[alrs]

Why do you need a studio?

If this is completely non-commercial and you have an amateur license you could probably use AREDN as a backhaul instead of HaLow. We've gotten wifi going from a panel in Elysian up to Wilson on AREDN.

100w from the Verdugos should be pretty substantial. I regularly make 70cm FM contacts on 446.500 from Elysian Park down to San Diego at 5w.

[themafia]

LPFMs are licensed. You are responsible for everything that is broadcast and you can be held liable for FCC violations or for any criminal acts conducted on or through your station.

I would simply not feel comfortable opening the door to the station in this way. Even where we do allow remote broadcasters there is /always/ a person physically in the studio controlling the board, the automation system, and the remote host connection directly.

Finally.. one of the great joys of working in radio.. is, honestly, taking phone calls while on shift in the studio. If you're going to do a call in show it's basically required. The induced delay on digital connections is often too high to make a quality show out of. It's honestly one of the pain points of podcasts today.. watching two hosts bounce off the delay while trying to have a natural "conversation" on any level.

[solomonb]

I would be really surprised if we are allowed to use AREDN.

We need a studio to be able to do live radio shows. Currently our hosts have to pre-record and submit through an online dashboard. The goal is to have a live studio in Shadow Hills where hosts can do their shows, bring on guests, take calls, etc.

[giantrobot]

There are many examples of Internet radio/livestreams that do all the live studio work virtually. It would be so much cheaper and more flexible as guests just need a microphone and Internet connection. Getting good audio is not terribly difficult even with a laptop or phone's built in microphones. Positioning and some isolation do wonders for voice quality.

[solomonb]

You are technically correct but taking that approach misses out on the purpose of community radio: community.

As a terrestrial radio station our goal is to serve and be a member of our the local San Fernando Valley community. Creating a physical space for the radio station is about creating a 3rd space for community members and hosts as much as it is for recording radio shows.

[alrs]

You wouldn't be "broadcasting" with it, you'd just be using it as backhaul.

AREDN users would probably be pretty happy to have a node at 1500' in the Verdugos.

[fortran77]

You're not allowed to "broadcast" (with a few exceptions) or play music with an Amateur licence.

[solomonb]

I think the suggestion is to use AREDN for our backhaul from the station to the transmit site instead of 802.11ah. So it wouldn't be for broadcast per se, but I am still skeptical that is an allowed use for AREDN.

[fortran77]

one-way communication is prohibited (with a few exceptions):

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-D...

I'm not sure what's on the amateur radio exam these days, but when I got my Extra back in 1977 this was definitely covered.

[shibapuppie]

You can't use encryption on AREDN, which really just absolutely sucks on the modern internet.

[mothballed]

Broadcast radio is, with caveats, prohibited on amateur radio.