National radio station

Media and digital distribution

You would like to set up a national terrestrial radio station.

Conditions of the Authorisation


The works you use are the creations of authors and composers whose work is protected by law. Using them requires Authorisation granted to you by the authors’ collecting societies. You sign a single contract/agreement with Sacem and SDRM. It covers works from the SACD (Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers), the SCAM (Civil Society of Multimedia Authors) and the ADAGP (Society of Authors in the Graphic and Plastic Arts), as well as those from foreign societies bound by reciprocal agreements.
  • Criteria

    • You are an adult or the legal representative of a minor or a person under guardianship or administration.
    • Your authorisation is granted in respect of the reproduction rights and the representation rights.
    • In particular, it does not cover Moral rights or derivative rights such as the right to arrange, the right to adapt, the right to translate, etc. Nor does it cover Related rights.
  • Prices

    • Authors’ remuneration is proportional to the broadcaster’s resources. The applicable base rate is 6 per cent.
    • Your single agreement covers the repertoires of: Sacem, SACD, SCAM and SDRM for Sacem’s mechanical reproduction rights.
  • Note that

    Your programmes may also be covered by the repertoires of the SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques) and the Scam (Société civile des auteurs multimedia).
    The SACD
    The Scam

Obtain your authorisation

Please send us a full description of your project to
medias.audio@sacem.fr