Re: Fwd: Herald: Is WWZN dragging down SNR?

["A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyross.com>]

On 13 Jun 2003 at 10:11, Aaron Read wrote:

> Well it's not *impossible* to start a station if you're going down the
> Part 15 route, although for a regular Class A-or-above license, yes, it's
> very hard.  Although there were several stations that got started via
> LPFM.

The few LPFMs that were allowed was an exception, of course.  A Part 15 station probably 
wouldn't cover the average-sized university campus.
 
> Also, BU does not make any money off WBUR.  It's a common misconception,
> but the two have essentially separate budgets.  WBUR has to pay BU for a
> lot of the services it receives (internet, utilities, phones, janitorial
> stuff), although all employees there are BU employees (BU signs da checks)
> but WBUR doesn't get money from the school, and the school doesn't get
> "protection money" from the station.

WBUR used to be staffed by Public Communications students as part of their curriculum, as 
I believe is still done today with WERS.  I don't understand why Boston University changed it 
to this big behemoth that it is today if it didn't make money for the University.
 

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