EDIT: We have moved: !radiolemmy@lemmy.blahaj.zone
This is the first of many weekly/monthly updates regarding the status of the station (haven't decided how often to post yet). Every week/month I will post a new thread to keep you up to speed.
After launch this will evolve into a weekly/monthly statistics post, complete with listener count, most popular songs, regional data, etc.
Legend:
✅ = Completed
▶️ = In Active Development
❌ = Not Implemented Yet
❔ = Under Consideration
Website:
✅ Layout/Framework
▶️ Radio stream
▶️ Chat
▶️ Request system
✅ Scheduling system
✅ Application form
✅ Blog
❌ DJ/Contributor bio page
▶️ DJ control panel
❌ Donation page
Android app:
❌ Layout/Framework
❌ Radio stream
✅ Chat
❔ Request system
❔ Scheduling system
Radio stream:
✅ Player
❔ Listener count
✅ Song charts
❔ Voting system
▶️ Bumpers/stingers
❌ Auto DJ
Community effort:
Content needed: ~500h/mo
Content obtained: 4h
Programming blocks scheduled: 2
Live DJs: 2
Funding:
Operational costs this month: $43.60 (will increase when station launches)
Donations so far: Not accepting donations until launch
Funding goal for first month after launch: $300
It's a slow start, but Lemmy is small so I'm not surprised. My main focus is finishing the website before I start building programming blocks, so there's still plenty of time. Keep sending in those DJ applications, prerecorded shows, and a list of your favorite tunes! Anything helps.
We are still on for a Q3 2025 launch date. I will provide a more precise window once I feel like I've obtained enough content to last the the first month. The goal is to have enough content to not have any repeats for at least 2-3 weeks. Ideally I'd like to go a whole month with no repeating content, but I don't know how feasible that is. Even terrestrial radio stations don't do this.
But hey, like the cheesy motivational posters say, "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars".
Edit: Right after posting, I just got word that this instance is shutting down at the end of the month. Rather inconvenient timing, but it is what it is. Look for a pinned post after I establish a community in a new instance...