"Tim Perry" wrote
with a 50 kW AM transmitter the power draw will be about 100 kW (maybe a
tad
less).
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Most 50 kW AM stations in the US are using a Harris DX series transmitter,
and it is about 86% efficient -- 58 kW AC input at 50 kW carrier.

Even with 100% sine wave modulation it consumes 'only' about 87 kW from the
AC line. Power consumption during normal programming is less than that.

RF