How to Set Up a High School Radio Station
Setting up a high school radio station can be simple or it can be difficult, depending on what you are trying to accomplish. For virtually no funding, your school can establish a PodCast and broadcast through iTunes for free. Your school can also operate on a closed circuit or go for a full FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license.
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Instructions
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Gather with those who are interested in starting the radio station. Make a list of goals for your station and figure out how you will fund your station. Decide a tentative schedule for your station.
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Find an unused radio frequency that you will be broadcasting on. Radio-locator.org provides a list of unused frequencies by ZIP code. Decide where you will broadcast from. You can choose to build a new studio or simply broadcast from a quiet room in order to defray costs.
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Purchase Part 15 certified transmitters, which you can get cheaply at radio or musician supply stores. It is not necessary to purchase FCC licensed equipment or obtain an FCC license unless you are operating with cables like carrier current or free radiating antennas. In that case, it is a good idea to make a phone call to a local engineer to inspect your equipment and become FCC certified. Visit FCC.gov if you think you need to become certified. Usually the FCC will contact you, however, if your radio station is interfering with another station.
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Begin your broadcasts. Stick to your schedule and stay organized.
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Call local businesses and ask if they want to advertise on your station. Food and clothing stores that market to teenagers might want to be "plugged" on your station to reach a wider audience. This can help defray some of the costs of the equipment.
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