Annual Fee

The D/I fee for Fiscal Year 2009, which begins October 1, 2008, is $7,100. Discounts, however, are available for stations new to the PRSS and for those with limited financial resources.

Participating Stations pay the full D/I fee and share full financial responsibility for the satellite system; they are entitled to vote on system governance issues and are the collective beneficiaries of the Public Radio Satellite Interconnection System Charitable Trust.

Public radio stations with less than $225,000 annual income are eligible for interconnection as Contributing Stations. A station that qualifies for contributing status may choose to pay a reduced D/I fee based on a pro-rated formula, while giving up certain benefits of full Participating Station status. The minimum fee, regardless of the formula, is $500.

Examples of D/I Fees For Contributing Stations*

Income	Fee
$50,000	$1,578
$75,000	$2,367
$100,000	$3,156
$125,000	$3,944
$150,000	$4,733
$175,000	$5,522
$200,000	$6,311

* Calculated using the FY 2009 D/I fee of $7,100.

Please note that Contributing Stations forego the following benefits of full Participating status:

• voting in interconnection system affairs, except in the ballot to confirm non-Board members of the D/I Committee
• being a beneficiary under the Public Radio Satellite Interconnection System Charitable Trust
• receiving any reimbursements given to stations from revenue-generated dividends.
  
  Both Participating and Contributing Stations that become interconnected for the first time receive a 50% discount on their first year's D/I fee (12 months from date of interconnection), and a 25% discount on their second year's fee. The full fee will apply in all subsequent years.

For further information on the D/I fee, contact Business Affairs at 202.513.2618 or via email at prssbusiness@npr.org.