The current ASCAP/BMI (PROs) licenses of stations represented by the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) expire on December 31, 2009. Stations that are licensed through the RMLC have four options, one of which should be exercised by year end:

1. Sign up with the RMLC (for information on representation by the RMLC, click here).
2. For specialty and niche formatted stations, authorize the National Religious Broadcasters Music License Committee (NRBMLC) to represent your station (for information on representation by the NRBMLC, click here).
3. Sign extension agreements directly with the PROs.
4. File applications for new licenses directly with the Federal Rate Court in the Southern District of New York.

Stations must exercise their own individual business judgment and should seek the advice of counsel on which of these options to pursue. NAB does not recommend any particular option. The NRBMLC has stated that it is not soliciting stations away from representation by the RMLC.