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Local resident pitches LPFM community radio to Port Richey committee
Summary
During public comment, James Saul described a community LPFM radio project he says will soon broadcast from a new 300‑foot tower with a projected reach of about 175,000 people and offered partnership opportunities for event promotion and emergency announcements.
At the meeting’s public‑comment portion, James Saul, of 4547 Vohees Road, identified himself as the lead on a community LPFM radio project and invited the city to partner on promotion and emergency communications.
Saul said the station will soon be transmitting from a roughly 300‑foot tower and that the planned coverage area will reach about 175,000 people. He told the committee he has invested roughly $175,000 in the project and that the station can provide announcements, live event coverage and free studio space if the city is interested.
"We have finally reached a moment where we are actually going to be on a tower that's about 300 feet in the air," Saul said, adding the larger signal will expand reach into neighboring communities. He emphasized the station’s community and emergency‑communication potential and offered to coordinate with city staff for event announcements.
Committee members thanked Saul and indicated interest in further coordination; no formal action was taken at the meeting and no technical documentation was requested or provided on coverage estimates during the public comment period.
