George,
One nit – ASCAP is not a license fee, ASCAP is an organization – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Members of ASCAP can register their copyrighted works with ASCAP. Broadcasters, whether radio, TV, cable, satellite, etc, can purchase licenses from ASCAP to broadcast ASCAP works. ASCAP then pays the composers and performers from the fees they receive from the licenses. More at http://www.ascap.com