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Ga Radio Hall of Fame Low Power FM in Kennesaw
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So Caller 10 can pick it up?
Anyone have a link to the permit application? Depending on where it is, Kennesaw has some terrain issues. If it's behind Kennesaw mountain or little Kennesaw, forget hearing it anywhere south. As much I would love to have such a station OTA in Cobb, unless it's transmitting FROM the top of Kennesaw, Blackjack, Lost Mountain or Vinings, coverage will be good for about 3-5 miles, and this is with a good quality receiver/car radio. If this does take off, hopefully it will be streamed online.
https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/map...ENNESAW&state=GA&fileno=BNPL-20131104AQV&.map
There is a link to the coverage map off the FCC website. The transmit location appears to be Chastain Rd at Big Shanty Rd
The coverage map for this one looks pretty good! There are several hundred thousand cars in that circle every day and probably a pop count of 50,000 peeps. With the right format this station could be viable.
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So I'm not the only one wondering why this format was selected.
The fundraising results tell the story.
Royalty Free?
Aren't OTR show largely in the public domain, and thus not bearing royalties (i.e., ASCAP, BMI, and copyright fees)?
Aren't OTR show largely in the public domain, and thus not bearing royalties (i.e., ASCAP, BMI, and copyright fees)?
According to the website, the format will be Easy Listening from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. That's not Old Time Radio.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/841057861/kennesaw-georgia-low-power-fm
OTR as an alternative format?
This was the comment to which I was responding about OTR as a format.
This was the comment to which I was responding about OTR as a format.
Aha, sorry. I wasn't thinking in terms of OTR, since most of it came from places other than GA.
However, I'll add that a lot of the classic network radio shows from the 30s and 40s aren't public domain, but owned by syndicators who charge for their usage. They bought them from the advertisers who originally owned them. I read that when NBC radio did a documentary on their own history, they had to pay for the use of shows they once aired.
Isn't the purpose of this station to give students experience running what is like a real station?
What students? This station is run by the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame. According to their website: "The station will be programmed by individuals with over 50 years experience in radio programming." That doesn't sound like students to me.
Roddy: I think GRHF talked with Kennesaw State University about students operating the station but the kids turned them down. Too bad....it would make a great student station.
Yes, the original press release said Kennesaw State students would operate the station, and I'm pretty sure legendary Atlanta personality Rhubarb Jones, who teaches at Kennesaw State, was instrumental in building it. I do see the latest press release says the station will be operated by volunteers.
I was thinking Rhubarb retired from KSU a couple of years back and worked fulltime for Steve Graddick at his AM station in Tallapoosa (which now has a translator on 93.7) Someone told me he does mornings out there now.
I don't think the station has a studio or transmitter site yet which is why they're trying to raise money.
I really like the concept of low power FMs although I wish they would raise the power levels to allow more consistent 5-10 mile coverage. This signal would make a great college station and the fact the kids said "no" speaks volumes about the future of radio.
Look at the coverage map again. Hundreds of thousands automobiles drive through this area every morning and evening. 40-50,000 people live in the coverage area. This signal has possibilities, not as a money maker but as a cume generator. Could those listeners then be translated into underwriting revenue?
I'm not sure that "the kids" had a vote in the matter. There are lots of student run stations around the country, including WRAS.
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