BROADCASTING TERMS

Sending an application does not guarantee a show. We look at everyone who applies, but slots are limited and we may say no, or say not yet, for any reason. If we do offer you a slot we will agree the day, time, and length with you directly.

You need to be 18 or over to hold a slot.

Slots run to the published schedule. If you cannot make a show, tell us as early as you can so we can cover it. Repeatedly missing shows without warning is the most likely reason a slot gets reassigned.

We may change the schedule, move your slot, or end it. We will give you as much notice as we reasonably can. You can step down at any time by telling us.

The station holds the licences required to broadcast commercially released music. Those licences only work if we report what was played, and we can only report what you tell us.

So this is the one hard obligation in these terms: you must give us an accurate and complete track listing for every show you play, including artist, track title, and label or release where you know it. Send it as soon as the show ends.

This is not admin for the sake of it. Reporting is how the artists you play actually get paid, and unreported plays put the station's licences at risk. An incomplete listing is treated the same as an inaccurate one.

Note what the station's licences do and do not cover. They cover commercially released repertoire licensed through the collecting societies. They do not cover unreleased tracks, promos, dubplates, white labels, edits, bootlegs, remixes, or your own unreleased productions. For anything in that category, permission has to come from the rights holder, and getting it is your responsibility.

You choose your own music, and you are responsible for everything that goes out during your show. That responsibility does not depend on whether you realised there was a problem.

You confirm, for every show you play, that:

• ▸you have the right to broadcast everything in your set, whether through the station’s licences or through permission you have obtained yourself
• ▸for anything not covered by those licences — unreleased material, promos, dubplates, edits, bootlegs, remixes — you hold permission from the rights holder, and can produce evidence of it if asked
• ▸nothing you play is embargoed, leaked, or otherwise not yet cleared for broadcast
• ▸nothing you broadcast is unlawful, defamatory, breaches someone’s privacy, or promotes hatred against or harassment of any group or person
• ▸the track listing you give us is accurate and complete

The same applies to anyone you bring on air. If you have a guest DJ, MC, or interviewee on your show, you are responsible for what they play and say as if you had done it yourself.

Bassline Brighton takes no paid ads and runs no algorithmic playlists. If someone offers you money or product to play something on air, tell us before you accept.

We rely on section 4 when we hand you a live stream connection. We do not pre-vet sets, we cannot hear a pre-recorded show before it goes out, and we have no way of knowing what is in a file you play from your own machine. You are the only person who does.

So if something you broadcast turns out to be something you had no right to broadcast, or breaches any other promise in section 4, the consequences are yours. You agree to indemnify Bassline Brighton, and anyone else running or presenting on the station, against everything we lose as a result. That includes:

• ▸claims from rights holders, labels, publishers, distributors, or collecting societies
• ▸damages, settlements, back-dated licence fees, penalties, and fines
• ▸any loss, suspension, or increased cost of the station’s own licences
• ▸the cost of removing or editing archived shows
• ▸our reasonable legal and professional costs in dealing with any of the above

In plain terms: if you play something you should not have, and the station gets a bill for it, the bill is yours.

We will tell you promptly if a claim arrives relating to your show, give you a reasonable opportunity to be involved in how it is handled, and not settle in a way that admits fault on your behalf without asking you first. We may pull the show from the archive while it is resolved.

This section continues to apply after your slot ends.

Shows may be recorded. By playing on the station you agree that we can keep those recordings, make them available as catch-up or archive listening, and use short clips to promote the station and your show.

You keep the rights in your own mixes and performance. Ask us and we will take a recording down.

We will use your DJ or artist name, photo, and any biography you give us in the schedule, on the site, and in social posts about the station. Tell us if you want any of that changed or removed.

Slots are voluntary and unpaid. Nothing here creates a contract of employment, a worker relationship, a partnership, or an agency arrangement between you and Bassline Brighton. You are not obliged to accept a slot and we are not obliged to offer you one.

The station itself is not run for profit. Donations go towards licensing, royalties, and the cost of keeping the stream up.

If you broadcast from your own setup rather than the studio, the equipment and internet connection are your responsibility. We will help you get the encoder configured and give you your stream credentials.

Those credentials are personal to you. Do not share them, and tell us straight away if you think someone else has them. Anything broadcast using your credentials is treated as yours.

Treat listeners, other DJs, and anyone you have on as a guest with respect, on air and off it. Harassment or abuse of anyone connected with the station ends a slot immediately.

Either side can end the arrangement at any time, for any reason, without notice. If we end yours, we will tell you why. Your recorded shows may stay in the archive unless you ask us to remove them.

We use the contact details you give us to run the schedule and to stay in touch with you about the station. We do not sell them or pass them on. Ask us and we will tell you what we hold, or delete it.

We may update these terms. The version and date at the top of this page will always tell you which wording is current, and we will let current DJs know if anything material changes.

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from them. Nothing in these terms limits any right you have that cannot be limited by law. Questions go to basslinebrighton@gmail.com.