Project:EMFM
Wouldn't it be awesome if EMF camp had a event radio station? Yes, yes it would be incredibly awesome. So lets make one
Aims and Objectives
What do we want to broadcast?
- Recorded talks
- Live talks?
- Interviews
- Discussion & talk shows
- Music (from real live musicians and/or DJs?)
- Comedy?
- ???
- Profit
Licensing
| Item | Qty | Cost | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofcom RSL Application Fee | 1 | £400.00 | £400.00 |
| Ofcom RSL Daily Rate | 3 | £70.00 | £210.00 |
| PPL Short Term Radio Daily Rate | 3 | £35.00 | £105.00 |
| PRS/MCPS 3-day Discount Rate | 1 | £222.74 | £222.74 |
Financing
We need to make money (as well as prove to Ofcom that we can pay the bills).
Merchandise
- FM Radios
- FM Radio kits?
- Clothing
Advertising
Do we want to sell out?
Donations
Can we either reduce costs by having kit donated or have donations to pay for equipment?
Implementation
Accommodation
Where are we going to go?
Physical Space
Power Supply
Networking & Comms
Network connection, telephone lines
Acoustics?
Transmission
Processing
Software or hardware?
FM Transmission
A transmitter usually helps
Online Streaming
We need a PC and a sound card (preferably a good one), as well as a server on a reletively fat pipe to serve the stream (both internal and external)
DAB?
You can get event slots on some DAB muxes, we'd need to hire space at the mux and get some sort of codec, and some sort of transmission method (IP or ISDN, maybe microwave link)
Really expensive, and not so easy to sell radios at the site to pick it up.
Studio
Mixing
Microphones
Outboard
Playout
Outside Broadcasts
We might want to broadcast live from outside of the studio (and gain audience participation)
- UHF mic/belt pack tx + IEM? (depends on range required)
- Broadcast RF Tx/Rx?