> Because I'm a tardo, I am seriously considering buying a weekly thirty minute slot on a shortwave radio station

how much does this cost? i would totally tune in

HydeParker wrote:

I am trying to come up with something creative, like I am a nutrod breaking into the WRMI signal to spout my crazy conspiracy theory views (Suburban Kurtz?). They have a blanket license, so I could do a music show, but music transmitted via AM sounds crappy, in my opinion. I will keep you posted, I am in a long email chain with the sales manager for WRMI, once everything is finalized, I'll let you guys know when to tune to 5.050 MHz...

Andy, stop smoking the weed and after it leaves your fat molecules and you rehabilitate suddenly you will achieve something.

This on the other hand is not achieving something.

Heekee wrote:

how much does this cost? i would totally tune in

It's a dollar a minute, I produce the show at my house and send them the .wav file for broadcast...

Ron_Santo_Redux wrote:

fuq all that ....do the radio show again

Broadcasting music using amplitude modulation just sounds crappy, especially on shortwave where the signal is travelling thousands of miles and runs into all kinds of RF interference along the way. Maybe a couple wrapped around my insane ranting. I should have the concept finalized by next weekend...

OK, I see you specifically say 5050 and that is a listed frequency.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRMI

Can that be received in Bartlett?  What's a good receiver?

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Seriously considering!
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Just post your conspiracy theories on Twitter. You'll get a bigger audience.
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in all seriousness why not just use the internet? Are you thinking there's some magical audience that listens to AM who don't use the internet? I haven't listened to radio in 10 years. Also you're pre-recording - so you're not really even live

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in all seriousness why not just use the internet?

If the internet goes down for a long time (war, civil war, cyberwarfare, etc), the shortwave radio users will become kings.

HydeParker wrote:

I want to talk to the real fringes of society. Also, I like the idea that if somebody wants to communicate with me, they would have to send a letter or leave a voice mail. I like how old shows used to have mail segment, reading letters and discussing things sent to them from viewers and listeners. And if it doesn't workout after six months or so, I'm only out $800, the cost of broadcast time and a PO box. I guess what I am trying to say is that I'm a weirdo...

yeah I get it - sorta hobbyist for whoever's left out there.

BTW

"I want to talk to the real fringes of society."
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HydeParker wrote:

I want to talk to the real fringes of society. Also, I like the idea that if somebody wants to communicate with me, they would have to send a letter or leave a voice mail. I like how old shows used to have mail segment, reading letters and discussing things sent to them from viewers and listeners. And if it doesn't workout after six months or so, I'm only out $800, the cost of broadcast time and a PO box. I guess what I am trying to say is that I'm a weirdo...

Here you go, HP:

https://youtu.be/Y6ynndso1Bk

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in all seriousness why not just use the internet? Are you thinking there's some magical audience that listens to AM who don't use the internet? I haven't listened to radio in 10 years. Also you're pre-recording - so you're not really even live

It worked for Gene Scott & religious broadcasters.  It might work for HP.

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