A New Radio Channel For Local Music
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HeartRockSingapore
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This thread helps me to gather information, and the info and others gathered will be weighed against what is being offered by the licensee. From there, we will be able to, hopefully arrive at some conclusion whether we take the proposal to the probable funding parties. In between, there may be further questions asked.
juzz wanna raise a point.
correct me if i'm rong, when most of the softies see the word "local music", the first thing that came across their mind was BANDS (well, dats wat i thought of). but they forget about other type of musicians. what abt those pianist, violinist*, etc... now dats the turnoff.
so, if the radio was to be set up, is the playlist gonna be full of band music or mixed :?:
correct me if i'm rong, when most of the softies see the word "local music", the first thing that came across their mind was BANDS (well, dats wat i thought of). but they forget about other type of musicians. what abt those pianist, violinist*, etc... now dats the turnoff.
so, if the radio was to be set up, is the playlist gonna be full of band music or mixed :?:
HeartRockSingapore
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Anep raised an excellent point. Let's see if there are softies who think otherwise. I am sure there are pianist and violinists in SOFT, aren't there?
DoubleBlade
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I'm a pianist
by the way , maybe u could invite some solo musicians such as pianist , violinist , celloist etc to play in the radio station and have it broadcasted LIVE once in a while...
or you could set aside say maybe an hour a week specially dedicated to solo musicians...
just my 2 cents worth....
by the way , maybe u could invite some solo musicians such as pianist , violinist , celloist etc to play in the radio station and have it broadcasted LIVE once in a while...
or you could set aside say maybe an hour a week specially dedicated to solo musicians...
just my 2 cents worth....
mrgt
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On the issue of how to cover operational costs of a proposed radio station that would probably not generate substantial advertising revenue, there is the option of subscription based radio. These are stations that are free to air but generate funds from people who take out 'subscriptions' to the station.
Good examples to look at are Australian stations like Triple R FM (www.rrr.org.au) and PBS FM (www.pbsfm.org.au). These stations are the 'indie' equivalent to radio and have quality programming, helping to give under-represented music a chance to be heard.
These stations also have regular 'subsciption drives' to help get people to subscibe. There are opportunities for a local station to tie-in with gigs. Simply setting up a little booth to collect subsciptions or donations would work. If the idea appeals to people you'd be surprised at how much support you can receive by counting on your audience.
Artistes themselves I think would be more than glad to contribute to the station in monetary or non-monetary ways. By paying a fee to have the music aired or by participating in shows that help raise funds. Of course to remain ethical it should always be the station approaching the artistes and not the other way round.
Using volunteers to help run the station would significantly reduce the operational costs. And I am sure there will be no lack of people willing to participate. Students are an especially great source, given the experience they stand to gain. The key is to have a sufficient number of people helping out so that the demands on volunteers are not over-stretched. This also helps keep volunteer turnover low.
As for programming, it can be a station dvoted to locally-produced music period. Do not get caught up in what kind of genres or types of music that will be played. Pop, rock, classical, intrumental, even cultural. All can be accomodated into specific programmes that air at different times or on different days. There aren't enough local recordings to do it any other way, anyway.
There are other options other than trying to model a radio station like this after a commercial one. Whether it is traditional, digital, or internet radio doesn't really matter. Getting people to tune-in is far more important.
Gerald Teo
Good examples to look at are Australian stations like Triple R FM (www.rrr.org.au) and PBS FM (www.pbsfm.org.au). These stations are the 'indie' equivalent to radio and have quality programming, helping to give under-represented music a chance to be heard.
These stations also have regular 'subsciption drives' to help get people to subscibe. There are opportunities for a local station to tie-in with gigs. Simply setting up a little booth to collect subsciptions or donations would work. If the idea appeals to people you'd be surprised at how much support you can receive by counting on your audience.
Artistes themselves I think would be more than glad to contribute to the station in monetary or non-monetary ways. By paying a fee to have the music aired or by participating in shows that help raise funds. Of course to remain ethical it should always be the station approaching the artistes and not the other way round.
Using volunteers to help run the station would significantly reduce the operational costs. And I am sure there will be no lack of people willing to participate. Students are an especially great source, given the experience they stand to gain. The key is to have a sufficient number of people helping out so that the demands on volunteers are not over-stretched. This also helps keep volunteer turnover low.
As for programming, it can be a station dvoted to locally-produced music period. Do not get caught up in what kind of genres or types of music that will be played. Pop, rock, classical, intrumental, even cultural. All can be accomodated into specific programmes that air at different times or on different days. There aren't enough local recordings to do it any other way, anyway.
There are other options other than trying to model a radio station like this after a commercial one. Whether it is traditional, digital, or internet radio doesn't really matter. Getting people to tune-in is far more important.
Gerald Teo
Right the important point here is how to get people to tune in in the first place. Personally i don't think there's enough local programming out there that can fit a 12/7 broadcast. While i'd like to believe that an outfit like kiss fm, pbs or even college radio, can generate interest, our pool of music listeners are very much fragmented and the body of work limited.
So why not internet only? It doesn't have to be a live stream. With just bandwidth and server costs, you can do podcasts of the music. 30 minutes-1hour targetted segments. Anyone can download the segments and upload to their listening station, mp3 player, laptop, etc. Get enough segments, you can upgrade to a slot on an existing radio station with the already produced segments. More than enough segments, you can achieve the programming for a totally local only radio station and introduce newer programs in prime slots, live segements etc.
And it doesn't have to be limited to just music performances. There can be short documentaries on music genres or interviews with artistes.
So why not internet only? It doesn't have to be a live stream. With just bandwidth and server costs, you can do podcasts of the music. 30 minutes-1hour targetted segments. Anyone can download the segments and upload to their listening station, mp3 player, laptop, etc. Get enough segments, you can upgrade to a slot on an existing radio station with the already produced segments. More than enough segments, you can achieve the programming for a totally local only radio station and introduce newer programs in prime slots, live segements etc.
And it doesn't have to be limited to just music performances. There can be short documentaries on music genres or interviews with artistes.
HeartRockSingapore
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Thanks Gerald for good piece of advice.
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