There was talk some years ago of a 5 or 6 million watt AM in Egypt.
Not sure if it ever happened.
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Gene Seibel
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"Antonio" wrote in message
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I always have wanted to know how much power are stations allowed to
operate.
I remember while living in Mexico, listening to XEWA 540AM, they
used
to operate at 150,000 watts day and night, but now they are less
than
that, probably 5000 watts or something.
XEW 900 is well known, they use 250,000 watts and say they cover
most
of North America.
American stations use at most 50,000 watts and they are forced to
lower their power at night, while at the same time, one station, I
think is in Mexico City, goes from 5,000 to 150,000 at nights.
Any explanation would be appreciated and one question,
Is there any pros and cons of running that much power?
How about other countries, whats the most power a station can have?