Scott wrote:
On 12-4-2010 18:32, david wrote:
On Sat, 04 Dec 2010 09:58:01 +0000, benjm1995 rearranged some
electrons to
say:

I was looking in going into amature radio broadcasting,


Broadcasting in the amateur bands is prohibited.

But "amateur radio news bulletins" are legal in the USA.

§97.111 Authorized transmissions.-

(b) In addition to one-way transmissions specifically authorized
elsewhere in this Part, an amateur station may transmit the following
types of one-way communications:

(6) Transmissions necessary to disseminate information bulletins;

And here is what they say about broadcasting in general...



§97.113 Prohibited transmissions. -

(a) No amateur station shall transmit:



(2) Communications for hire or for material compensation, direct or
indirect, paid or promised, except as otherwise provided in these rules;


(3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator
has a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an
employer, with the following exceptions:


(4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided
elsewhere in this section; communications intended to facilitate a
criminal act; messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their
meaning, except as otherwise provided herein; obscene or indecent words
or language; or false or deceptive messages, signals or identification;


(5) Communications, on a regular basis, which could reasonably be
furnished alternatively through other radio services.

(b) An amateur station shall not engage in any form of broadcasting, nor
may an amateur station transmit one-way communications except as
specifically provided in these rules; nor shall an amateur station
engage in any activity related to program production or news gathering
for broadcasting purposes, except that communications directly related
to the immediate safety of human life or the protection of property may
be provided by amateur stations to broadcasters for dissemination to the
public where no other means of communication is reasonably available
before or at the time of the event.

There are some hams who wished to be radio announcers in real life, and
there are radio announcers who only use digital modes.

I can get the ham radio news on podcast, seems silly to transmit it on 5
repeaters at a time once a week.