Hi I'm Derek. I Iove AM/FM broadcast radio, have my entire life. I listen to radio for hours every day and am interested in all the workings around broadcast radio. Personnel, different station formats, tower sites, all aspects of broadcast radio are very interesting to me.
I'm in my early 30s, grew up in New Hampshire, but have been living in Southwest Florida for the past few years and will probably be here for the rest of my life I love it so much.
I've been reading these message boards for a very long time, years actually, just never signed up for an account to post anything until now, not sure why.
When I was younger I wanted to pursue a career in radio, I had an internship at WSMN 1590 in Nashua, New Hampshire, which I loved and it went very well. Also had a job shadow and behind the scenes tour at Saga Communications - Manchester, New Hampshire cluster (called Manchester Radio Group, if I remember correctly) around a dozen years ago. Also, my high school had an LPFM (WLLO 102.9 Londonderry, NH) and I did a ton with the station, everything from Sports play by play to recording programs, to hosting music shows.
Never wanted to go to college, I was never really a school person. But nonetheless with the resume I had, I feel like I could have probably gotten a job in a small market somewhere. But ultimately I decided I didn't want to scratch and Claw for low wages and try to work my way up. I wanted to do something that would pay the bills and give me the life I wanted much more quickly. I'm currently driving a cement mixer making $75,000 per year, with a wife and a mortgage, and life is good, just never ended up working on radio.
One of my hobbies that I've had for about two decades that I still enjoy today is viewing and taking pictures of broadcast radio transmitter sites. I never trespass, always stay where I'm allowed to be outside the fence and look at the site and the tower. I've seen literally hundreds of transmitters sites across more than a couple dozen states. It's always an adventure. Especially if it's a station I enjoy listening to, it's always a thrill getting to see the facility where the signal originates from. Only been inside transmitter buildings a couple times ever (always with permission and with somebody there to escort me). If anyone out there ever offers a tour of their site I would totally do it even if it involves traveling out of my home state.
Hopefully this isn't too much information
I'm in my early 30s, grew up in New Hampshire, but have been living in Southwest Florida for the past few years and will probably be here for the rest of my life I love it so much.
I've been reading these message boards for a very long time, years actually, just never signed up for an account to post anything until now, not sure why.
When I was younger I wanted to pursue a career in radio, I had an internship at WSMN 1590 in Nashua, New Hampshire, which I loved and it went very well. Also had a job shadow and behind the scenes tour at Saga Communications - Manchester, New Hampshire cluster (called Manchester Radio Group, if I remember correctly) around a dozen years ago. Also, my high school had an LPFM (WLLO 102.9 Londonderry, NH) and I did a ton with the station, everything from Sports play by play to recording programs, to hosting music shows.
Never wanted to go to college, I was never really a school person. But nonetheless with the resume I had, I feel like I could have probably gotten a job in a small market somewhere. But ultimately I decided I didn't want to scratch and Claw for low wages and try to work my way up. I wanted to do something that would pay the bills and give me the life I wanted much more quickly. I'm currently driving a cement mixer making $75,000 per year, with a wife and a mortgage, and life is good, just never ended up working on radio.
One of my hobbies that I've had for about two decades that I still enjoy today is viewing and taking pictures of broadcast radio transmitter sites. I never trespass, always stay where I'm allowed to be outside the fence and look at the site and the tower. I've seen literally hundreds of transmitters sites across more than a couple dozen states. It's always an adventure. Especially if it's a station I enjoy listening to, it's always a thrill getting to see the facility where the signal originates from. Only been inside transmitter buildings a couple times ever (always with permission and with somebody there to escort me). If anyone out there ever offers a tour of their site I would totally do it even if it involves traveling out of my home state.
Hopefully this isn't too much information
