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Radio Guide: You own your own online Beatles-formatted Radio station, "Beatles-a-Rama". Did you create it more for a love of their music OR for an interest in Radio?

Pat: Actually, a little of both! My background is radio, my passion is collecting Beatles "stuff". I wanted to tell the story of The Beatles the best way I know how-through my Internet Station.

Radio Guide: What was the hardest aspect of creating your own station?

Pat: Sticking to what I perceive as the dumb rules that ONLY pertain to Internet Radio. All the restrictions of frequency of Artists airplay and the like. The biggest challenge has been to appease the hard core Beatles fans who don't care for Wings, for instance. Try selling them on Tom Jones singing Hey Jude. It's tough, but I love the intricacies involved!

Radio Guide: What does it cost you each month? How do you offset that?

Pat: It costs me as a Founding broadcaster around 900 bucks a year (paid in advance) for the best package Live365 currently offers! Havn't been able to offset it so far. Waiting for Live365 to offer a variation on their Professional Package (which costs around $500/month) to allow me to sell a few ads to make up the costs.

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