the artists.
• 5% percent would go to the background singers and musicians
Not exactly a win for the little guy.
Your next favorite song
may never make it to the radio. WXTQ won't be able to afford to
take a chance on up and coming artists.
Radio Personalities you listen to may lose their jobs as well as other radio employees.
Radio stations may disappear from your radio. Unable to afford the tax.
Radio advertising will cost more, so advertisers will have to charge you more for their products.
Many American radio jobs will be lost, worsening our already weak economy.
For more than 80 years,
radio and record labels have enjoyed a mutually beneficial
relationship
which has translated to
as much as $2.4 billion a year in music sales for record labels
and artists.
(This does not include the enormous revenues from
concerts and merchandising).
Now, because the record
labels failed to adapt to the digital age, they are struggling
and want to impose
a fee called a performance tax
on radio stations like WXTQ to subsidize their losses.
A performance tax will
threaten WXTQ, a radio station YOU depend on!
We ask that you take a few
minutes and send an email to your local
Representative and/or Senator.
You can also get the
address below if you prefer to write a letter.
Please know that every email, every letter does help
and makes an impact.
Go to the No Performance Tax
website and sign up to become part of the cause and
enable you to send an email to your Representative
just
CLICK HERE.
If you would prefer to not sign up for the No
Performance Tax cause but would still like to
contact your Representative
CLICK HERE TO PRINT OFF A LETTER TO YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE.
To find out who your
Representative is,
GO TO WWW.HOUSE.GOV.
Spread The Word go
to
http://www.noperformancetax.org/Take Action
where there are easy ways to get this message out to your
friends via e-mail, twitter and facebook!
The staff of 970 WATH and WXTQ/Power 105 thank you for your support!