Free invoice check: are you paying too much to Buma/Stemra and Sena?
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Upload your invoice or letter from Mijnlicentie and we check it for free. We look at whether the category, the floor area and the number of staff are right, whether you get the discount of up to 33.33%, and what you would save with RadioMatic. You get the result in your mailbox within one working day.
What we check
**The category.** Buma/Stemra and Sena place your business in a tariff table. A wrong category, for example hospitality when you run a shop, can easily cost hundreds of euros a year.
**The floor area and the staff.** Only the space where music can be heard counts, and for Sena often only the staff who hear the music. A storeroom without speakers does not belong in it.
**The discount.** If you register yourself and pay on time, you get up to 33.33% off. If it is not on your invoice, you pay the full tariff.
**What it costs with RadioMatic.** Because RadioMatic makes the music with AI, you pay no Buma/Stemra and no Sena. We put your current amount next to € 29.99 a month.
How it works
Upload a PDF or take a photo of your invoice or letter, and fill in your name, your business and your email address. We check it against the official 2026 tariffs and email you the result within one working day, with what you can do if it is not right.
Your invoice goes straight to us and is not stored on the website. We use it only for this check and delete it afterwards, within 30 days at the latest.
The check is an indication based on the published Buma/Stemra and Sena tariffs for 2026. Your own invoice and the terms of Mijnlicentie remain leading.
Rather work it out yourself?
The calculator shows straight away what your business costs according to the tariff. Also read what to do with a letter from Mijnlicentie.
Read the legal reasoningWhy RadioMatic is something other than a playlist or the radio
A business owner who wants music on the premises usually picks from three things. A playlist from a streaming service, an ordinary radio station, or a royalty-free music package. This is where they differ.
| Playlist | Ordinary radio | Royalty-free | RadioMatic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New music | Fixed list | Yes, but not your choice | Limited catalogue | New every day |
| Music that is yours alone | No | No | No | Yes, your own hits |
| Fits the time of day | Switch it yourself | No | Switch it yourself | Automatic |
| Names your business | No | No | No | Yes |
| Your own offers | No | Only if you buy advertising | No | Yes, with no studio |
| Local news and weather | No | Yes, the station’s | No | Yes, your town, your choice of topics |
| Other people’s adverts | No | Yes | No | No |
| Buma/Stemra and Sena | Payable | Payable | See the terms | Not payable |
New music every day
The station keeps getting new tracks in the same style, because the music is generated rather than drawn from a fixed list. A track that lands well with your audience comes round more often, and then it is your hit. It was made for your station and plays nowhere else.
It names your business
Between the tracks, DJ voices announce what is going on at your place. Your offer, your opening hours, this week’s deal. That used to need a studio and a voice actor.
It moves with the day
The morning, the rush and the last hour each call for something different. That is set per part of the day and happens by itself, with nobody behind the counter picking a new list.
Local news if you want it
A short bulletin on the hour about your own town, with the weather and the traffic alongside. You choose which subjects you want, or you switch it off entirely.
No one else’s advertising
On an ordinary station the business down the road advertises in between your tracks. With us, nothing comes in between that is not yours.
Every location from one screen
Each site keeps its own mood, its own promotions and its own opening hours, and you run them all from the same place.
A playlist is worn out within two weeks, and on an ordinary station the business down the road advertises in between your tracks. With us the station is yours. Your style, your announcements, and the tracks that land with your audience come round more often.
You can also use RadioMatic directly in Claude or ChatGPT. Add a connector in your chatbot with the address https://radiomatic.ai/mcp/, in Claude via Customize and then Connectors. No login is needed. Then ask, for example: "What does music in my business cost, and what do I save with RadioMatic?" Connect RadioMatic to your chatbot
Questions about the invoice check
Further reading
- Received a letter from Mijnlicentie? These are your options.What that letter is, what your options are, and why ignoring it costs most.
- A fine from Buma/Stemra? There is no such thing. This is what you pay.There is no fine. What you do lose is the discount, and it is a big one.
- Radio or TV on in your business? Then you pay Buma and Sena too.The radio counts like anything else. What it costs, when it does not count, and why TV is a third bill.
- What is the difference between Buma, Stemra and Sena?Three names, two bills, and one misunderstanding that costs money.
Ready to hear it for yourself?
Request access to the beta. Your own station for your business, 14 days free trial, and monthly cancellation if you pay monthly.