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

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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.

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!