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Anyone know how to go about starting a radio station?

I mean a REAL radio station?

IMHO (and I'm sure you'll all agree), Montreal radio SUCKS ASS.... and we're in DIRE need of an electronic music station. Especially since Montreal is a leading electronic music city.

Does anyone know how to do this? I know it costs money, I know it aint easy to do, I just wanna see what steps are involved in something like this, and if anyone is interested in taking on such a project....

Anyone?

I've been thinking about if for a while... CRTC sent me stuff... havent had time to read... want it i can send u the stuff to read

Jesteraver was interested in starting up an all EDM music station here in Mtl. I'm not sure if he still is, but if not there are more than enough people here willing to help, including me. :P

I am... but just want to people to read over the fine print with me and all so we can do it correctly... i dont wanna be the only idiot trying to do something great for this city!

can u send it to me ?

You can buy radio kits over the internet (this page looks pretty godd, but it's also the first one that popped up on google...) ) and you can broadcast anywhere in the city. You don't need to be licensed if you're under 50 watts but you won't come anywhere close if you are trying to set this thing up in your apartment (say, closer to ten watts). 50 W is like a major pole and a lot of electricity, so that costs a bundle. 10 W will give you a broadcast range of about a klik in any direction, so if you live in a strategic place, like the plateau or in Pt. St. Charles, you will be able to get a lot of listeners. OK, the reason why I haven't done this is because: 1) I don't have the time to learn how to solder (maybe this summer...) and 2) I don't have enough stuff to constantly play (not even a useable computer so I could let 'er rip). If anyone starts one of these, let the rest of us know so we can tell friends, etc. Yes, radio in this city blows chickens. The kits will usually cost about $200 - $300. OK, the radio free berkely site has everything else that you want...

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Originally posted by ImmyJ You can buy radio kits over the internet (this page looks pretty godd, but it's also the first one that popped up on google...) ) and you can broadcast anywhere in the city. You don't need to be licensed if you're under 50 watts but you won't come anywhere close if you are trying to set this thing up in your apartment (say, closer to ten watts). 50 W is like a major pole and a lot of electricity, so that costs a bundle. 10 W will give you a broadcast range of about a klik in any direction, so if you live in a strategic place, like the plateau or in Pt. St. Charles, you will be able to get a lot of listeners. OK, the reason why I haven't done this is because: 1) I don't have the time to learn how to solder (maybe this summer...) and 2) I don't have enough stuff to constantly play (not even a useable computer so I could let 'er rip). If anyone starts one of these, let the rest of us know so we can tell friends, etc. Yes, radio in this city blows chickens. The kits will usually cost about $200 - $300. OK, the radio free berkely site has everything else that you want...

Nifty link. Now just need to contact the CRTC. Contact DJ's and other streaming radio stations to see if we can re-air their sets, etc. We got to get together a couple of us, who wants to get this off the ground.

You don't need to contact the CRTC if it's under 50 W. All you need is to find a frequency that no one else is using and hide your amps, transmitters, and run an antennae up something inconspicuous. Remember: this is pirate radio. Do you really want to pay licensing fees and worry about infringing copyrights? Dude, you're providing a necessary service to this community. I would work on this piece later on in the summer (gotta do school and my magazine first) but it's gonna cost some cash. The radio free berkeley site has their own, home-made wares and they're pretty reasonably priced - like $2000 for the entire kit. Thing is: with recent months of hendonistic activity in this very decadent town has left me close to destitute. If you want to do this, find some schmuck with lotsa expendable cash and milk it dry...

Hmmm....that sounds interesting. I mean, if we can get 50W, thats not bad! Gotta have it downtown (I live in Ville St. Laurent, unfortunately). But I'm interested in doing this.

Maybe we can call chip in for a set or something.

We NEEEEEED some good music here man.....MIX 96 is GAY!

I'm pretty sure I could convince my building owner to let me put a small antenna on the roof, or worst comes to worse we can just climb a tree and hide one on top of Mt. Royal. :P

I'll let one of you do it the illegal way. Probably take 10 years for the CRTC to see wtf going on but should work.

yeah its difinitly a good idea and i doubt you'd run out of music im sure some local ta djs will more then gladly play their sets on the radio.i'd be interested in helping out with some way if needed.

im in give me a pm when a serious meating is in the works

^^^ +1

Sometime in May? I dont know how that sounds for some people for a meet up to talk about this?

Yeah, sure...why not? May's OK with me. Just not the weekend of the 14th....or the 8th

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Originally posted by jesteraver Sometime in May? I dont know how that sounds for some people for a meet up to talk about this?

Jesteraver the TA meet up PROMOTER

I would say Friday, but I have a feeling everyone going to see Howells @ Aria. Next week bad for me, exams. May 1 - 14, I'm totally open. Not sure if everyone else is open for the 1st two weeks of May.

We can do the underground way w/o the CRTC approval.

Yo, I'm for sure in. Just tell me where and when. I'll be there.

guys supper at a resto sounds good, and be sure to do some research on the costs and the logistics of promotion and shit on this. because getting there and talking about wat we are goin to research would be a waste of time

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Originally posted by djlemeir guys supper at a resto sounds good, and be sure to do some research on the costs and the logistics of promotion and shit on this. because getting there and talking about wat we are goin to research would be a waste of time

Sounds good.

Underground or legit we going to do... or look at both?

I guess we should look at both.

wot music?
all edm genres or only some of them?
is ur target market large enough and feasible/reachable/actionable?
wot r ur objectives?
wot r ur expectations?
wot do u hope to gain from this?

u gotta think of those things in advance n propose them to each other.....
good luck!

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Originally posted by Deejiuana wot music? all edm genres or only some of them? is ur target market large enough and feasible/reachable/actionable? wot r ur objectives? wot r ur expectations? wot do u hope to gain from this? u gotta think of those things in advance n propose them to each other..... good luck!

From my point of view the objective of this project is to get people to start listening to real good trance and other edm tunes. Not the crappy stuff you hear on Montreal radio stations now. Expectations are minimal, see if we can get more people to like trance, progressive, etc and not the cheese that Mix 96 and other stations play. Hope to gain from this, people open their mind and know this music is growing and we wont be flooded by mainstream radio like Mix 96, 99.9 and other radio stations. The target market is small but can expand.

If we set a time table for different types of EDM genre's would work out in our favour.

4pm - 8pm (Progressive)
8pm - 12am (House)
12am - 4pm (Trance/Techno/other EDM styles)

Thats my point of view on this.

How r u gonna pay ur costs?
if the ppl u're targetin make up a small % of the mtl population, no1 would wanna advertize or do anythin to help u cover up those costs....
i dunno wot costs there are, but am sure there are some.....n they're gonna have to be paid....n i dont think u'd wanna pay from ur own pockets......

i dunno....but good luck anyway

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