Artisan Radio is a legal (operating under ISED BETS-1 regulations) unlicensed radio broadcasting endeavor operating in the Vancouver area of beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Such endeavors also are exempt from obtaining a broadcast license from the CRTC if the content meets specific guidelines.
A radio broadcasting endeavor, as defined by the ISED and the CRTC, is one in which a radio transmission is intended to be listened to by any member of the public (as long as they are within reception range, of course).
The Artisan Radio transmitter is a Decade MS-100 (made in Canada), which has a Technical Acceptance Certificate for BETS-1 use. ALL transmitters sold and put on the air in Canada must have a Technical Acceptance Certificate for a particular use.
Artisan Radio's objective is to provide programming that can be heard nowhere else. We broadcast historical classical and jazz music, Old Time Radio shows, book readings and much more. All the audio content is in the public domain in Canada.
In addition to our broadcasting, Artisan Radio provides an Internet Stream for those that fall outside our reception boundary (which is admittedly very small). It also runs an SDR server, which provides access to the radio station's over the air signal via any major browser.
More detail and specifics about our equipment, including computers, audio processing, etc. can be found in the Equipment section of the blog. Similarly, specifics about programming in the Programming section, and the regulations (including copyright) that we operate under in the Regulations section.