Starting and Operating Your Own Fm Radio Station: From License Application to Program Management [Paperback]

Peter Hunn (Author)

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In 1981, Hunn assumed ownership of a small FM radio station. As broadcasters are required to do, he kept careful records on the operations of the station and the countless legal and business details involved in such an undertaking. The result is a how-to text for the aspiring station owner/operator in the form of a narrative of his experiences. Along the way, he stops to explain the various forms and other documents the FCC requires. This may sound rather specialized, but it actually makes for good reading for anyone interested in broadcasting. Laced with anecdotes from the literature of FM, Hunn's story has considerable historical background. Donald J. Marion, Univ. of Minnesota Inst. of Technology Libs., Minneapolis
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 155 pages
• Publisher: Tab Books; 1 edition (February 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830629335
• ISBN-13: 978-0830629336
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,510,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We need more inspiration like this!, May 17, 2000

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John Harris Stevenson "tranquileye" (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starting and Operating Your Own Fm Radio Station: From License Application to Program Management (Paperback)

It is such a shame that this charming and useful book is out of print. Nothing has ever quite captured the challenges of rewards of community-style radio as this book by Peter Hunn.

When Hunn was struck by the idea of creating his own radio, he assumed there would be books to tell him how to go about it. As anyone in broadcasting will tell you, radio technology sometimes seems like the closely guarded arcana of engineers and corporations. So he wrote this book, a practical and entertaining narrative about building a low-power station, WHRC-FM, for about $40 000.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great step-by-step guide., January 3, 2005

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Greg Powers (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Starting and Operating Your Own Fm Radio Station: From License Application to Program Management (Paperback)

I found myself in the same situation as Peter Hunn. I wanted to create my own FM radio station to take advantage of a market that was underserved by radio. What I quickly found is that there is no book or documentation ANYWHERE explaining how to do it. One of the contacts I made in doing my research loaned me a copy of Peter Hunn's book. It explained in a clear and simple step by step manner exactly what I had to do to create the station. I really don't think I could have done it without this guide. It's a real shame it's out of print!