Creating you own small Radio Station!?! Any Radio enthusiasts out there?

tempo_n_groove

Not sure to put this in Gear heads, Other music?  Here seems like a better fit.

So I have been curious about making my own radio station and transmitting from my place.  You can legally do this but it can only have a 200' range. 
200 damn feet. 
So all of 4 houses will be able to hear your broadcast, lol.

The FCC has a division called LPFM which is Low Powered Frequency Modulation.  This division would allow a radio station of 100watts to broadcast a signal about 3.5 mile radius.  This was more up my wheel house!!!!  Only problem is they haven't issued a license for this since 2013...

Is there anyone out there that has delved in radio or broadcasting that would have some more info about getting in to this?

I don't want to do Pirate radio but am interested in starting up something legal.  I used to listen to the PJ Monkey wrench broadcasts back in the day.  I'm pretty sure those were illegal?

Anybody?  Any HAM operators?

Everyone does a podcast, I'd like to try radio.

Thanks

cp3iverson

In highschool i wanted to do this after watching Pump Up the Volume.   Just to play awesome bands who would never otherwise make it on the airwaves

tempo_n_groove

cp3iverson said:

In highschool i wanted to do this after watching Pump Up the Volume.   Just to play awesome bands who would never otherwise make it on the airwaves

Exactly my thoughts.  Playing tunes and reaching a different audience!

I'm hoping that someone can shed some light for me.

bluegrace

Nowadays you don't need to have your own radio station. You just start a podcast, over the internet. Minimum effort, well, you have to have a program, but not much effort and you can reach many.

Pap

I've been hosting radio shows (on-and-off) in various Greek radio stations since I was in high school (2004). I've also DJed in a few Greek alternative bars. Nowadays, along with the occasional guest DJ nights, I host a weekly online radio show called Leatherman's Grunt. You can check it out here: Leatherman's Grunt.

tempo_n_groove

Pap said:

I've been hosting radio shows (on-and-off) in various Greek radio stations since I was in high school (2004). I've also DJed in a few Greek alternative bars. Nowadays, along with the occasional guest DJ nights, I host a weekly online radio show called Leatherman's Grunt. You can check it out here: Leatherman's Grunt.

Thanks Pap!!!

tempo_n_groove

bluegrace said:

Nowadays you don't need to have your own radio station. You just start a podcast, over the internet. Minimum effort, well, you have to have a program, but not much effort and you can reach many.

I know about podcasts but I was hoping to do radio so that maybe someone was fooling with the dial and stumbles across a cool song that I'd be playing.

Ahhhh, nostalgia!!!

Pap

tempo_n_groove

Pap said:

One can dream...