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WOU Radio Station
A non profit student radio system
The Idea
• A low cost student ran radio station
• Streaming web simulcast
Scenario one
• Build an AM radio station on campus
Pros
• Would be able to reach the community
and students.
• Lower cost than a full fledge FM station.
• Provides students with valuable training.
Cons
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Expensive to build
Licensure proved costly
High voltage safety concerns
RF hazard makes antenna location
difficult.
• Height of antenna makes construction
difficult.
Scenario Two
• Build a low power FM radio Station on
campus.
Pros
• Would be able to reach the community
and students.
• Lower cost than a full fledge FM station.
• Lower cost than a full fledge AM station.
• Antenna smaller with lower RF.
• No high Voltage
• Provides students with valuable training.
• No licensing --- just royalties
What the FCC thinks
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Low Power FM Broadcast Radio Stations
This page contains information about the Low Power FM (LPFM) radio service, which
was created by the Commission in January 2000. These stations are authorized for
noncommercial educational broadcasting only (no commercial operation) and
operate with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100 watts (0.1 kilowatts) or less,
with maximum facilities of 100 watts ERP at 30 meters (100 feet) antenna height
above average terrain (HAAT). The approximate service range of a 100 watt LPFM
station is 5.6 kilometers (3.5 miles radius). LPFM stations are not protected from
interference that may be received from other classes of FM stations. A construction
permit is required before a LPFM station can be constructed or operated.
LPFM stations are available to noncommercial educational entities and public safety
and transportation organizations, but are not available to individuals or for commercial
operations. Current broadcast licensees with interests in other media (broadcast or
newspapers) are not eligible to obtain LPFM stations.
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LPFM stations must protect authorized radio broadcast stations on the same channel
or frequency (cochannel), as well as broadcast stations on first, second, or thirdadjacent channels above or below the LPFM station's frequency. This protection is
accomplished through the use of minimum distance separation requirements, which
are set forth in 47 CFR 73.807 [PDF].
Cons
• Lower output wattage ~ travels under 10
miles.
LPFM radio station
What is in it
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50 watt FM Stereo Transmitter
Integrated CD Player
Integrated Cassette Player
Built In Audio Mixer
Professional Microphone and Cables
Omni directional 3.4db Gain Antenna and Coax
Installed and prewired in a high impact road
case!
• Dedicated media server for simulcast.
Webcast system needs
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Minimum System Requirements
CPU 1.0 GHz
Windows server 2003
1 GB RAM
DSL Internet connection
A direct IP connection.
500 GB Hard drive
We Recommend:
A dedicated machine for broadcasting; broadcasting can be CPU intensive
Dual ISDN Internet connection or better
Full duplex, medium to high end sound card
2GB RAM or more
CPU 2.0 GHz or faster
Mid to high end quality microphone
Clean source audio
Sufficient hard drive space for a collection of audio files if you intend on
broadcasting from your hard drive.
2 one TB hard drives
Webcast software needs
•Both streaming technologies are similar in how they work and neither
seems to be a better choice over the other. They both use MP3 format for
their music files.
•Media for broadcast and simulcast in MP3 format
Content Licensure for Radio
Stations
• Regular multicast (Radio and internet)
broadcasting licensure
• Licensing through the BMI
• BMI is a performing right organization: It
collects license fees on behalf of its
songwriters, composers and music
publishers and distributes them as
royalties to those members whose works
have been performed.
Content Licensure requirements
All campus radio stations under the noncommercial compulsory rate will furnish BMI
weekly lists of each station’s performance of all
musical works. These lists will include
information as to whether or not the station’s
performances were transmitted over the Internet.
The compositions performed will be indicated by
title and composer upon written request by BMI
with not less than two weeks notice. Such lists
need not be furnished for more than two weeks
for each contract year.
Content Licensure requirements
cont.
• The Two-tier Option is for colleges with lower full-time enrollment
and fewer musical attractions than larger institutions. This option
requires that each musical attraction (that is, those only promoted by
the school) be reported separately.
• This option consists of a two-part license fee:
(A) The first part is an annual payment, calculated by multiplying the
Per Student Fee times the full-time equivalent (FTE) student
enrollment in the fall academic term. There is a minimum fee for this
option for each contract year.
(B) The second part of the fee structure for the two-tier option is a
fee for any musical event presented on the college premises and
promoted only the institution itself and where the entertainment
costs total $1500 or more. This fee is determined by two factors:
• - the seating capacity of the facility; and
- the gross ticket revenues.
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• requires the payment of an annual CPI-adjusted fee.
This compulsory fee is charged for each campus radio
broadcasting station which does not receive revenue
from the sale of air time and which is not licensed under
the terms of any license agreement between BMI and
NPR.
• On an annual basis, you will be asked to submit an
updated Exhibit A to assist BMI in identifying web sites
affiliated with your college or university that use music so
that BMI will know to exclude them for its routine Internet
licensing sales efforts.
-BMI
Cost projection
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$5500 for station kit
$2500 estimated FCC permit to build
$3500 for server
$4000 software / media
$500-1000 a year in Royalty licensing
$2000 labor for initial setup.
$UNK student upkeep & Mgmt (funded?)
$20,000 estimated for site survey
Total= Approximately $38,500 and the yearly
cost of BMI.