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Old March 13th 07, 10:15 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default why not, Why Not. WHY NOT ! - Leave AM Radio Alone



David Eduardo wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
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The example you made of KOXR is deceptive. Inland is sparsely populated
being mountainous or farmland with most people living near the coast.


It is still part of the market, as sparsely populated as it may be.

These 16 AM stations are moderately strong to very strong. They all come
in interference free on the home and car radios. I don't put up with
noise and interference either. I'm 60 miles north of one of the big
markets. Try again.


Sorry, but extensive research on literally hundreds of thousands of
individual listeners shows that outside the 10 mv/m in medium metros and
ever greater signals in big ones, there is essentially no listening to AM
stations.

I don't have a problem getting many weaker stations either except when a
station running that digital crap covers them up.


Yeah, I can often get Kota Kinabalu on 1475... that does not mean anyone
listens to them in LA.


Often? I realize they are probably running 700 kW or so, but *often*?

The guys in Grayland will be impressed.

dxAce
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