WARM or Yacast's Muzicast: which one tracks your airplay?
Yacast is a French media-monitoring company founded in 2000. Its Muzicast tool shows record labels and radio and TV programmers what the main media play, from a panel of more than 200 French and European radio stations and about ten music TV channels. WARM tracks radio airplay worldwide for anyone who signs up. Here is how they compare, using what each company publishes.
| Feature | WARM | Yacast |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | WARM: Radio: 21,000+ stations in 160+ countries | Yacast: A panel of 200+ French and European radio stations and about ten music TV channels (Yacast's figures) |
| Who it is for | WARM: Artists, labels, managers, publishers and radio promoters | Yacast: Record labels and radio and TV programmers, by its own account |
| TV and clubs | WARM: No. WARM is radio only | Yacast: Music TV channels, and the new releases most played in French nightclubs |
| Charts | WARM: Weekly genre charts ranked by airplay | Yacast: Rankings by media and genre, the Club40 nightclub chart, and YouTube and Shazam tops |
| Reports | WARM: PDF and CSV reports of your own songs | Yacast: Barometers, custom studies, and half-year reviews of radio, TV and clubs |
| Prices | WARM: From €15 a month for 2 songs, billed monthly or yearly | Yacast: Not published; client log-in |
| Free trial | WARM: Yes: 5 songs for 30 days, no credit card | Yacast: Not mentioned on the pages we read |
Yacast figures are as published on its own website, read on 2 November 2026: Yacast Muzicast (French), About Yacast (French), Yacast nightclub monitoring (French), Yacast Muzicenter (French). Products change; check their current pages before you decide.
Where Yacast is stronger
- Music TV and nightclubs as well as radio.
- A panel built for the French market, used by labels and programmers, by its own account.
- Muzicenter, from the same company, delivers new releases to French radio, TV, press and DJs.
Where WARM is stronger
- Anyone can sign up, including independent artists, managers and promoters.
- Prices on the website, and a free trial you start yourself.
- Radio in 160+ countries, with the station, city, start time and duration of every play.
The short answer
If you are a label or a programmer working the French market and want radio, TV and club data together, Muzicast is built for that. If you are an artist, manager or promoter who wants every radio play of your songs, in France and beyond, at a published price, WARM is.
Free trial: 5 songs for 30 days. No credit card required.