Starting a Christian radio is perhaps one of the best ways to spread the gospel. To start a christian radio station is an easy task. But if you look back at the history of christian radio stations you will be surprised to  know that many of them could not sustain in their activity for a [...]

Content planning forms a vital aspect of managing the day to day activities at a radio station. What constitutes radio station content? Content refers to all programs that are to be broadcast through the  radio station. This includes songs, remarks of the anchor; fill in matter, documentaries, news, views, discussions, debates, commercials and every thing [...]

A foresighted management is the foundation of any organization and an radio station is no exception to it. And this foresightedness must be put in black and white and made available to all the tiers of the organization to ensure that the priorities and the processes are understood by one and all. This is where [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]