"RHF" wrote in message
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On Feb 19, 5:54 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
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Yea shill, the AM band is so dead:

http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state...freq=530&fre2=...

I must admit, I have never seen anyone so full-of-**** ! :-)

You totally miss the main point: AM is declining in audience in the US,
having less than 20% of what it had 40 years ago... Most AMs have an
audience significantly based in over-55-year-olds, which agency
advertisers
do not want. Revenues are falling, and many successful AMs are looking to
move their formats to FM to survive.

Canada is eliminating all but a few AMs, and at least one province has no
AMs at all any more. South Africa has no AMs. Most of Latin America has
fewer AMs than 25 years ago, with the exception of Mexico which was
always
under-radioed due to NARBA.

DE - NARBA ? ? ? ~ RHF
North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement -Cirica 1941-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_A...ting_Agreement

NARBA "Clear Channel" AM/MW Radio Stations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_channel

AM/MW Station Classes : Clear, Regional, and Local Channels
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amclasses.html

BIG USA, Mexico, and Canadian AM/MW Radio Stations
-compiled by- AC6V
http://www.ac6v.com/clearam.htm

MAP - Night-Time AM/MW 50 KW Powerhouses in the USA
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/bl...rp/amradio.htm


Your point is? There are many 50 kw stations, but only a few are the
original 50 kw Class 1-A clears. and not all are news /talk, either. Many of
the remaining 50's are either directional, lower power at night or both...
many can not even cover their own full local market. A good example is the
former WTOP, a 50 kw AM in DC... that needed several AM and FM repeaters to
cover the DC market incompletely. They moved to FM last year, and are doing
much better now.