It's time for some dream time and idea brainstorming. Let's examine the situation, involving the use of podcasts, as a basis for internet radio content.
Let's say that an intenet radio station was set up, or an existing internet radio outlet offered the podcast material. Would there be enough content to develop a fully operating internet voice.
An example of an existing internet radio station is Mack Male's Blogosphere Radio station. The popular Blogosphere Radio features news from all around the blogging community. Mack might appreciate receiving more content, and perhaps more advertisers.
If not of interest to an existing outlet, another blogger based radio station could be formed. What would be needed are a few basics:
* Enough bloggers committed to providing regular interviews or voice blogs via podcast to form the backbone of the audio content.
* Someone willing to approach potential advertisers to gain revenue to cover the costs of operation.
* An overall station manager and perhaps a producer to assure sound quality.
* A regular schedule of podcast programming, perhaps repeating the same podcast several times over the course of the month.
* An archiving of shows for download at any time.
* A regular blog, featuring all of the show participants.
Fortunately, enough blogging talent is available to provide programming on business, personal finance, politics, pets, travel, cooking, entertainment, health, sports, legal issues, hobbies, and just about anything else under the sun.
Bloggers providing interviews, commentary, and voice blogs would expand their own blog and business audiences. A regular on air (or over the internet) presence will help bloggers become better known in the wider community.
Spinoffs include interviews in other media, requests for speaking engagemtents, and relationship building with listeners are also part of the process.
Will a podcast content based internet radio station work in real life?
Has anyone got any ideas?
Critiques?
Let's talk.
