Radio would not be that impossible, but it would have to be AM band. Fm channels are available but even if you had spectrum rights the broadcasting hardware is too much cost for even a few people together.
Fm LP (low power) is a possibility. It is about $3000 for the license and another $2000-4000 roughly for the hardware. Your reach is at most 4 miles radius.
I think $4000 would buy you a decent, smaller AM tower, you would need a permit from both FCC and your city (to build or place in a pre existing property) If you want actual reach, 20k would buy a reaaaallly good tower
but this is all going to be very regional even with 20k of hardware. FCC will limit your power especially at night. You can probably push 80 miles easy but the power limit will leave you around 20 miles in reach
Then you have to factor in the truth about what you will be capable of putting out. The sports and corporate Christianty stations are running massive towers with multiple repeaters, and at best they sound like a tin can.
Way better off doing internet radio and advertising locally to get ears.
Radio would not be that impossible, but it would have to be AM band. Fm channels are available but even if you had spectrum rights the broadcasting hardware is too much cost for even a few people together.
Fm LP (low power) is a possibility. It is about $3000 for the license and another $2000-4000 roughly for the hardware. Your reach is at most 4 miles radius.
I think $4000 would buy you a decent, smaller AM tower, you would need a permit from both FCC and your city (to build or place in a pre existing property) If you want actual reach, 20k would buy a reaaaallly good tower
but this is all going to be very regional even with 20k of hardware. FCC will limit your power especially at night. You can probably push 80 miles easy but the power limit will leave you around 20 miles in reach
Then you have to factor in the truth about what you will be capable of putting out. The sports and corporate Christianty statons are running massive towers with multiple repeaters, and at best they sound like a tin can.
Way better off doing internet radio and advertising locally to get ears.