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

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Ok, i was thinking situations and stations at once, sorry.




On 3/27/07, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <walkerbroadcasting at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Then if I'm in violation, so are tons of other stations... I can't count
> how many statiuons I've seen, know of or have heard of that only have one
> full time employee.
>
>
>
> On 3/27/07, engineermike <engineermike at mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>


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Paul B. Walker, Jr.
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