An up and running licenced Radio station requires ongoing finance. Where do we go?
368419
Do adverts for local business.\nDo private gigs at events.\nDJ in night clubs.\nGet amateur DJ's or MCs pay a small fee to be showcased.\nGet a local business to sponsor you in return for some free mentions on air.
442685
Well if you are seriously asking a suggestion i would suggest going in for a paid hosting so that you could get rid of the Advertisements on the site. The background for the site is dull, and is not attractive.  A site for a Radio station should be more active, jumpy kind, with bright colours, more animation.\n\nThanks
83519
Neither, the radio market is saturated.  Free and Pay alike.  Think about it, where and when to the majority of people listen to the radio? In there car on the way to work.  With a spike in gas prices and a relatively low interest rate, you will see a high percent of people moveing closer to their work, or taking mass transit.  By doing this people will spend less time listening to the radio and changing their demand for pay radio expecially.
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If you are just listening to music, it would be a lot easier to get a boom box.  If you want 2-way communications, a CB can be gotten at Radio Shack.\n\nIf you want to establish a radio station, low power FM is the way to go.  It costs about $250 k to set up the station and about $100 k per year to operate it.
544655
Because FM radio is run by corporate drones with the imagination of a fruit fly.   Get an XM or Sirius radio and enjoy the variety of music.
435786
Hey there, I know I'm in the UK & not where you are, but have you thought about webradio, depending on exactly what you want to do.\n\nIt may be that you only start by submitting stories, but such is the advance in podcasting & webcasting, it maybe that you can actually start building up your portfolio from your own home at little or no cost.\n\nGood Luck
1037882
Well any hip hop station should be down to play your music even if you arent signed.  i know in cities like New Orleans, Memphis, NY and LA they have sections in their shows dedicated for upsigned artists.  What you can do is try to go to some local clubs and get them to play your music.  Of course you are gonna have to pay.  Getting started in the business is the most expensive part. Once the dj's hear your music in the club they will most def wanna put it on their playlist.  Also, you can always go to the radio stations to promote yourself. You gotta get out and get known.  You can't just sit at home and expect something to happen.  You gott make it happen.  Good luck!
960481
some funding source in usa here.it's help you hope\nhttp://www.freewebs.com/getyourloan
511522
The FCC has a fact sheet on how to apply for a broadcast radio station: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/howtoapply.html\n\nThe list of fees is about 40 pages long, there are different fees for different types of applications: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-260618A1.pdf
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There is much competition for a business advertising dollar.  TV, yellow pages and news paper just to name a few.  When you selling the concept of why a company should advertise on your radio station do your homework.  Learn about that business.  Understand who their target market is.  They more you understand the business needs they better you will be able to communicate.  \n\nBusiness owners need results and want to be able to get a solid return on investment.  Name recognition may not be enough, working with them to develop a marketing campaign that will yield results will improve your closing ratio.  Also testimonials are a good tool as well.  If the prospect can hear success stories from other business, it can go a long way to closing the deal.
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It depends a lot on where you live, how much advertising time you want to buy, the format of the radio station, and lots of other things. If you are serious about this, you can call up your favorite radio station and ask. Several stations are owned by the same companies, so it's possible that you could get your ad on a good mix of stations, depending on what you want.
1041018
The places charge money.
595614
Paid programming. Sirius Satellite.
1099315
Contact local businesses.  They might donate when they upgrade their equipment.
924543
On the radio perhaps?
159998
I'm pretty sure that you need to take an FCC test to broadcast anything over government controlled airwaves.  Check out the website for the FCC, there should be some information there.\n\nSource - I needed an FCC Class C license to be a DJ on an FM station.  The test cost $25 back in 1980.
1030360
build, operate and transfer