I've run internet radio stations before, so on the technical side it is quite easy. However...
The hard parts are: 1) Being legal - licensing 2) Paying for it - bandwidth costs 3) Getting consistent listeners (leading to profit / covering the costs) 4) Having constant uptime on broadcasts - a person settings schedules, everyone following them and not flaking like bitches 5) Having interesting content - interviews, call-ins, competitions, news
Ask Britt about the last two, I'm sure she will agree. I don't know how professional radio stations do it, but on an informal internet radio, it has to be SOMEONE's job.
Thats why $2,000 is not only reasonable, it is actually an extremely good deal. He has solved all the problems.
I've run internet radio stations before, so on the technical side it is quite easy. However...
The hard parts are: 1) Being legal - licensing 2) Paying for it - bandwidth costs 3) Getting consistent listeners (leading to profit / covering the costs) 4) Having constant uptime on broadcasts - a person settings schedules, everyone following them and not flaking like bitches 5) Having interesting content - interviews, call-ins, competitions, news
Ask Britt about the last two, I'm sure she will agree. I don't know how professional radio stations do it, but on an informal internet radio, it has to be SOMEONE's job.
Thats why $2,000 is not only reasonable, it is actually an extremely good deal. He has solved all the problems.
Yes, the last two are very hard. We elect on person to set the schedules, one to train the DJs and oversee everything and deal with violations, such as not showing up without trying to get someone to cover you or breaking the rules. As for interesting content, yes, that is tough if you produce the same show every week, while you'll have a hardcore small following that enjoy that, attracting and keeping new listeners is not easy.
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The hard parts are:
1) Being legal - licensing
2) Paying for it - bandwidth costs
3) Getting consistent listeners (leading to profit / covering the costs)
4) Having constant uptime on broadcasts - a person settings schedules, everyone following them and not flaking like bitches
5) Having interesting content - interviews, call-ins, competitions, news
Ask Britt about the last two, I'm sure she will agree. I don't know how professional radio stations do it, but on an informal internet radio, it has to be SOMEONE's job.
Thats why $2,000 is not only reasonable, it is actually an extremely good deal. He has solved all the problems.