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Originally Posted by ChrisB
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also that unless you have significant funds, some, like 'phone-ins, are effectively unavailable to you for technical reasons.
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That's not a problem nowadays, with things like Skype available. It's very easy and cheap - possibly even free. And all you need is a computer with internet access to receive them. Assuming the broadcast is done by internet too, you don't even need a cable to connect it to the radio broadcast system. |
Not going there right now, except to say it's not that simple.
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I listen to a great podcast that has phone-ins (although not live, but it's recorded as-live),
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Then it isn't a phone-in, by definition. But post the URL and I'll have a listen.
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and it works very very well using Skype. I believe there's a monthly fee if you want a "real" phone number that people can call with a regular landline phone, but it'd be free just for computer calls.
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phone line provision for the on-air bit is a small fraction of the resources you need, and it
does have to go through the mixer. I take your point that Skype has possibilities though - I use it for both Skype-out and Skype-in and it's pretty good. Trouble is though that once you start putting heavy demand on resources, people start wanting money.
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To address the original poster, if you can get this radio up and running and entertaining we'd all be very very impressed.
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I agree. Phone-ins are just a small possibility, but, as I said, they are technically demanding and expensive to do properly. The difficulty is having sufficient ideas to sustain a *station* rather than just a single programme.