South Herts Radio broadcasts 24 hours a day even though our live internet stream is only active for 12 hours on Sunday's most of the time.
Q. How do we maintain a 24 hour radio service?
A. We have a network of people we rely on to relay our output on FM & AM through low power devices and sometimes high power transmitters. We do this in several ways. The easiest is when listeners take our live webcast 'when on air' and relay it from a laptop or internet radio. Occasional shortwave broadcasts are done using this method thanks to participating stations.
The other method fills the gaps when our live web stream is down. This is when dedicated fans relay the files from players on our vintage, jukebox, B&T Zone and listen again pages at the exact times listed in our schedule. These methods are totally reliant on the trust of our fans to do this and it is not always fool-proof but it does help us gain recognition and its the only way we could think of to keep us on a legal playing field.
Q. Why bother going to all that trouble when reception is patchy and cannot be guaranteed due to issues of trust?
A. Why not, it's free, it's fun and it does work well when things go right.
Q. Do we have a mail box address or contact number?
A. We only do contact by e-mail.
Q. How do I find you on my radio?
A. You will need an FM or AM receiver or a worldband radio with shortwave - see the frequencies page for full details.
Q. What about copyrite?
A. We pay a blanket fee every month and every year, it covers everything we do. Listen Live
Q. How do you make money?
A. SHR is a hobby, not a business.
