East Hill Radio

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221324082011-09-03T11:18:07.393-07:00East Hill Radio - AM 1700Comments on running a Part-15 radio station.Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-31593524555791563342010-06-03T07:00:00.000-07:002010-06-03T07:02:28.553-07:00Two years!

Wow! It's been two years since I last posted. I'll make up for that soon.

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-74704117631349804982008-05-12T21:29:00.000-07:002008-05-12T21:38:12.147-07:00A new home!

We're getting a new and permanent home in November! Mr. East Hill Radio (me!) has signed the papers on a new and yet-to-be-constructed home. Construction is scheduled to start in July, barring any difficulties. The station will have its own space with enough space for on-air, a production room and an engineering bench! Watch this space for more news and pictures!

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-28113073374214846182008-04-23T18:21:00.000-07:002008-04-23T19:06:05.162-07:00Wow! It's been a while

I just logged into the blog and realized it's been a long, long time since I posted. To use a very old cliche, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since the last post.East Hill Radio has moved. We are now on the northern edge of The Ridge and in temporary quarters while we look for a permanent home. If you want more explanation, please send an email to infomgr@easthillradio.com, and I

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-33627359365086757672007-11-30T07:37:00.000-08:002007-11-30T07:52:12.241-08:00Studio Update

The new studio is almost complete! I installed a new console last week. It's a "DJ" mixer as opposed to a professional audio console, but it works and sounds great. One of the CD players, the automation (of course!), and the jingle playback are all hooked up, as well. I have one more CD that needs cables and the on-air position is more-or-less complete. I will post pictures very soon.The

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-11404328058323910232007-11-06T08:08:00.000-08:002007-11-06T08:11:49.195-08:00Station Moved!

The station is in its new location! I moved it over the weekend and was only off the air for about eight hours. Streaming was down longer due to some logistical issues but was back up by Sunday afternoon.There's still a lot to do with the new studio, but I'm happy with the location. There's a lot more room to get things done!

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-3546621920460009162007-10-17T10:06:00.000-07:002007-10-17T10:26:21.431-07:00Station Update

No, I am not the world's greatest blogger. I see it's been six months since I posted anything about the station. Between my two jobs and a busy summer, there hasn't been much time devoted to station upgrades. I have been adding new music when I can. The playlist is approaching 2000 songs!One major change has been to move the station primary stream to Audiorealm and list on Loudcity. Our

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-13067992452936043192007-05-14T15:05:00.000-07:002007-05-14T15:40:34.972-07:00This and that around the station.

The station has been running for about a month and a half on the new format. We're picking up some listeners on the Internet, which is good. SAM is working well and I've got it sounding as good as I am able. We've added new (to us) music to the playlist: Steely Dan's Greatest Hits. There have been a few other adds, too. It's time to go music shopping again (or break down and buy the Gold

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-83229855494022819762007-03-29T03:29:00.000-07:002007-03-29T03:48:58.974-07:00Computers, you gotta love 'em!

I got up this morning for a drink of water and noticed it was quiet in the studio. Our network feed had gone down (again!) and our automation had crashed. There was no way it was coming back up. So, I copied a file I needed and brought up another computer in the studio. I tried to bring up the automation on the new computer and no luck. Same %^&%% error. Fortunately, I have enough different

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-64849554322185781602006-12-24T21:10:00.000-08:002006-12-24T21:23:01.700-08:00On the Air!

East Hill Radio is on the air! We came back on the air on the 22nd at 1:50 am. We're running on a TH-II transmitter with an indoor aerial and are getting about 1/8 of a mile of coverage. I haven't driven the radius of the signal yet as we have been very busy with work, settling in and Christmas. I'm looking for a site for the Rangemaster as I probably won't be able to site it in my

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-64516602502464762662006-12-18T05:37:00.000-08:002006-12-18T05:49:10.069-08:00Move delays, the windstorm and more

We've made the move to our new home and have been working on getting the station up and operating. Our initial push has been to get the AM station on the air. Then the wind storm hit.The Puget Sound has been hit by one of the worst storm in recent history. The Stampede Pass weather station recorded one gust at 113 mph, equal to a category 3 hurricane. Damage throughout the region is extensive

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-1164743410046812472006-11-28T11:44:00.000-08:002006-11-28T11:51:26.776-08:00Station Move

East Hill Radio will move on December 6 to it's new home in Snoqualmie, WA. Initially, the station will run on a Talking House transmitter and will have extremely reduced coverage. But, I want to get on the air, but still take the time to site the Rangemaster properly.The station will continue to run its current schedule. A station goal, though, is to devote more air time to the community than

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-1161199444902090582006-10-18T12:16:00.000-07:002006-10-18T12:24:04.916-07:00New Console Project

The new console project is stalled due to other things going on around the radio ranch. Things like trying to make a living! The station is a volunteer effort and it gets as much time as we can give it, although it's not enough time to get everything done.We also want to increase the coverage of the station. That will probably mean raising the antenna height and improving the station ground

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-1156912705398442202006-08-29T21:34:00.000-07:002006-08-29T21:38:25.400-07:00New Console

I stumbled onto a Broadcast Electronics console on Ebay yesterday and bid on it on a whim. Surprise! I won the bid! So, for just over $100, I have a professional console on the way to the station. It's just a small four-channel board, but it'll work just fine for my purposes. Oh yeah, it's mono, but that's ok, too, since the AM is mono. Pictures to follow when I get it installed.

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-1156262124965079672006-08-22T08:51:00.000-07:002006-08-22T08:55:24.966-07:00Rangemaster

I realized I had not posted any progress on the Rangemaster repair. Needless to say, it's back on the air and sounding as good as ever. I am always amazed at the audio quality of this transmitter. To me, East Hill Radio sounds as good (or better) than anything else on the AM band.

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-1156261859481069002006-08-22T08:41:00.000-07:002006-08-22T08:50:59.483-07:00Studio Rebuild

After having been on the air for almost three years, I'm going to start working on a studio rebuild. The plans are to upgrade the on-air position with a new board, CD players, turntables, cart and minidisc players. The production position will get a new board, cart, reel-to-reel, CD, and a minidisc. I haven't decided on whether to upgrade the station automation system or not. The current system

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-1145079694007299622006-04-14T22:30:00.000-07:002006-04-14T22:41:34.026-07:00We're back on 1700

As you can no doubt tell, I'm not a prolific writer. A lot has to do with the fact that I'm working two jobs right now. So, I don't have a lot of time when I'm not working or sleeping. The station is back on AM with a Talking House transmitter. Right now, it's in an upstairs room with just the indoor antenna. But the range is quite good. I want to find the external antenna and run it as a

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-1142876078405649192006-03-20T09:26:00.000-08:002006-03-20T09:34:38.416-08:00If it could go wrong...

Wow! Talk about a case of "If it could go wrong, it would!" I moved AM1700's audio to FM even though Part-15 FM will barely get you down the block. All was going well until I blew a circuit breaker yesterday. That knocked FM off the air and I couldn't get an electrician until today. (I'm good with low voltage stuff, but I don't trust myself inside a breaker panel.) I've got a lot of

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-1141828143732595782006-03-08T06:17:00.000-08:002006-03-10T20:52:13.806-08:00Off the Air

I'm not sure what happened, but AM 1700's audio went "bad". This the first problem we've had with the Rangemaster in over two years. A quick call to Keith Hamilton who suggested either the audio IC or a modulation transformer. So, I checked the Radio Shack web site, and, surprise, they still stock some IC's and the one I need. I picked up two. Now I have to fix and test the transmitter and, of

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133070946370123390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22132408.post-1139395704589334432006-02-08T02:47:00.000-08:002006-02-18T17:40:59.726-08:00First Post

Like a lot of others, I've decided to jump into the blog world. With apologies to another radio station, I'm going to detail the trials and tribulations of putting a Part-15 radio station on the air, and also running a companion Internet station. Some of my entries willl be ancient history, since we've been on the air for almost two years. But, I wanted to share my thought processes in case

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