[BC] Re: How A Station Can Stay Afloat...

[engineermike]

Yes but doesn't the FCC require more than one full time employee per their 
rules?  Not to burst your bubble but rather to warn you to be careful what you 
claim in public.
Might want to check that out.
Mike


Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
> How can a station in a market of 50,000 stay afloat?
> 
> Quite easily, actually..
> 
> For one thing, I'm the sole employee.. I do everything but sales and
> engineering. I have a Contract/Chief Engineer who lives 3 hours away and
> visits once every 2 weeks. I also have a retired electrician/ham operator
> who helps out with very minor stuff and several on this list who graciously
> provide me with LOTS of advice,
> 
> Secondly, the "other" station in the county, a Class A FM "tries" to serve
> Greenwood, 15 or 20 miles away. I'm not knocking what they do as it works
> well for them..... but with 1KW, our strongest coverage area includes most
> of Abbeville County, which is about 26,000 people. We are improving what we
> do, but we are paying attention to the little towns and issues around here
> that the others dont
> 
> 
>  Paul B. Walker, Jr.