There is supposed to be an LPFM window in the fall.
________________________________ From: lightgrw <light...@verizon.net> To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 2:57:20 PM Subject: Re: [AsburyPark] Re: Save GRock There's good software out there that'll create a pirate station for less than $500. Simple hardware added to a computer with about a 10 watt reach. I'd love for them to open up a way for LPFM licenses rather than run the risk of going pirate... But it's tempting :) Mike Hemeon wrote: > > You could set up a 100 watt station and get the range of WYGG, further > if you can get you antenna up higher. You can pick up a 10 or 20 watt > transmitter for a few hundred dollars. All you need is a small mixer, > a laptop, some DJ software and you are on the air. You can automate it > so you never have to be there. > > Twenty watts will give you about three good miles depending on the > height of the antenna. > > The FCC doesn't have time to mess with pirate stations as long as you > don't interfere with other stations and keep the obscenity down, but > in NJ they have their own state law that makes it a felony to operate > any sort of radio transmitting equipment without a license. 104.7 > looks open. > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > From: Jack Pitzer <hing...@yahoo. com <mailto:hinge98% 40yahoo.com> > > To: asburyp...@yahoogro ups.com <mailto:AsburyPark% 40yahoogroups. com> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:16:50 AM > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Save GRock > > What about a smaller station, like a pirate one, that has a smaller > power output and > broadcasts to a "micro market". > > --- In asburyp...@yahoogro ups.com, Mike Hemeon <tvnetdude2000@ ...> > wrote: > > > > Since there are no more frequencies to be had, the only way to > create such a station > would be to buy a radio station and change the format OR perhaps take > your chances on a > pirate station. You might aproach the non-comm stations that are at > the college and > universities to program at least a few hours a day of GROCK type > programming. They may > already be picking up on it. > > There is going to be a protest at the station on Saturday to > reinstate the old > programming this should be good. It will be great publicity for the > station. > > http://www.app. com/article/ 20090122/ NEWS/90122024 > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > From: Jack Pitzer <hing...@... > > > To: asburyp...@yahoogro ups.com > > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:32:44 PM > > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Save GRock > > > > > > You seem pretty knowledgeable about radio. > > In your opinion, besides the money aspect, what do you think it > would take to create a > > similar radio station to GROCK. > > How could one scale down and operate on a smaller budget and still > serve the > community? > > It seems like the audience is there. Aren't they as vital to the > success of radio as is the > > teen demographic that the change is gear toward? > > There's already so many stations in our area playing exactly the > same top 40. > > > > --- In asburyp...@yahoogro ups.com, Mike Hemeon <tvnetdude2000@ ...> > wrote: > > > > > > Grock is two radio stations that with a combined coverage area from > > northern Monmouth county to beyond Atlantic City. They are far from > worthless > properties > > or in jeopardy of going off the air anytime soon regardless of what > format they adopt. It > is > > just a matter of how much money they will make. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > > From: Jack Pitzer <hinge98@ > > > > To: asburyp...@yahoogro ups.com > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 5:45:11 PM > > > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Save GRock > > > > > > > > > It's definitely a loss to the entire music scene within it's > listening range. > > > I know so many people that listen to this station at work, and I'm > sure they are up in > > arms, > > > and in search of what to listen to next. This will probably be > another nail in the coffin > of > > > terrestrial radio. > > > > > > --- In asburyp...@yahoogro ups.com, "fancypaaantz" <fancypaaantz@ > ...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Or said another way, everyone here is always talking about AP > and its > > > > music scene. Well, a huge part of the music scene here (Pony, > > > > Convention Hall) and at Starland is alternative. Beyonce will > not be > > > > playing at the Pony any time soon. But the one station that would > > > > sponsor shows and announce shows at these venues is now gone. I > think > > > > that is a loss to our music scene. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! 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