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Terrestrial radio will always be around in some form, quite possibly as a secondary media channel.  When cable tv came out in the early seventies, most people laughed at it, but in the end, it ended up becoming (IMO) the dominant media channel leaving many of the traditional over-the-air television stations in the back seat of the car.

In NY,…[Read more]

I’m pleased to announce that the issue has been abated and all live and automated  issues have be resolved.  Thanks everyone for your understanding.

Spareparts;  I neglected to tell you that yes, it’s okay to use our statement of policy as a template if you so desire.

Spareparts,  that photo was taken at our place of full time employment and not at WBXO.

I wrote the statement of policy originally 35 years ago; there have been several modifications since that time.

Artisan Radio; to answer your question, the station is a part 15/internet based operation.  As you can see in the pictures, we use a lot of old radio equipment which works well for us.

The station is located in the lower level of my house; I decided to build it there as opposed to a small barn on my property for ease of use and keeps me out of…[Read more]

Carl,  thanks for your kind words;  I’ll speak to our webmaster and see about posting a pic of the  transmitter/Antenna and crew (two people).  (I’m assuming you mean the local community FM I’m the chief at and not the part 15 I run?)

Glad you enjoyed the website; it’s the result of a lot of hard work on the part of the staff.

Artisan Radio,  you are correct;  sometimes finding volunteers who’ll commit themselves to an operation can be a very challenging task to say the least.  I’m fortunate in that many of the volunteers come from a radio background and they have a love of the craft.  For us, its over 40 years of building up the station from a three man operation run…[Read more]

Interesting read on the postings in this thread.

What I’ve found in the past 40+ years of involvement in Part 15 radio is that some stations are what we call “one man band” operations where one individual does it all and it works fine for them.  Other Part 15 stations have a staff of volunteers who work in tandem with the owner of the station…[Read more]

Lets everyone try and get along; remember, you always attract more flies with honey then vinegar.  Happy Holidays everyone!

I’m the chief engineer at the local Community FM station and believe it or not that’s what we use to get the signal to our transmitting facilities 6 miles away.  Not too dependable but its all they can afford at this time.

It’s commonly acknowledged that the most creative people are very neurotic.

My psychology teacher told us that when i was in college.

Led Zeppelin’s  No Quarter

Metallica – One

Rockin’ In The USA – John Cougar Mellencamp

sounds magnificent going through a 5 band processor.

The station where I’m the Chief Engineer at, the test went smoothly as anticipated on our part; the audio had some noise in it but then again, when the government is involved you take what you get.  🙂