I think you're living in the past! 😂 The concept of racks, transmitters and rooms to store it all in is cumbersome, outdated and surplus to requirements in 2023. Thats the point, you don't need all of this stuff to start a radio station. How do people listen to the radio now? Smart speakers, phones, connected devices (incl cars). Your 3.5kW transmitter is going to be useless trying to reach those. When you say they are "Just internet streaming services" What you mean, like "just" Netflix aka the biggest broadcaster in the world? Oh wait... They don't have any transmitters either 🤔

@@JamesMulvanyTV Definition of radio: The transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages:. If your going to advertise how to build a radio station, you might want to study the actual meaning of radio. Anyone can plug a mixer into a computer and stream. Broadcast streaming or podcasting would be the correct definition. As far as our 3.5 kW transmitter being useless, tell that to the millions of broadcasting companies across the country that run class A, B & C terrestrial over the air broadcasts and the few mom and pop operations like ours that still serve our community delivering news sports weather info to our dedicated listeners.

@@snugglebunnyhaven7258 Agreed. Over here in NZ when we were hit by a nasty cyclone, it took out phone,internet and cell service. What people turned to for emergency info was their trusty AM and FM RADIO stations.

@@alexbrunt897 That's the thing about actual radio. Even over TV it's more reliable. As an engineer, I can build a small temporary broadcast station with very little effort. Analog AM FM is very reliable means to communicate. When TV went HD, although picture is clearer, it's not reliable. Thunderstorms knock it out. The analog was more powerful. And yes during disasters terrestrial radio is always better. Internet outages among other things. Even ham radio is relied on heavily.

Glad you found it useful, my pleasure!

Does she make any money doing this? It's a lot of stuff to learn, especially if you're starting out and have no idea how to start. It would be a true learning experience

PKE broadcast consoles NexGen Automation 2 Denon CD Carts( Backup) Adobe Audtion plus Voxpro Rack 1 Optimod 8100a with a pair of Texar Audio Prisims Inovonics 531 FM modulation monitor Marti ST 10 STL Rack 2 Optimod 8700 Inovonics 531 FM modulation monitor RVR 2470 STL. Although we do live stream, we do not rely on IP as our main source of transmission.

That's Adobe Audition

Also (increasingly) on commercials. Not my thing either, being an outsider to that local community. Uncertain what the precise "T-dropping" rule is (occasional "stray" T's pop up!). But I feel sophisticated when dropping appropriate letters in French.

@Neil Forbes i worked at a community radio station between 2007 and 2012 the basic set up was one CD player (Denon),one turntable,mini disc (for community announcements) and one computer and what you hear in the studio through speakers is not coming through the mixer its actually the live broadcast itself just in case of a technical hitch sometimes the station uses KZfaq if you're trying to get hold of a song that is not available i have visited radio stations on the east coast on NSW some of them are good and some i wouldn't visit again on station near Newcastle is a good example

@@top40researcher31 The speakers in the studio are *always* hooked up to a tuner/amp in the control room to monitor the signal coming back from the transmitter in order to check if the transmitter fails. But the speakers can be switched to monitor the output from the mixing desk if needed. Generally radio stations are equipped with two CD players, two turntables, two(or three) minidisc recorder/players, but we'll assume two for the moment, three microphones(presenter and up to two studio guests[interviewees, perhaps]) and a computer, and a cassette deck for the presenter to record him/herself for "air-check" purposes. The scale of *importance* in each piece of gear is thus: 50% = Mixing Desk + microphones. 16% = CD players(X2 - 8% each). 16% - Turntables(X2 - 8% each). 16% = Minidisc Recorder/Players(X2 - 8% each) for a total of 48% for CD/MD & Turntables. 2% = Computer. Cassette deck not counted. That adds up to 100%. The computer is the *LEAST IMPORTANT* component in a studio as it can create problems and should not be heavily relied upon. Trouble is, too many presenters today are *NOT* properly trained in how to use the turntables, CD players or MD decks, and get stuck if the computer plays up.

@@neilforbes416 in the old days community radio used two turn tables these days its just one as you have the computer and CD Player but most people use KZfaq as its source you wouldnt be able to tell the difference

@@neilforbes416 i was just reading your response here *air check* i used to do that a lot when i had cassettes (i don't know what they use now) i use to record my program take it home and play it just something to listen to it was fun and i do miss those days

@@top40researcher31 I didn't record my shows at PSFM as they weren't meant for posterity. They were just meant to be enjoyed "in the moment" by the listener(s).