About Your Station (Survey)

Would like to participate, but not if BMI is snooping the net, including possibly this site, looking for part 15 stations. See Topic below on BMI.

Format: 80's top 40, Local News, Weather
Frequency: 1630
Station Name: Manteca Local Radio
Location: Manteca, CA
Website: none anymore
Transmitter(s): AM1000, Gittings 100mW, and LPB AM30 fixed to work right, and LPB TA100
Automation Computer: Dell XPS450 (didn't need a good one)
Been on the air since: I think August/Sept 03
Microphone(s)?: Behringer B1 Condenser, Shure Dynamic
Mixing Board?: A custom built 1967 AM Board that was rescued from KZSU

I thought this would be fun.....Simply fill this out and let everybody know a little more about your station!!

Format:
Frequency:
Station Name:
Location:
Website:
Transmitter(s):
Automation Computer:
Been on the air since:
Microphone(s)?:
Mixing Board?:

Here's mine

Format: 60s70s Oldies
Frequency: 94.9 FM and 1690 AM
Station Name: Oldies 95 and the NEW 1690
Location: Laurens, SC
Website: http://www.Oldies95SC.com
Transmitter(s): Ramsey FM25B and Ramsey AM1C
Antenna: RadioShack FM Antenna
Automation Computer: Gateway
Been on the air since: March 25th, 2005
Microphone(s)?: 3 RadioShack ones
Mixing Board?: RadioShack 7 Channel

Same fears as pkradio,would like to participate, but best not.

Hi

I want to know is the Ramsey AM1C a good transmitter. does it really give you 1/4 mile? And what do you use for an antenna? Love to see what you say

Thanks

Oh, what the heck, I'll chime in - if BMI wants to drive up here and spy on me that will probably double my audience!

Format: News/Talk, with FSN and QNN news
Frequency: 1700
Station Name: AM1700 (original, no?)
Location: New Gloucester Maine
Website: AM1700.info
Transmitter(s): Hamilton Rangemaster
Automation Computer: Frankenbox running Zara Radio
Been on the air since: Fall 2006 (started in Portland and moved it with me)
Microphone(s)?: Got one somewhere around here
Mixing Board?: Behringer

by MRAM 1500 kHz
Format: Indie Music
Frequency: 1500 AM
Station Name: MRAM 1500
Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Website: MRAM 1500
Transmitter(s): Talking House II, Metzo, Radio Systems Phase II
Automation Computer: Zara Radio
Been on the air since: 2004 as MRAM - on and off since 1963 at the tender age of 10.
Microphone(s)?: Shure, Audio Technica, Marshall, Sampson,
Mixing Board?: Soundcraft Series II 40 channel, Sound Tech ST164 16 channel

We have a recording studio in home and feature musicians that have recorded here at Miles Robert Audio.

Nice responses to your questions. Here's my rather boring offering:

Format:Varies, but usually talk radio.
Frequency:1670 kHz and 90.9 MHz.
Station Name: None
Location: Ohio as far as I can see every direction I look
Website: none
Transmitter(s): AMT-3000 and FM-25A
Automation Computer: My PC, when not manual, JetAudio
Been on the air since: On and off since 1959 (anyone here start before this?)
Microphone(s)?: Calrad DM-12 for ham, never use it for part 15
Mixing Board?: Just use Creative mixer bundled with my sound card...works for me

You might correctly assume that I am not serious about community casting, but I am using Part 15 AM and FM for my personal purposes and enjoyment. Nonetheless, it is good to read about others' efforts and stations. To each their own.

Neil

Here's another...

Format: Variety (Gold-based AC, cross country, oldies, some standards)
Frequency: 1610 AM
Station Name: Musicbox 1610
Location: east of Tallahassee, FL
Website: http://www.musicbox1610.com
Transmitter: Hamilton Rangemaster
Automation computer: Gateway running Zara
(I also do live programs 5-6 times a week)
On-air since: Sept. 16, 2007
Microphone; Sennheiser MD-421
Mixing board: Cetec/Sparta AS 30-B
Production/Studio B: Optimus
Also have an old Collins from the 60s I'm planning to restore

Musicbox is my third low power AM. My first was WKJO, a carrier current station; later WJJD on 1160 AM, which I launched in 2003.
WJJD still operates as Internet-only after being damaged by a storm in 2005.

WJJD Country Giant:
http://www.live365.com/stations/alanmccall

Musicbox 1610
http://www.musicbox1610.com

Format: News/Talk - Classic Radio shows
Frequency: 1590 AM
Station Name: americansunriseradio.us
Location:Las Vegas, NV
Website: http://www.americansunriseradio.us
Transmitter(s): Metzo
Automation Computer: ipaq 500mhz
Been on the air since: 2006 sometime
Microphone(s)?: Yes. Duh.
Mixing Board?:Nope.

http://www.wyattcox.net
http://www.americansunriseradio.com

Format: Classic Hits
Frequency: 1650 kHz
Station Name: East Hill Radio
Location: Snoqualmie, WA
Website: www.easthillradio.com
Transmitter(s): Rangemaster (primary), TH II (backup), SSTran (reserve) Currently operating on the backup
Automation Computer: Dell
Been on the air since: 2003
Microphone(s)?: Off-brand condenser mike
Mixing Board?: Yamaha

Planned upgrades: Install Rangemaster, rebuild on-air studio and rebuild production facility.

Frank
www.easthillradio.com

Format: NOAA Wx + Sporting News Radio relay
Frequency: 1270 KHz
Station Name: SCWIS
Location: Bellingham, WA
Website: www.scwis.com
Transmitter(s): Talking House V 3.1
Automation Computer: Dell 266 running DOS with a parallel port relay to switch in NOAA
Been on the air since: 1989 (various locations, Freqs, etc)
Microphone(s)?: Pre-recorded content only
Mixing Board?: Hand soldered LM386 based distribution amplifier and parallel port relay, debounced with diodes, for source switching.

Experimental broadcasting for a better tomorrow!

Here's a blatant attempt to hijack a thread.....acutally not...just want to keep the interesting info exchange going.

I have laid claim so far to the earliest start in part 15 AM...1959 (not kHz, year AD).

SCWIS now, without knowing it, has the claim to the lowest frequency ..1270 kHz, or is is Hz?

How low can you go and how far back can you go?

Where else can you have this much fun?

Neil

Neil,

My former station was on 1160; the carrier current station was on 1120.

I had the 1160 transmitter custom built for that frequency, but it used
crystals, so it could be changed.

This is an interesting thread, for sure.

WJJD Country Giant:
http://www.live365.com/stations/alanmccall

Musicbox 1610
http://www.musicbox1610.com

Format: Old Jazz, Old Popular, Old Time Radio, various bits and pieces
Frequency: 99.7 FM Mono
Station Name: Artisan Radio
Location: Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
Website: www.artisanradio.com
Transmitter(s): Decade MS-100
Automation Computer: PC 3Ghz, 1GB memory with ZaraRadio, Virtual Audio Cable, OddCast; IBM Server (for streaming) with 4 processors, 2GB memory, Windows Media Server, IceCast
Been on the air since: 2006
Microphone(s)?: Behringer
Mixing Board?: Mackie mixer 12 channel, Behringer compressor

Licensed with SOCAN up here in Canada so fully legal re copyright. Unlicensed FM is actually useable in Canada, as we're allowed 4 times the power of the U.S. Although equipment restrictions are more severe (if it's not approved for unlicensed use by Industry Canada, it's considered illegal). 100uv@30 meters translates into a 3uv signal at 1km, which most car radios can easily pick up with quieting (mono) - some car radios can go to the 2uv range which increases coverage. We're located on the side of a hill overlooking our listening area, so there are minimal obstructions.