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Junk Box Nick · 8th Jan 2023, 7:53 pm

Re the size of Tx: Caroline put in for 10kW but Ofcom would only allow them to increase to 4kW (Previous licence was for 1kW).

Let’s face it, unless you lived close to a Tx 1215 was always a difficult frequency – it’s amazing that it’s lasted in use this long. And sad though it might be to say it, AM broadcasting is well in to its death throes.

AM could have useful life, especially with a less crowded band but the environmental lobby will point at the (perceived) large transmitters.

(Small transmitters get out well – I can hear Carillon 1476 40 miles away on a couple of hundred watts – but today’s polluted RF environment doesn’t make that practical for the average listener.)

8th Jan 2023, 7:53 pm	#10
Junk Box Nick Octode Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Midlands, UK. Posts: 1,571	Re: Absolute Radio to end AM transmissions on 23/01/23 Re the size of Tx: Caroline put in for 10kW but Ofcom would only allow them to increase to 4kW (Previous licence was for 1kW). Let’s face it, unless you lived close to a Tx 1215 was always a difficult frequency – it’s amazing that it’s lasted in use this long. And sad though it might be to say it, AM broadcasting is well in to its death throes. AM could have useful life, especially with a less crowded band but the environmental lobby will point at the (perceived) large transmitters. (Small transmitters get out well – I can hear Carillon 1476 40 miles away on a couple of hundred watts – but today’s polluted RF environment doesn’t make that practical for the average listener.)