Costs involved in setting up a radio station can be broadly classified under two heads – 1. Estimating one time costs (Capital expenditure) 2. Estimating recurring working capital costs. (Expenses) These post discuses the one time setup costs or the capital expenditure expected if you set up a radio station. While the list could be [...]

Set up a radio station Series: HR A typical radio station will follow an organization structure quiet similar to this – Production The production department of  a radio station consists of the Production staff, Operations staff and on air personalities  like hosts, co-host, anchors, disc jockeys or radio jockeys what ever you call them. The [...]

A lot of functions that were managed using costly equipments until a few year back are now entrusted to software programs. This has not only reduced the radio station setup cost considerably, but it has also offered wide flexibility to radio station owners. Most of the software programs used in a radio station setup are [...]

Creating a stable revenue stream is the greatest challenge to be handled when starting a radio station. Access to a stable income source for the radio station means that you can hire the best talents, build great programs for broadcasting and attract an even larger audience. As an owner of the radio station, you will [...]

Understanding basics of antenna used in a radio station An antenna is a transducer that is used to change incoming radio frequency electric current to signals for radiation into the space as electromagnetic signals. A good antenna is very crucial for quality broadcasting. Thus if you plan to set up a radio station, you should [...]

Start FM radio station …. using your household computer and some inexpensive and easy to install equipments. What if I told you that you could add a few pieces of relatively inexpensive equipments to your normal computer and start your own Fm radio station, broadcasting at an average radius of 9 miles all this with [...]

You tube is a great place to get videos on most of the topics under the sun. I picked up some relevant videos on How to start Radio station. 1. How to start an open-source radio station 2. Start A Radio Station Online using SHOUTcast We are also working on a video explaining how to [...]

Start community radio station Today, I came  across a girl who has been trying to mobilize  funds to start a community radio station. She has been doing this for the last 3 months but has not yet managed to garner any worthwhile donor’s support. I discussed her case and immediately discovered some major lacunae in [...]

Cost to start radio station A misplaced notion, that it involves incurring huge cost to start radio station, keeps many people at bay from venturing here. Fortunately, these days it is pretty affordable to start a radio station because inexpensive software programs have replaced the functions of several hitherto expensive equipments. You also don’t need [...]

Types of radio Station The first step to start radio station is to decide an appropriate method for transmission. This post will explain the most common transmission options 1. Low power FM -  A Low Power FM (LPFM) radio station can only broadcast educational content. They are not allowed to undertake any commercial operation. A [...]