[cma-l] HELP

[Dmldecker at aol.com]

Hi all, can anyone very kindly tell me  if I need all of these items 
(below) to run a decent talk web radio station.  

• Professional Mixing Desk 
• Full Professional Dual Screen Myriad  Playout System
• Ripper software (copies audio tracks from a CD onto a  computer’s hard 
drive) 
• Twin CD Players
• Microphones, Mic Arms  & 
• Headphones
• TBU for recording or broadcasting telephone  calls
• Clock & Lights For On-air And Phone
• Outboard audio gear  (equalizer, compressor, etc.) 
• Dedicated computer with encoder software  
• Streaming media server 
• Digital audio card 
• Assorted recording  and editing software

My desire is to run a talk radio station to sit  three guests at anytime, 
and to take callers on to the programme.

It has  been suggested that a laptop, for example, is better than a 
desktop, and should  rather be used than new; a sound card rather than an digital 
audio card (are  they all the same?); and should invest in very good 
microphones. Now I'd very  appreciate some suggestions for a 'very good' microphone.
I am a broadcast  journalist. As you can see I know very little about the 
'techniques' of the  production!
Lastly any ideas about how much all these would cost?

I  would very appreciate your help.

My best wishes to you all.

Sonny.