Hold up, you need a membership!
To buy pieces on PRX, you will need either a station membership or an outside purchaser membership:
- Stations can buy PRX pieces to broadcast on the air. Check out our membership options.
- Outside purchasers are non-station members of PRX that have special agreements to buy pieces. Check out our outside purchaser info.
Once you have your membership set up, you can buy PRX pieces.
Step One: Audition
When you find a piece you're interested in, you have two ways of previewing the content:
- Stream the piece on PRX by clicking the play button.
- Download the audition-only MP3 file under "Price and Terms" on the piece page.
Important: This is for audition only. Don't be a donkey, please do not air the audition-only mp3. You must license a story before you broadcast it.
You can view the terms of each piece by clicking "View the license terms" under "Price and Terms" on a piece page. This is where you learn if the producer allows you to...
- broadcast the piece on the Internet as well as your airwaves
- offer the piece on your Web site as a download, a stream, or both
- edit the piece with or without producer permission
Step Two: Buy
License Terms
When you've picked out a piece, click "Buy this piece" in the blue bubble on the upper-right of the piece page. You will see the license terms, which you must follow if you buy the piece. If you do not like the terms of the license and cannot follow them, DO NOT BUY THE PIECE. You can follow up with the producer directly from their PRX profile.
Price and Payment
You will see the price in points and how many points you have left to spend.
Click "Buy Piece" when you know you want the piece and are ready to pay for it. PRX takes care of deducting your points and sending payment to the producer, and you will be able to download the audio on the next page.
Step Three: Download
Download vs. Delivery
Once you see the page that says you have bought the piece, you can begin downloading the audio under "Download Audio". Or, you can have the audio files delivered to you by FTP if you provide the correct information under "Deliver Audio by FTP". If your FTP is set up to integrate with your automation system, this option will allow you to seamlessly deliver from PRX into your automation system.
You will have access to the audio files for one year from your purchase date. To get back to this screen in the future and download the audio, go to the piece page and click "Download piece audio" in blue on the upper-right.
Carriage Information
Carriage information — when and where you'll be playing the piece — is extremely important to producers. Producers need to have this information for funding and other records. It's also really fun for them to be able to tell friends and family when their work will be on the air!
Even if you're not sure when something will be played, fill out as much carriage information as you can (you can update it later). Also provide contact information where the producer can get in touch with you in case no carriage information is added.
That's it! if you have further questions that aren't covered here or in related articles, feel free to reach out to us at help@prx.org.