Dynamic Range Radio Needs Your Help More Then Ever

Ever since getting added to the iTunes radio directory last fall, Dynamic Range Radio's number of listeners has been steadily rising, which is great, but the amount of donations has not increased at all, which means I'm losing money faster than ever before.

Dynamic Range Radio has always lost money, so that's nothing new, and when I originally started I thought it might take 3-5 years before I even came close to breaking even, but right now I'm losing too much money too quickly, so something's gotta give.

In the near future, you'll hear new station IDs featuring yours truly making more blatant calls for donations. I don't like the idea of Dynamic Range Radio sounding like PBS during a pledge drive, but it's better than continuing to bleed money or going off the air completely.

So if you've been enjoying Dynamic Range Radio for a while now and want to see it prosper, please consider making whatever donation you can afford. If just ten of my regular listeners were donating $10 per month each, that would cover the bulk of the extra expenses I've incurred since being added to iTunes. Twenty regular listeners donating $5 per month each would also do the trick.

Breaking even doesn't sound like an unrealistic goal, so whatever you can do to help would be greatly appreciated.

PS - A big thanks to Sid from Ladysmith for making the first of what I hope will be many donations this month, less than 24 hours after I posted this message. You rock, sir, and I wish there were more like you.

PPS - And another big thanks to Warrior X for her very generous donation and the kind words that went along with it. (Happy BDay to you!)

That puts me more than halfway to my modest goal of $100 in the month of April, which happens to include my birthday in its final week. I can't think of a better present than reaching and then surpassing my support goal for the month.

** UPDATE April 19th**

Thanks to a sizeable donation by Kelly B. from Ontario, April's support goal has been reached, and surpassed! Thank you, Kelly!

I've been very impressed by how quickly the target was reached, and by the size of the donations that people were willing to make. Three people was enough to push me over the $100 mark, so thanks again to each and every one of you.

Since my modest goal of covering April's server expenses has already been reached, it's time to set the bar higher and see if I can't cover some of those other expenses, like my decicated internet connection, web hosting, and maybe even my valuable time.

I'm still several donations short of breaking even for the month, and I don't even want to think about how much money I've lost over the past three years, so if any more listeners are still thinking of making a donation, I would still very much appreciate whatever you can afford to part with.