Bill DeFelice had been involved with broadcasting for 34 years and counting. While interested in radio and electronics as a youngster, it wasn't until 1974 that Bill would soon discover his calling for broadcasting. He became involved with WMNR, which at the time was a 330 watt community FM station located at his hometown's high school in Monroe, Connecticut. Bill passed the test for the then-required FCC third class radiotelephone permit with broadcast endorsement just days after his 14th birthday. Serving as the station's student chief engineer, Bill was able to learn about various aspects of the broadcasting including audio production, engineering as well as FCC law. He also assisted in a major studio relocation as part of the high school's renovation in 1976 and 1977.
 
The experience he gained would eventually lead to more opportunity. He later became Director of Engineering for Minuteman Broadcasting's WMMM & WCFS 1260 AM Stereo in Westport, Connecticut and has provided contract engineering services for many stations including WREF AM 850 KHz in Ridgefield, Connecticut, WGCH-AM 1490 KHz in Greenwich, Connecticut and WEBE 108 FM in Westport, Connecticut. He also served as a past secretary and newsletter coordinator for the Society of Broadcast Engineers New York Chapter 15. Not forgetting his roots, he occasionally assists his friends at WMNR, which has now grown into the premiere fine arts radio station serving Connecticut and parts of New York. He was instrumental in the implementation of online streaming audio for them.

With a specialty in audio automation and studio construction, he currently performs freelance broadcast engineering and consulting in addition to his computer and electronics technologist role in the field of education. It was the latter that would lead him to a renewed interest in Part 15 broadcasting.

As part of a building renovation project of one of his district's two high schools, rooms were constructed not only for a television production studio but for a campus radio station. The district did not have an action plan on how to implement the station project and Bill was called upon for guidance. While well-versed in what was needed to be done it was during the research process he discovered the lack of quality resources for Part 15 broadcasters, not only for hobbyists but also for those utilizing the technology for campus-limited broadcasting in a K-12, college and university environment. It was this very lack of resources that inspired him to create HobbyBroadcaster.net

The site originally targeted hobbyists but has since broadened its focus to provide additional information for school campus broadcasters as well as business operators desiring to harness Part 15 radio broadcasting.