According to online reports citing PRS data, back in December 2010, BBC Radio 1 was paying out £16.84 per minute to songwriters. By December 2013, that had fallen to £14.91 per minute. And even in July 2016, Radio 1 was paying out £13.63 per minute. Network is now paying PRS £10.98 per minute of music played.
Source: BBC Radio 1 is paying songwriters 26% less per minute than it was 5 years ago