On Sun,10/18/2015 8:59 PM, Steve Ireland wrote:
Phil lives line of sight from the Australian Broadcasting Transmitter installation in the northern suburbs of Perth. There are three AM transmitters there which run 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 6PB at 10 kW on 585 kHz; 6RN at 20 kW on 810 kHz; and 6WF at 50 kW on 720 kHz,
That's typical of medium-size cities in the US for high power broadcasters, but major cities typically have twice as many. Both large and medium-size cities, as well as smaller ones, typically have 6-10 stations in the 5kW range, and more in the 1kW range. Chicago is typical of a large city (like New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco) -- it has 50kW on 670 kHz, 720 kHz, 780 kHz, 890 kHz, and 1,000 kHz. There's also a daytime only station with 50kW on 1160 kHz. Cincinnati is typical of smaller cities like Indianapolis, Detroit, Minneapolis, Cleveland, St Louis, and New Orleans, with 2-3 50kW stations and many smaller ones. Cincinnati 50kW stations are on 700 kHz and 1530 kHz.
I grew up in a small town in WV, with three 5 kW stations within two miles on 800 kHz, 930 kHz, and 1470 kHz.
Bottom line -- there's a lot more broadcasting in the US than in most countries.
73, Jim K9YC _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
