Licence fees are calculated in accordance with GVL's current tariff for webcasting (available here). The tariff distinguishes between commercial and non-commercial services. Determining factors for the calculation of licence fees are, among others, the daily broadcasting duration, the average audience size and the number of the music titles stored for webcasting purposes. 

Calculation example 

A web radio that 

• broadcasts 12 hours per day via one channel, 
• has a sound recording share subject to GVL fees of 81 - 100%,
• has an average of 12 listeners per hour in Germany and 
• creates and stores 500 MP3 titles on its hard disk for broadcast operations 

would pay the following: 

• EUR 275 broadcasting fees per year 
• + EUR 62.50 reproduction fees for the musical pieces per year (= Eur 0.125 per title/year) 
• + EUR 23.63 equals 7% VAT 
• = EUR 361.13 TOTAL (gross)

If you divide this by 12 months, you obtain a GVL licence fee of EUR 30.09 per month. GVL issues an invoice every three months amounting to EUR 90.28. (add to that the GEMA licence fees you need to pay separately).