I was driving near Harrisburg Pa and spotted WMLKs set-up.
http://wmlkradio.net/Images/fieldshot.jpg
It doesn't look that complicated.

What you would want to do is find some religious whack-jobs to lease
your land and have them build the transmitter by passing the hat. Put
in the lease some clause that if they don't pay the rent you get to
repossess the transmitter. Then you could rent it out to the enemies of
the New World Order or some other religious whack job(s).

If you look at it like a land bank, it may not be that stupid of a
deal. This presumes you have no better use for the land (storage units,
graveyard, etc.).

Frank Dresser wrote:
"DrJoe" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I am new to the group but have a specific reason for joining. The
primary reason I joined, like many of you I am sure, is to get
information about short wave radio. My situation: I have the
appropriate parcel of land (110) acres that is free from any legal
impediments to building a short wave radio tower.

You'll need more than a single tower. If I'm not mistaken, the FCC requires
SW broadcasters to have some sort of directional array. I suppose a Yagi or
quad could be operated from a single tower, but those normally are good for
only a single band and they are cumbersome at the most used SW frequencies.


The land is located
in West Central Alabama, in rural Fayette County.I also have the
necessary funding to build a short wave radio tower and transmitter.
The site has been evaluated as a perfect location that is virtually
free from any potential liability and from the perspective of reaching
millions of people in Mexico and Central America.

WRNO in New Orleans tried something like that. I don't think it ever made
money. There's a bunch of domestic SW transmitters now, and nearly all the
programming consists of fringe evangalists, conspiracy theorists and
wierdos. It's my suspicion that these guys are far more entertaining for
the listener rather than for the broadcaster.


Questions for the group:

1. What are the potential financial rewards for owning and operating a
short wave radio transmitter/tower?

A couple of years ago, Dave Frantz was soliciting people to buy time on WWRB
for $25.00 a half hour. Considering all the expenses, it sounds like a good
way to turn billionaires into millionaires!


2. How does an owner go about establishing a revenue stream from
potential purchasers of air time.

Get paid in advance. Brother Stair has claimed he pays as little as seven
or eight dollars an hour for SW airtime.


3. Who would the primary customer base be?

Give the dial a spin and listen to who is currently buying time on the other
US SW outlets. I suspect your first contacts will be guys who've been
kicked off WWCR, WWRB, WRMI and the others for not paying their bills.


Comments or suggestions?

Thank you,

DrJoe (newbie)


Frank Dresser