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Hello everyone I’m new here
I have a ? I just move back to my home town that has only one local radio station it has been on the air since 1952 it servers the town and the whole County no other station has are ever will be in this area my town is a small town the station is locally owned and operated what would be any ones option on me sething up my part 15 radio here in my home town the local station 95.3 fm and am classic hits
Thanks for your option and advice
Total posts : 45366You should be able to set up your station even though the station there may not like it. If you are legal they can’t stop you…my opinion only
Mark
Total posts : 45366unless you live in an apartment building where your listeners are within a 100 or so ft of you, fm is of no real usefulness.
Total posts : 45366Hello Rock ‘n Oldies 1570! You’re in a good place. I’d stay away from FM. 300 to 500 feet is the max you’re gonna legally get out of that. AM is your friend!
With a Hamilton RangeMaster you might cover a couple miles in a circle. A ProCaster does as good as well. Those are pretty much set to go. Then there is the SSTRAN AMT-3000. If you build a loading coil and attach it to a 10 foot pipe…that’ll resonate a couple miles in the right conditions.
Here are links to the above:
http://www.am1000rangemaster.com/
And this is the Grain Industries Part 15 AM Transmitter. I know NOTHING about this:
http://www.waynemillerassociates.com/GI/GIindex.htm
Studio equipment. How into it do you wanna get? Wanna do this?
http://hawkins.pair.com/wqxr/wqxr_console.jpg
Or this?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEp-pEKUEAE2pQp.jpg
That’s what we had when I started in radio back in 1970. But you can do well with a small Mackie mixer and a computer. Maybe a CD player or two. Radio Brandy is a Part 15 (sort of) set up:
http://www.outlawradio.us/image/Kara_Remote_Studio-400.jpg
https://radiobrandy.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/isdnstudiox3501.jpg?w=450
Really, just a mixer and a computer and microphone will do to start. Youtube has all the music.
Hope this helps!
Doug
Total posts : 45366Welcome to the board!
I’d go AM and jump on a format not available in your area, or atleast not a format that will disrupt the local station. The local station may or may not have an issue with your presence, more often than not the engineers and DJs will like it while the sales team and management might not. With it being a mom & pop I’d avoid selling ads. If you are lucky the local station might be willing to help or sell you their old unused gear. The key is to not appear to be, or end up being, their competition.
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