•   A small, low power radio station which is legal to operate without a license from the Federal Communications Commission.
•   The transmitter itself is in a weatherproof box and will mount on a pole on your roof, much like an outside TV antenna. The audio and power wires go back into your building where you have located your "studio". The studio consists of an audio mixer, automation computer and an AM audio processor, which makes the radio signal loud without distortion.
•   The coverage area? 1/2 mile around the installation and on a car radio if properly installed, the signal can be heard around two miles.
•   Many of these stations add more than one transmitter to increase the coverage area. There are no limitations, you may operate as many transmitters as you wish.

•   Please do!  Let your neighbors know that they can tune in your service from home or car radio. Congregations sometime forget the folks living next door or down a block or so. Radio is also great to let prospective guests know more about the church before they set foot on church grounds. Also it can be a parking aid, making the first time guest visit much smother. Tell them where to take their kids depending on age, service times, how to get connected! We suggest after you launch your station, go on a door to door hand-out campaign to let people know your "on the air".

•   Yes,  BMI offers a blanket Part 15 music license for $200.00 per year.  You may download a copy of both the station profile and the license form here.
•   Station Profile                   BMI Form.

•   There are no rules against selling air time or recognizing people or businesses that donate to keep it on the air.

•   Overhead power lines cause electrical interferrence with these "micro-powered transmitters. We love to see them installed in areas that have underground power. 
•   The daytime signal will go farther than the nightime signal. At night, depending upon the frequency chosen, you may receive interference from a distant broadcast station. THE SOLUTION: Live With It or Change Frequencies. Many Part 15 Stations consider the AM signal to be "Daytime reception" and also stream audio on the internet for people to hear at home.
•    You may not identify your station will "Call Letters". Instead you may choose a "Nickname" for your station, ie; "FaithRadio-AM1600" or "Christian Hit Radio".

•   If you have some technical people in your fellowship, then we can simply send you the equipment with instructions on how to install it. If not, then we need to send a technician to your town who will spend a couple of days helping you set up your station and training your people how to operate the automation system.
•   The final cost is also determined by the equipment package you select.  Obviously the more you spend, the more transmitters or other equipment you could get.

•    Give us a call in the USA at 541-460-0249. We'll help you decide the best choice of equipment based upon your goals and needs.

•    The name of our company is Erickson Broadcast Sales Corporation and we are based in Oregon although we travel the length of the country to help install Part 15 as well as LPFM and full power AM & FM stations.
•    Your Church could create an entire ministry around one of these installations or just create an easy way in a larger church to tell folks where to park.

CALL 888-830-8223 or 541-460-0249